Utada Hikaru

Born in New York City, Utada Hikaru (nicknamed Hikki by her fans) is a third-culture singer-songwriter, arranger and record producer in Japan and the United States. With the release of 6 Japanese and English studio albums, 1 compilation album, 28 dual-language solo singles and several VHS/DVD releases, the award winning 25-year-old has sold over 41 million records worldwide.
Her everlasting First Love is the most commercially successful debut CD - and most commercially successful album overall by a Japanese artist - in Japanese music history.