Rina Sawayama

Japanese singer
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Rina Sawayama was born on August 16, 1990, in Niigata Prefecture. She holds citizenship in Japan and United Kingdom.

Rina Sawayama's occupation is multifaceted, as she works as a musician, singer, writer, model, songwriter, and actor. Her educational background includes attending the University of Cambridge, specifically Magdalene College, and The St Marylebone CofE School.

Rina Sawayama's music spans various genres, including pop music, rhythm and blues, electropop, alternative rock, and J-pop.

Rina Sawayama

Summary

Rina Sawayama is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Niigata Prefecture[2]. She was born on August 16, 1990[3]. She worked as a musician[4], singer[5], writer[6], model[7], and songwriter[8]. She ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,483 views/month, #5,499 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Rina Sawayama's place of birth was Niigata Prefecture[2].
  • Rina Sawayama was born on August 16, 1990[3].
  • Rina Sawayama held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Rina Sawayama held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Rina Sawayama worked as a musician[4].
  • Rina Sawayama's professions included singer[5].
  • Rina Sawayama's professions included writer[6].
  • Rina Sawayama worked as a model[7].
  • Rina Sawayama's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Rina Sawayama worked as an actor[12].
  • Rina Sawayama was educated at University of Cambridge[13].
  • Rina Sawayama's education included a stint at Magdalene College[14].
  • Rina Sawayama was educated at The St Marylebone CofE School[15].
  • Rina Sawayama was influenced by Lady Gaga[16].
  • Rina Sawayama is recorded as female[17].
  • Rina Sawayama's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Rina Sawayama's sexual orientation is recorded as pansexuality[19].
  • Rina Sawayama's genre is pop music[20].
  • Rina Sawayama's genre is rhythm and blues[21].
  • Rina Sawayama's genre is electropop[22].
  • Rina Sawayama's genre is alternative rock[23].
  • Rina Sawayama's genre is J-pop[24].
  • Rina Sawayama's Commons category is recorded as Rina Sawayama[25].
  • Rina Sawayama's family name is recorded as Sawayama[26].
  • Rina Sawayama's given name is recorded as Rina[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1990-08-16[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative r&b, art pop, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, future house, pop, pop rock, r&b[31]

  • Community tags: 2010s, 2020s, alternative r&b, art pop, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, electropop, future house, millennial, pop, pop rock, r&b, y2kcore[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 52494f9b-789d-4467-bcaf-9915e70cc8f6[33]

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Origins and Family

Rina Sawayama was born in Niigata Prefecture[2]. She was born on August 16, 1990[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1209[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37]; Magdalene College[14], a college of the University of Cambridge[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1428[40]; and The St Marylebone CofE School[15], a school[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1791[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician[4], singer[5], writer[6], model[7], songwriter[8], and actor[12].

Why It Matters

Rina Sawayama ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,483 views/month, #5,499 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Rina Sawayama born?

Rina Sawayama's place of birth was Niigata Prefecture[2].

What did Rina Sawayama do for work?

Rina Sawayama worked as musician[4], singer[5], writer[6], model[7], and songwriter[8].

Where did Rina Sawayama go to school?

Rina Sawayama was educated at University of Cambridge[13], Magdalene College[14], and The St Marylebone CofE School[15].

References

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  9. [19] . vice.com. vice.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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