Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル born January 19, 1983), also known by her fan-nickname of Hikki (ヒッキーHikkī), is a Japanese American pop singer-songwriter. She has been hailed as one of the most successful, influential, and acclaimed musicians in Japanese music history. With the release of her seven studio albums, 25 solo singles and several VHS/DVD releases, she has sold a combined estimated total of some 36,000,000 records in Japan as of 2007, making her the 9th most successful musical act ever in Japan. Read more...