Bird (singer)

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bird

Background information
Origin| Japan
Genres| J-pop, Jazz, R&B, Pop
Years active| 1990s-present
Labels|
RealEyes (1999-2001)
Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2002-2006)
Universal J (2007-2009)
Sony Music Japan (2011-)
Website| Official Website

Musical artist

Bird, stylized as bird (born December 9, 1975, as Yuki Kitayama (北山有紀)), is a Japanese singer.

## History

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Kitayama graduated from the Notre Dame Academy, a girls-only high school in the Kansai region. She then attended Kansai University and graduated with a degree in sociology. While she was in university, she was a member of the school's light music club.

After graduating, she spent a year in New York City. Returning to Osaka in the late 1990s, she started her singing career by performing at various jazz clubs. After achieving fame in the locality, she was discovered by record producer Shinichi Osawa, better known as Mondo Grosso.

In 1998, Kitayama was featured in Zeebra's Mirai e no Kagi (Osawa's Realized Mix) released in the mini-album The Rhyme Animal Remix EP.1. She came up with the alias bird around this time, because her head resembled a bird's nest during her debut.[citation needed] Moreover, she expressed that she wanted her music to echo the song of small birds.[citation needed]

On March 20, 1999, she released her first single Souls on Osawa's label RealEyes. In July of the same year, bird released her first eponymously titled album on the Sony Music Japan label, which sold over 700,000 copies and won her the award of Japan Gold Record for Newcomers.[citation needed]

After RealEyes became independent from Sony Records, bird was able to become the lyricist and producer for her own music.

She is married to illustrator Jun Miura.[1]

## Discography

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### Singles

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| Release Date | Title | Chart
Position

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1st  | March 20, 1999 | SOULS | 44
2nd  | June 30, 1999 | BEATS | 27
3rd  | August 25, 1999 | 君の音が聴こえる場所へ | 76
4th  | October 6, 1999 | 空の瞳 | 14
5th  | December 1, 1999 | 満ちてゆく唇 | 70
6th  | January 21, 2000 | SOULS （Peach Bossa Mix） |
7th  | April 1, 2000 | GAME | 25
| May 1, 2000 | LIFE
MONDO GROSSO feat bird
8th  | September 27, 2000 | オアシス | 24
9th  | November 22, 2000 | マインドトラベル | 73
10th  | January 31, 2001 | マーメイド3000 | 82
11th  | 7 March 2001 | 桜 |
12th  | August 22, 2001 | flow | 42
13th  | December 5, 2001 | ZERO | 73
14th  | February 6, 2002 | 私的パートナー | 80
15th  | April 24, 2002 | 散歩しよう |
16th  | August 21, 2002 | フラッシュ |
17th  | September 10, 2003 | チャンス | 144
18th  | July 22, 2004 | ハイビスカス | 155
19th  | September 1, 2004 | 髪をほどいて |
20th  | August 24, 2005 | 童神 | 140
21st  | June 28, 2006 | ファーストブレス |
22nd  | October 4, 2006 | SPARKLES | 199
| 29 November 2006 | 君が笑う方へ
Taiji All Stars feat bird
23rd  | July 11, 2007 | BATUCADA | 44
24th  | July 23, 2008 | サマーヌード/ダンシング・シスター |
| March 13, 2010 | Soul Shine
Baker Brothers feat bird
| December 3, 2022  | Sea of Love
| June 7, 2023  | 夏のクラクション
| July 24, 2024  | MONDO GROSSO「LIFE feat. bird (2024 re-edit)」

### Albums

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| Release Day | Title | Chart
Position

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1st  | July 23, 1999 | bird | 8
| November 10, 1999 | bird －LIMITED SILVER EDITION | 8
2nd  | November 22, 2000 | MINDTRAVEL | 5
3rd  | March 6, 2002 | 極上ハイブリッド | 11
4th  | October 8, 2003 | DOUBLE CHANCE | 22
5th  | September 23, 2004 | vacation | 46
6th  | October 4, 2006 | BREATH | 50
7th  | May 25, 2011 | NEW BASIC |
8th  | March 20, 2013 | Home |
9th  | September 25, 2013 | 9 |
10th  | November 4, 2015 | Lush |
11th  | March 20, 2019 | 波形 |
| June 19, 2024  | bird e.p. (12inch vinyl Release) |

### Other albums

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| Release Date | Title | Chart
Position

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Live  | May 23, 2001 | LIVE! tour 2000+1 | 21
Best Of  | September 28, 2005 | bird's nest | 27
Cover Album  | November 28, 2007 | BIRDSONG EP -cover BEATS for the party- | 66
Cover Album  | August 6, 2008 | MY LOVE | 69
Best Of  | September 24, 2008 | Free Soul Collection | 246
Best Of  | April 29, 2009 | covers |
Best Of  | March 20, 2013 | bird's nest 2013 |
Best Of  | June 12, 2013 | bird's best 2013 |
Best Of  | July 7, 2019 | bird 20th Anniversary Best |
Best Of  | September 18, 2024  | bird 25th anniv. re-edit best + SOULS 2024 |

### VHS・DVD

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Release Date | Title

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VHS、DVD
March 23, 2000 | tour 1999 live!
VHS、DVD
May 23, 2001 | bird tour 2000+1 live
VHS、DVD
September 19, 2001 | bird clips! #1
DVD
October 9, 2005 | bird LIVE! '04-'05

## References

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1. ^ [1] Archived January 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* bird-watch \- Official Site
* bird - Sony Music Japan \- bird's page at Sony Music Japan
* bird - Universal J \- bird's page at Universal Music J

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