Article from Popeater by Nadine Cheung, about Utada "This is the One" Album

Why She's About to Pop: Hikaru Utada, known simply as Utada, is the biggest pop star you've never heard of. Born and raised in Manhattan, the 26-year-old came from trained musical parents and had penned her first song by age 11. Before graduating from junior high school, the young talent had signed a recording contract with EMI. She later moved to Tokyo and released her debut album, 'First Love,' which remains the country's biggest selling album of all time. In the past ten years, the massively popular singer, songwriter and producer has had 12 No. 1 hits, holds the record for largest first-week sales in Japanese music history for her 2001 album, 'Distance,' which sold 3 million copies, and has sold over 52 million albums worldwide. Although she has recorded two English albums in the past, it is with her new album, 'This Is the One' (produced by Stargate and Tricky) that Utada is destined to bridge her Japanese success with her U.S. fanbase.

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Popeater.com ~ About to Pop : Utada