Biography
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Born
7 April 1985 (age 39)
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Born In
England, United Kingdom
There are at least two artists that are known by this name:
1) MiChi (born Michiko Sellars, on April 7, 1985 in Birmingham, England) is a Japanese pop singer of English-Japanese ancestry. When she was two, her family moved to Kobe, Japan before returning to England in 1995. Determined to be a singer, she performed in an acoustic duo, and soon after returned to Japan when she was 18. The following year she met Tomokazu Matsuzawa (producer for acts such as Mika Nakashima, Miliyah Kato, SOULHEAD and CHEMISTRY). The pair worked together for three years developing her talent before MiChi entered Japan's dance club scene. In 2007, she released the track "Surrender" on a dance compilation which was followed a year later with her independently released English LP, "MiChi Madness." The album saw chart topping dance hits and a long chart life.
In 2008 a slightly remixed version of 'Promise' appeared in commercials for Japanese cell phone provider, NTT docomo. The original version reached a peak of 12 in the Oricon weekly charts later on. 'Promise', along with other singles 'Change the world', 'Kiss Kiss xxx' and 'You' appeared on her debut album, 'Up To You', released on 30 September 2009. It reached a peak of 4 on the Oricon weekly charts, selling 53,000 copies. most recently her latest single, 'Something Missing' was featured in commercials for the 2010 video game, Bayonetta.
2) Michi Regier is a classically trained violinist and fiddler based in the midwestern United States. She released an album titled Curved Space in 2004, but focuses mainly on live performances of classical and folk music.
3) MICHI (born on March 30, 1996) is the first from Okinawa to debut as an Anisong singer. Produced by Elements Garden, one of the leading groups of Anisong creators, MICHI began her promising career with her debut single, “Cry for the Truth/Secret Sky”, which served as the opening and ending theme songs to TV Anime “Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-”. Coming from the city of music, Okinawa (Koza), she developed that straightforward and carefree singing voice. She has this rare expressiveness and innocence fans love, paving the way for a new generation of anisong singers.
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