Chara (singer)

Miwa Watabiki (綿引 美和, Watabiki Miwa, born January 13, 1968), 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 (Ai no Uta)", 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.

This article is about the musician and actress. For other uses, see Chara (disambiguation).

Chara
ちゃら
Chara performing live, 2011
Born
Miwa Watabiki

(1968-01-13) January 13, 1968
Kawaguchi, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • television presenter
  • record producer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Tadanobu Asano
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(m. 1995; div. 2009)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
  • Epic/SMEJ (1990–2004)
  • A&M/Universal Music Japan (2006–2011)
  • Happy Toy/BounDEE Inc. (2011–2012)
  • Ki/oon/SMEJ (2012–2018)
  • Universal Sigma/Universal Music Japan (2018-2021)
  • Nippon Columbia (2022-present)
Websitecharaweb.net
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