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Chara

Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

PersonAge 58humanQ289752

Born: January 13, 1968
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2016-07-10
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Birthplace: Kawaguchi
Citizenship: Japan
Occupation: actor
, singer-songwriter
, television presenter
+6 more
Education: Shukutoku Sugamo Junior and Senior High School
Spouse: Tadanobu Asano(1995–2009)
Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese

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Miwa Watabiki , better known by her stage name Chara (ちゃら), is a Japanese singer, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is known for her song "Swallowtail Butterfly ", the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly in which she starred, her 1997 hit single "Yasashii Kimochi", and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange". Chara later formed a band with Yuki, called Mean Machine.

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