Kaela Kimura

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Kaela Kimura

Background information
Born	October 24, 1984 (age 22)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s)	Rock, Pop
Occupation(s)	Model, presenter, singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2002 – Present
Label(s)	Columbia Records

Kaela Kimura (木村カエラ, Kimura Kaela^?) (real name: Rie Kaela Kimura (木村カエラりえ, Kimura Kaela Rie^?), (born October 24, 1984) is a Japanese rock and pop singer, model, and presenter.

1 Biography
2 Albums
3 Singles
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a British father and Japanese mother, Kaela started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese idol magazine Seventeen. She went on to host the popular Morning Television show 'Saku Saku' between (April 14, 2003 - March 31, 2006).

She released her debut single 'Level 42' on June 23 2004, which was used over the end credits of 'Saku Saku'. Her debut album 'Kaela' followed on December 8 of the same year. Her fanbase grew considerably after her third single "Rirura Riruha" (リルラリルハ, "Rirura Riruha"^?) was used in a series of Vodafone commercials in Japan which helped make her a household name.

Kaela has covered Roy Orbison's Oh, Pretty Woman, which was used as the theme song of 2006 Japanese television dramas "Attention Please" starring Aya Ueto. She appeared on the program in a cameo role, as an airline passenger in episode 10.

She is a friend of Tamio Okuda (Puffy Amiyumi's producer), also a musician. She is a fan of Tim Armstrong (Rancid). Kaela has performed on numerous collaborations with Beat Crusaders PV. Kaela officially joined the Sadistic Mika Band's group in 2006. She has recently collaborated with British powerpop band Farrah in London on songs for her next album.

Kaela enjoys a number of lucrative sponsership contracts (with companies such as JR). Her blood type is A and her hobbies include playing piano, guitar and making clothes.

[edit] Albums

Album cover	Album information
	KAELA Release Date: December 8, 2004 Chart peak: #7 Singles: "Level 42", "happiness!!!" Sales:
	Circle Release Date: March 8, 2006 Chart peak: #2 Singles: "Rirura Riruha (リルラリルハ, Rirura Riruha^? Real life, Real heart))", "You", "BEAT" Sales: 192,350 copies sold
	Scratch Release Date: February 7, 2007 Chart peak: #1 (JP) Singles: "Magic Music", "TREE CLIMBERS", "Snowdome" Domestic sales: 313,930 copies sold[1]

[edit] Singles

Level 42 – June 23, 2004 - #14
happiness!!! – October 27, 2004 - #11
Rirura Riruha (リルラリルハ, Rirura Riruha^? Real life, Real heart) – March 30, 2005 - #3
BEAT – October 5, 2005 - #7
You – January 18, 2006 - #7
Magic Music – June 28, 2006 - #7
TREE CLIBMERS – September 6, 2006 - #6
Snowdome – January 17, 2007