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Self Portrait (Hitomi Album)
''Self Portrait'' (stylized as ''SELF PORTRAIT'') is the second greatest hits album by Japanese singer and songwriter Hitomi. It was released through Avex Trax on September 4, 2002, coinciding with the video album ''Hitomi Live Tour 2002 Huma-Rhythm''. The two-disc compilation spanned Hitomi's eight-year career at that point; viewing it as the beginning of a fresh start, she devised a release "atypical" of the traditional greatest hits format. The first half of ''Self Portrait'' showcases material released after her previous compilation, ''H'' (1999), whereas the second half features new renditions of her earlier work, as well as one new song: "Vibes". It includes the single "Understanding", released merely weeks after her last album earlier that year, and a live recording of "Flow". ''Self Portrait'' debuted at number one on the ''Oricon'' Weekly Charts. It went on to become Hitomi's longest-charting album at twenty weeks, selling 636,000 copies in total and becoming the twenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitomi (singer)
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She began her career as teen model before making her singing debuting under the helm of Tetsuya Komuro in 1994, who produced Hitomi's earliest work in pop music. Hitomi has striven for artistry over the course of her career, penning "forward-looking" lyrics and becoming known for her "unusual" fashion sense that accompanied a "supermodel allure". Her signature songs include "Go to the Top (album), Candy Girl", "Love 2000" and "Samurai Drive". Hitomi's career enjoyed success from Komuro's direction, including his work on her chart-topping second album ''By Myself (Hitomi album), By Myself'' (1996), however, her desire for more artistic input led to their amicable split by 1998. She started working with other musicians and composers, and branched out into musical genres such as pop rock as evident on her fifth album ''Love Life (Hitomi album), Love Life'' (2000), a turning point which sustained her position in the industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déjà-vu (Hitomi Album)
''Déjà-vu'' is the third original album by Japanese singer Hitomi. Originally released on November 12, 1997, by avex trax, it reached #2 on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ... Top 200 and charted for 11 weeks. Track listing References External linksOfficial hitomi Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Deja-Vu Hitomi albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Garvarentz
Georges Diran Garvarentz ( hy, Ժորժ Տիրան Կառվարենց, 1 April 1932 - 19 March 1993) was an Armenian- French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs. Biography Georges Garvarentz was born in Athens, Greece, to a family of Armenian immigrants. His father, literature professor and poet Kevork Garvarentz, was the author of the Armenian military anthem. In 1942 Garvarentz's family moved to Paris, France, where Georges attended Conservatoire de Paris. Career In 1956 Georges met Charles Aznavour and started writing music for his songs. Together they wrote over 100 songs, including "Prends garde à toi" (1956), "Et pourtant" (1962), "Il faut saisir sa chance" (1962), " Retiens la nuit" (1962), " La plus belle pour aller danser" (1964), "Hier encore" (1964), "Paris au mois d'août" ("Paris in August", 1966), " Une vie d'amour" (1980). The period from the latter half of the 1980s until Garvarentz’s death in 1993 represented one of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in 9 languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music and an icon of 20th-century pop culture. One of France's most popular and enduring singers, he was dubbed France's Frank Sinatra, while music critic Stephen Holden described Aznavour as a "French pop deity". He was also arguably the most famous Armenian of his time. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser
"La plus belle pour aller danser" (Translation: ''The most beautiful to dance with'') is a song by Sylvie Vartan from the 1964 French feature film ''Cherchez l'idole''. Background and writing The song was written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz. Commercial performance The song spent 11 weeks at no. 1 in France. In Wallonia (Belgium) the single spent 24 weeks in the chart, peaking at no. 3. The song also reached no. 1 in Japan. Track listings 7-inch EP RCA 86046 (March 1964, France, Spain, Portugal, etc.) :A1. "La plus belle pour aller danser" (2:29) :A2. "Un air de fête" (2:13) :B1. "He Understands Me, Dum di la" (1:54) :B2. "Ne l'imite pas" (2:48) 7-inch single RCA Victor 49.067 (1970, France) # "La plus belle pour aller danser" # "Si je chante" 7-inch single "Aidoru o Sagase / Koi no Shokku" RCA Victor SS-1476 (1964, Japan) :A. ("La Plus Belle Pour Aller Danser") (2:28) :B. ("Si Je Chante") 7-inch single "Aidoru o Sagase / Watashi o Aishite" RCA SS-201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Nation
''Song Nation'' (originally known as ''Various Artists Featuring Song Nation'') is a charity compilation album featuring some of the most important Japanese performers from the Avex Trax label. The CD was made to raise money for the September 11, 2001 attacks. It was produced by two of the most important record producers of Japan: Masato "Max" Matsuura and Globe's Tetsuya Komuro. A remix album was released titled ''Song Nation 2: Trance''. It contained an additional disc and additional tracks along with of the original tracks from the first ''Song Nation''. ''A Song Is Born'', the track by Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko was able to peak at #1 on the Oricon chart. Upon its release, the album entered the Oricon Albums Chart at number one with first week sales of over 81 100 copies. Track listing #"A Song Is Born" – Ayumi Hamasaki & Keiko #"The Meaning Of Peace" – Kumi Koda & BoA #"Lovin' It" Namie Amuro and Verbal #"In Case Of Me" – Kaori Mochida #"Again" – Tomiko Van #"M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveler (Hitomi Album)
''Traveler'' is the seventh studio album of Japanese singer Hitomi. The album was formally released on May 12, 2004 by the Avex Trax label. This is the first album of Hitomi to be released in the CD+DVD format, which Avex first introduced to their artists in 2003. Background All lyrics on the album were written by Hitomi, and it features production of Zentaro Watanabe, Takamune Negishi and CMJK. In the album Hitomi tries many different music genres, from bossa nova to electronica. The album had two promotional singles. "Hikari", which was used as theme song of the TBS TV show ''Koisuru Honey Coming'' and from the double A-side single "Kokoro no Tabibito/Speed Star", the first one was used as theme song of the Fuji TV drama ''Rikon Bengoshi'', and the last in TV commercials of Toshiba , commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self Portrait (Hitomi Album)
''Self Portrait'' (stylized as ''SELF PORTRAIT'') is the second greatest hits album by Japanese singer and songwriter Hitomi. It was released through Avex Trax on September 4, 2002, coinciding with the video album ''Hitomi Live Tour 2002 Huma-Rhythm''. The two-disc compilation spanned Hitomi's eight-year career at that point; viewing it as the beginning of a fresh start, she devised a release "atypical" of the traditional greatest hits format. The first half of ''Self Portrait'' showcases material released after her previous compilation, ''H'' (1999), whereas the second half features new renditions of her earlier work, as well as one new song: "Vibes". It includes the single "Understanding", released merely weeks after her last album earlier that year, and a live recording of "Flow". ''Self Portrait'' debuted at number one on the ''Oricon'' Weekly Charts. It went on to become Hitomi's longest-charting album at twenty weeks, selling 636,000 copies in total and becoming the twenty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100
The ''Billboard Japan'' Hot 100 is a record chart in Japan for songs. It has been compiled by ''Billboard Japan'' and '' Hanshin Contents Link'' since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at Billboard-japan.com ( JST) and every Thursday at Billboard.com ( UTC). The first number-one song on the chart was " Stay Gold" by Hikaru Utada on the issue dated January 16, 2008. The current number-one on the chart as of the issue dated December 21, 2022, is "Subtitle" by Official Hige Dandism. Methodology From the chart's inception in 2008, to December 2010, the chart combined CD single sales data from SoundScan Japan, tracking sales at physical stores across Japan, and radio airplay figures from Japan's then 32 AM and FM radio stations sourced from the Japanese company Plantech. In December 2010, the chart expanded to include sales from online stores, as well as sales from iTunes Japan. From December 2013, ''Billboard'' incorporated more digital music stores (such aRecochoku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen SoundScan
Luminate (formerly Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen Music Products, and MRC Data) is a provider of music sales data. Established by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett in 1991, data is collected weekly and made available every Sunday (for albums sales) and every Monday (for songs sales) to subscribers, which include record companies, publishing firms, music retailers, independent promoters, film and TV companies, and artist managers. It is the source of sales information for the ''Billboard'' music charts. It is owned by PMRC, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries (publisher of ''Billboard'') and Penske Media Corporation. The company operates the analytics platform Music Connect, Broadcast Data Systems (which tracks airplay of music), and Music 360. History Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Nielsen on March 1, 1991. The May 25 issue of '' Billboard'' published ''Billboard'' 200 and Country Album charts based on SoundScan "piece count data," and the first Hot 100 char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium, officially is an indoor arena located at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is famous for its suspension roof design. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and built between 1961 and 1964 to house swimming and diving events in the 1964 Summer Olympics. A separate annex was used for the basketball competition at those same games. It will also host handball competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The design inspired Frei Otto's arena designs for the Olympic Stadium in Munich. The arena holds 13,291 people (9,079 stand seats, 4,124 arena seats and 88 "royal box" seats) and is now primarily used for ice hockey, futsal and basketball. The NHK World studios are adjacent to the arena along the edge of Yoyogi Park. Therefore, images of the arena are regularly featured at the end of NHK Newsline broadcasts. Events * The 1977 World Figure Skating Championships * The official 1971 Asian Basketball Championship for men * The official 1982 Asian Basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
