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Double (singer)
Double is the stage name for Japanese R&B singer Takako Hirasawa (平澤貴子, Hirasawa Takako) (born March 14, 1975). Double used to be the name for the two member R&B group consisting of Takako and her sister Sachiko (1973 - 1999). After the death of Sachiko, Takako started her solo career adopting Double as her stage name. Double has been titled as the "Queen of R&B" and is considered to be a pioneer for being the first artist to bring American-style R&B to Japan.
Takako Hirasawa was born in Niigata, Japan. After her older sister Sachiko came back from a trip to America, she introduced Takako to R&B. Inspired by the 1992 video to Real Love, the two sisters decided to enter the music business as R&B artists. The duo began by performing at the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo.
On February 4, 1998, Double made their debut as a duo. They released the single, "For Me", which debuted on the Oricon chart at #89. They released three more singles, "Desire", "Bed" (both 1998) and "Shake" (1999). "Shake" was the duo's highest charting single, peaking at #21.
Before the release of their debut album Crystal, Sachiko died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage in May 1999. In June, Crystal was released and made its debut at #2. One of the first major successes for modern R&B in Japan it is considered a major influence paving the way for later acts such as Crystal Kay, Ai and a re-styled Namie Amuro.
After the death of her sister, Double went on a hiatus and returned to the music industry in June 2000. Retaining the stage name, Double released her first solo single, "U", which came in at #29 and had a video produced by Brian Alexander Morgan (Usher, Mariah Carey). She released one more single, "Angel", before releasing her eponymous debut solo album, Double, which peaked #13. Double later released an English version of the album, Double (Eng Ver.), which debuted at #30.
In 2004 Double completed a personal ambition to record a Jazz album, titled "Life is Beautiful" in which she teamed up with leading Japanese producers m-flo.
In 2007 for her album "Reflex", Double teamed up with US Hip-Hop trio De La Soul for "Say I Gotta Believe," and with American rapper Ak'Sent for "We International."
Throughout her career Double has shown a strong sexuality through her image, cover art and videos, something not usually associated with Japanese artists. She has put this down to her influence from Madonna and has stated that she feels natural to present herself as sexy even if music buyers feel shy to pick up her CDs.
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Double (singer)
Double is the stage name for Japanese R&B singer Takako Hirasawa (平澤貴子, Hirasawa Takako) (born March 14, 1975). Double used to be the name for the two member R&B group consisting of Takako and her sister Sachiko (1973 - 1999). After the death of Sachiko, Takako started her solo career adopting Double as her stage name. Double has been titled as the "Queen of R&B" and is considered to be a pioneer for being the first artist to bring American-style R&B to Japan.
Takako Hirasawa was born in Niigata, Japan. After her older sister Sachiko came back from a trip to America, she introduced Takako to R&B. Inspired by the 1992 video to Real Love, the two sisters decided to enter the music business as R&B artists. The duo began by performing at the US Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo.
On February 4, 1998, Double made their debut as a duo. They released the single, "For Me", which debuted on the Oricon chart at #89. They released three more singles, "Desire", "Bed" (both 1998) and "Shake" (1999). "Shake" was the duo's highest charting single, peaking at #21.
Before the release of their debut album Crystal, Sachiko died suddenly from a brain hemorrhage in May 1999. In June, Crystal was released and made its debut at #2. One of the first major successes for modern R&B in Japan it is considered a major influence paving the way for later acts such as Crystal Kay, Ai and a re-styled Namie Amuro.
After the death of her sister, Double went on a hiatus and returned to the music industry in June 2000. Retaining the stage name, Double released her first solo single, "U", which came in at #29 and had a video produced by Brian Alexander Morgan (Usher, Mariah Carey). She released one more single, "Angel", before releasing her eponymous debut solo album, Double, which peaked #13. Double later released an English version of the album, Double (Eng Ver.), which debuted at #30.
In 2004 Double completed a personal ambition to record a Jazz album, titled "Life is Beautiful" in which she teamed up with leading Japanese producers m-flo.
In 2007 for her album "Reflex", Double teamed up with US Hip-Hop trio De La Soul for "Say I Gotta Believe," and with American rapper Ak'Sent for "We International."
Throughout her career Double has shown a strong sexuality through her image, cover art and videos, something not usually associated with Japanese artists. She has put this down to her influence from Madonna and has stated that she feels natural to present herself as sexy even if music buyers feel shy to pick up her CDs.