Chitose Hajime
Chitose Hajime ( Japanese written 元 ち と せ , Hajime Chitose ; born January 5, 1979 in Setouchi on Amami-Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture ) is a Japanese folk singer . Her music combines elements of the Shima-uta of her homeland and international pop music.
As a high school student, Hajime won a folk song competition in her home country. After she had to quit her job as a beautician because of an allergy, she began her career as a singer in 2001, initially in the Japanese independent scene. In 2002 she had her breakthrough with the single Wadatsumi no ki (The Tree of Watatsumi ). In the same year her first album Hainumikaze was released .
Discography
Albums
- Higya Merabe ( ひ ぎ ゃ 女童 )
- Shima, Kyora, Umui ( 故 郷 ・ 美 ら ・ 思 い )
- Hajime Chitose
- Kotonoha ( コ ト ノ ハ )
- Hainumikaze ( ハ イ ヌ ミ カ ゼ )
- Nomad Soul ( ノ マ ド ・ ソ ウ ル )
- Fuyu no Hainumikaze ( 冬 の ハ イ ヌ ミ カ ゼ )
- Hanadairo ( ハ ナ ダ イ ロ )
- CASSINI ( カ ッ シ ー ニ )
Singles
- Wadatsumi no Ki ( ワ ダ ツ ミ の 木 )
- Kimi wo Omofu ( 君 ヲ 想 フ )
- Kono Machi ( こ の 街 )
- Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru ( 千 の 夜 と 千 の 昼 )
- Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi ( い つ か 風 に な る 日 )
- Kataritsugu Koto ( 語 り 継 ぐ こ と )
- Haru no Katami ( 春 の か た み )
- Ao no Requiem ( 青 の レ ク イ エ ム )
- Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori ( あ な た が こ こ に い て ほ ほ し い / ミ ヨ リ の 森 )
- Hotaru boshi ( 蛍 星 )
DVD
- Music Film Hajime Chitose Live - "Fuyu no Hainumikaze" ( ミ ュ ー ジ ッ ク ・ フ ィ ル ム 元 ち と せ ラ イ ヴ 「冬 の ハ イ ヌ ミ カ ゼ」 )
Web links
- Website (japanese)
- Sony Music entry (Japanese)
- Chitose Hajime at MusicBrainz (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hajime, Chitose |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 元 ち と せ (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese folk singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Setouchi , Amami-Ōshima , Kagoshima Prefecture |