Hitomi Takahashi (singer)
| Hitomi Takahashi | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 8, 1989 |
| Origin | Shiogama, Japan |
| Genres | Pop rock, pop punk, power pop, punk rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | gr8 records! |
| Website | http://www.takahashihitomi.com/ |
Hitomi Takahashi (高橋 瞳 Takahashi Hitomi?, born April 8, 1989) is a Japanese pop rock singer from Shiogama, Miyagi. She is best known through her songs Bokutachi no Yukue and Aozora no Namida, which were theme songs to animation programs Gundam Seed Destiny and Blood+, respectively. With the former, she became the third artist in to top the Oricon charts with a debut single.
Hitomi Takahashi was born on April 8, 1989 in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. By the influence of her father, she grew up listening to his favorite music, which was classic rock such as Eric Clapton and the Beatles.
In 2002, she entered junior-high/middle school. Upon entrance, Hitomi joined the school softball team and joined kendo, where she obtained the level of sho-dan. It was during these years that she expressed an interest in becoming an artist's backup dancer, and began dancing with her friends.
During a karaoke singing event in 2003, Hitomi's friends encouraged her to sing live. Though she expressed a disliking for singing karaoke in front of a large crowd, she eventually sang because of her friend's encouragement, and from that time on the desire to become a singer awoke in her. During her second year in junior-high school, in the middle of the summer of 2003, Hitomi applied for the Sony Music Auditions. Because of a change in interest, Hitomi moved from singing dance music to singing rock music.
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