Bird (singer)

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

For other singers named Bird, see Bird (disambiguation).
Bird
Background information
OriginJapan
GenresJ-pop, Jazz, R&B, Pop
Years active1990s-present
Labels
RealEyes (1999-2001)
Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2002-2006)
Universal J (2007-2009)
Associated actsMondo Grosso
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

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 singing 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. Moreover, she expressed that she wanted her music to echo the song of small birds.

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.

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

Singles
Release DateTitleChart
Position
1st March 20, 1999SOULS44
2nd June 30, 1999BEATS27
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, 2000SOULS （Peach Bossa Mix）
7th April 1, 2000GAME25
May 1, 2000LIFE
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300082
11th 7 March 2001桜
12th August 22, 2001flow42
13th December 5, 2001ZERO73
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
June 28, 2006ファーストブレス
21st October 4, 2006SPARKLES199
29 November 2006君が笑う方へ
Taiji All Stars feat bird
22nd July 11, 2007BATUCADA44
23rd July 23, 2008サマーヌード／ダンシング・シスター
March 13, 2010Soul Shine
Baker Brothers feat bird

Albums
Release DayTitleChart
Position
1st July 23, 1999bird8
November 10, 1999bird －LIMITED SILVER EDITION8
2nd November 22, 2000MINDTRAVEL5
3rd March 6, 2002極上ハイブリッド11
4th October 8, 2003DOUBLE CHANCE22
5th September 23, 2004vacation46
6th October 4, 2006BREATH50
7th May 25, 2011NEW BASIC
8th March 20, 2013Home
9th September 25, 20139
10th November 4, 2015Lush

Other albums
Release DateTitleChart
Position
Live May 23, 2001LIVE! tour 2000+121
Best Of September 28, 2005bird's nest27
Cover Album November 28, 2007BIRDSONG EP -cover BEATS for the party-66
Cover Album August 6, 2008MY LOVE69
Best Of September 24, 2008Free Soul Collection246
Best Of April 29, 2009covers
Best Of March 20, 2013bird's nest 2013

VHS・DVD
Release DateTitle
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
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References
  1. Archived January 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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