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'''Hajime Chitose''' is a Japanese singer who possesses a unique and recognizable style of singing, which is rooted in her background of traditional 'island-song' style singing of her hometown. At a young age she had won numerous folk-music awards for her singing and was even approached by a several record companies. However, she turned down these offers, opting instead to study to persue a career as a beautician.
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[[File:KataritsuguKotoalbumpromo.jpg|right|320px|thumb|Hajime Chitose promoting ''[[Kataritsugu Koto (album)|Kataritsugu Koto]]'' (2012)]]
  
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===From Wiki.theppn===
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'''Hajime Chitose''' (元ちとせ) is a Japanese [[:Category:Shima-Uta|Shima-Uta]], specifically Amami Folk, singer. At a young age she had won numerous folk-music awards for her singing and was even approached by a several record companies. However, she turned down these offers, opting instead to study to pursue a career as a beautician. When an allergic reaction to the chemicals in the products caused her to drop-out of beautician school, Hajime seriously considered a music career. She is signed with the major label [[Sony Music Entertainment#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]] and is managed by [http://www.office-augusta.com/ Office Augusta].
  
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[[Image:hajimee2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hajime Chitose 2007]]
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==Profile==
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* '''Birth Name:''' Hajime Chitose (元ちとせ)
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* '''Birth Date:''' January 5th, 1979
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* '''Birth Place:''' [[Wikipedia:Setouchi, Kagoshima|Setouchi]] ([[Wikipedia:Amami Ōshima|Amami Ooshima]]), [[Wikipedia:Ōshima District, Kagoshima|Ooshima District]], [[Wikipedia:Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
  
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==Biography==
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After being the Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner for three consecutive years in the early 1990's, Hajime was approached by ''Central Gakki'' records. The independent label signs [[:Category:Shima-Uta|Shima-Uta]] singers and distributes all of their releases in the [[Wikipedia:Ryukyu Islands|Ryukyu Islands]]. She recorded an album full of Amami folk songs titled ''[[Higya Merabe]]'' in August of 1994 on cassette tape, her only album to be in that format. She was only 15 years old at the time of release, and as expected of Shima-Uta singers she plays the [[Wikipedia:Shamisen|shamisen]] throughout. Two years later Hajime won the Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Award and put out another Amami folk song cover album. It was released in December of 1996 and was called ''[[Shima Kyora Umui|Shima・Kyora・Umui]]''. This was her first album to be released in CD format.
  
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In late 2000 early 2001, Hajime signed with indies label [[atsugua records]], a subsidary of [[Office Augusta]]. Office Augusta would later become her management office after she signed with [[Sony Music Entertainment#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]]. Here she put out two mini-albums, both in 2001; the first one was her self-titled cover mini-album ''[[Hajime Chitose (mini-album)|Hajime Chitose]]'' on March 9th. Unlike her first two cover releases, she mainly covered foreign artists. The mini-album was also her first charting release, reaching #43 on the major [[Oricon]] charts, where it charted for 14 weeks and sold 60,000 copies.
  
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* '''Name:''' Hajime Chitose (元ちとせ)
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Because of her debut mini-album's early success, Hajime recorded and released another. The mini-album would be ''[[Kotonoha (mini-album)|Kotonoha]]'', her first release of original material, on August 1st. This release did better than her self-titled one, reaching #37 on the major [[Oricon]] charts, where it charted for 15 weeks and sold 71,000 copies. After the successes of both of the mini-albums, Hajime got a major label record deal with [[Sony Music Entertainment#EPIC Records|EPIC Records]].
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* '''Birtday:''' January 5, 1979
 
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* '''Birthplace:''' Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
 
  
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On February 6th, 2002 Hajime released her debut single and first major release "[[Wadatsumi no Ki]]". The single reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts, where it stayed in the top 10 for three months and charted for 37 weeks. It sold 848,000 copies overall, and because of that it became the third highest selling single in 2002. Three months later, on the 22nd, she released her second single "[[Kimi wo Omou (Hajime Chitose)|Kimi wo Omou]]". This is the first of her singles to include cover songs. It reached #6 on the Oricon charts, where it charted for eight weeks and sold 111,000 copies.
  
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[[Image:hajimee3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hajime Chitose]]
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Before the release of her third album, ''Central Gakki'' re-released ''[[Shima Kyora Umui|Shima・Kyora・Umui]]'' on June 10th. This press featured a renewed album CD jacket and a cheaper price. ''[[Hai nu Mikaze (album)|Hai nu Mikaze]]'', Hajime's major debut album, was released on July 10th. The album reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts, where it charted for 58 weeks. It sold 792,000 copies overall, therefore it became the #16 highest selling album in 2002. Because of its success the album was reprinted only four months after its initial release. Ending off 2002 was her third single "[[Kono Machi (Hajime Chitose)|Kono Machi]]". It is her first song to have a tie-up, it was used as the theme song for the NHK [[Dorama|drama]] ''Manten''. The single reached #7 on the [[Oricon]] charts, where it charted for 20 weeks and sold 104,000 copies.
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An allergic reaction to the chemicals in the products caused her to drop-out of beautician school and seriously consider a musical career. She released two small albums with the independent label '''ATSUGUA''' in 2001. Her first major single through '''Epic Records''' was ([[Wadatsumi no Ki]]) in 2002. The single reached the #1 spot on the charts, and sold just under 850,000 units, making it the #3 best selling single of 2002 in Japan.
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==Discography==
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[[File:Anata ga Koko nipromo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hajime Chitose promoting "[[Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori]]" (2007)]]
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[[File:cassinipromo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hajime Chitose promoting ''[[Cassini (album)|Cassini]]'' (2008)]]
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[[File:Hajime Chitose - Orient ~ Occident promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hajime Chitose promoting ''[[Orient]]'' and ''[[Occident]]'' (2010)]]
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[[File:Hajime Chitose - Towa no Shirabe promo.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Hajime Chitose promoting "[[Towa no Shirabe]]" (2011)]]
  
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In early 2004 she announced her marriage and that she was expecting a child. She miscarried her first child, but soon conceived another. Her daughter was born on January 20, 2005. She also announced she would be taking time away from the music scene to focus on her family. However, in November of 2005, she returned with the single [[Kataritsugu Koto]], an anti-war song. Her latest single, [[Ao no Requiem]], is the theme song for the film '''Hatsukoi'''.
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===Studio Albums===
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* [1994.08.xx] [[Higya Merabe]] (ひぎゃ女童; ''Eastern Girl'') <small>('''indies''')</small>
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* [1996.11.xx] [[Shima Kyora Umui|Shima・Kyora・Umui]] (故郷・美ら・思い; ''Hometown.Beautiful.Thoughts'') <small>('''indies''')</small>
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* [2002.07.10] [[Hai nu Mikaze (album)|Hai nu Mikaze]] (ハイヌミカゼ; ''Southern Wind'')
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* [2003.09.03] [[Nomad Soul|Nomad・Soul]] (ノマド・ソウル)
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* [2006.05.10] [[Hanadairo (album)|Hanadairo]] (ハナダイロ; ''Light Indigo'')
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* [2008.07.16] [[Cassini (album)|Cassini]] (カッシーニ)
  
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===Best Albums===
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* [2012.10.24] [[Kataritsugu Koto (album)|Kataritsugu Koto]] (語り継ぐこと; ''The Things I Pass Down'')
  
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In November of 2006, Chitose recorded [[Rokka Ballad|Rokka Ballad]] (六花譚), which was used as the theme song for '''Hyoten''' (氷点), the remake of a popular drama of the same name.
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===Cover Albums===
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* [2010.08.04] [[Orient]]
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* [2010.08.04] [[Occident]]
  
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In early 2007, Chitose went to Ireland to record two songs ('''Siuil A Run''' and '''Niji ga Umareru Kuni'''(虹が生まれる国)) with The Chieftains - [http://www.thechieftains.com/ [1]]. From June 1, to June 12, Chitose performed live with The Chieftains during their 2007 Japan tour, '''～The Chieftains Forever!～'''
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===Live Albums===
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* [2004.08.04] [[Fuyu no Hai nu Mikaze (album)|Fuyu no Hai nu Mikaze]] (冬のハイヌミカゼ; ''The Southern Winds of Winter'')
  
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Chitose is releasing her first single since [[Ao no Requiem]] on August 22, 2007. It is called [[Anata ga Koko ni Nite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori]], and is Chitose's first double a-side single. On February 6th, 2008, Chitose's song ''Megumi no Ame'' (恵みの雨) was featured on ''image7'', a compilation album. The song was used in the 'P&G「h&s」' shampoo commercials and also has a PV. There is no word yet as to if the song will be officially released as a single.
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2001.03.09] [[Hajime Chitose (mini-album)|Hajime Chitose]] <small>('''indies''')</small>
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* [2001.08.01] [[Kotonoha (mini-album)|Kotonoha]] (コトノハ; ''Words'') <small>('''indies''')</small>
  
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===Singles===
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* [2002.02.06] [[Wadatsumi no Ki]] (ワダツミの木; ''The Sea God's Tree'')
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* [2002.05.22] [[Kimi wo Omou (Hajime Chitose)|Kimi wo Omou]] (君ヲ想フ; ''Thinking of You'')
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* [2002.11.07] [[Kono Machi (Hajime Chitose)|Kono Machi]] (この街; ''This Town'')
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* [2003.06.11] [[Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru]] (千の夜と千の昼; ''A Thousand Nights and a Thousand Daytimes'')
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* [2003.08.13] [[Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi]] (いつか風になる日; ''In Time the Day Will Become Wind'')
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* [2005.11.23] [[Kataritsugu Koto]] (語り継ぐこと; ''The Things I Pass Down'')
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* [2006.03.08] [[Haru no Katami]] (春のかたみ; ''Spring Memento'')
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* [2006.05.03] [[Ao no Requiem]] (青のレクイエム; ''Blue Requiem'')
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* [2007.08.22] [[Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori]] (あなたがここにいてほしい / ミヨリの森; ''Wish You Were Here / Miyori's Forest'')
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* [2008.07.02] [[Hotaru Boshi]] (蛍星; ''Firefly Stars'')
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* [2011.08.31] [[Towa no Shirabe]] (永遠の調べ; ''The Melody of Eternity'')
  
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===Digital Singles===
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* [2010.02.15] [[Yawarakana Cycle]] (やわらかなサイクル; ''A Gentle Cycle'')
  
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[[Image:Hajime_Chitose07.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Hajime Chitose]]
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===DVDs===
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* [2004.08.04] [[Fuyu no Hai nu Mikaze (video)|Fuyu no Hai nu Mikaze]] (冬のハイヌミカゼ)
  
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[[Image:chitose chieftains.png|200px|thumb|right|Hajime Chitose with Matt Molloy, Kevin Conneff, and Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains]]
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===Other DVDs===
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* [2001.12.05] [[Augusta Camp 2001]] (#12 ''Namae no Nai Tori'' <small>('''Hajime Chitose''' with [[Yamazaki Masayoshi]])</small>, #13 ''Boshi no Kakera wo Sagashi ni Ikou Again'' <small>([[Fukumimi]] with '''Hajime Chitose''')</small>)
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* [2002.12.04] [[Augusta Camp 2002]] (#9 ''Shinshin Raika'', #10 ''Hikaru・Kaigara'', #11 ''Hai nu Mikaze'')
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* [2003.12.03] [[Augusta Camp 2003 ~Summer of Love~|Augusta Camp 2003 ~SUMMER of LOVE~]] (#4 ''Natsu no Utage'', #5 ''Hummingbird'' <small>('''Hajime Chitose''' with [[Anzu]] &  [[Yamazaki Masayoshi]])</small>)
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* [2008.12.03] [[Augusta Camp Best Collection 1999-2008]] (#11 ''Ryuuguu no Tsukai'', #12 ''Hikaru・Kaigara'', #13 ''Hummingbird'', #14 ''Ao no Requiem'', #15 ''Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii'', #16 ''Cassini'')
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* [2010.03.24] [[Augusta Camp 2009 ~Extra~]] (Disc 1 #11 ''Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi'')
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* [2010.12.15] [[Augusta Camp 2010 ~Live and Documentary~]] (Disc 1 #8 ''Tsuki Akari ni Terasarete'' <small>('''Hajime Chitose''' + [[Nagasawa Tomoyuki]])</small>, Disc 1 #9 Interview, Disc 1 #20 ''Yawarakai Tsuki'', Disc 1 #21 Interview, Disc 2 #12 ''Perfect'', Disc 2 #13 Kataritsugu Koto, Disc 2 #14 Interview)
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* [2011.07.27] [[Setting Sun Sound Festival in Amami Vol.1]] (#20 ''Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi'', #21 ''Coriander'', #22 ''Atsuki Kokoro ni'', #23 ''Wadatsumi no Ki'')
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* [2011.12.21] [[Augusta Camp 2011 ~Collaborations~]] (#4 ''Yawarakana Cycle'')
  
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===Compilations / Other===
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* [2002.03.06] [[Jounetsu Tairiku Taro Hakase Selection]] (#8 ''Home Again'')
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* [2002.06.05] [[Wikipedia:Deep Forest|Deep Forest]] - [[Wikipedia:Music Detected (album)|Music Detected]] (#10 ''Will You Be Ready'')
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* [2002.12.04] [[Kyoko]] - [[10 Years Collaboration]] (#10 ''Yoru ni Yomeru Uta'', #14 ''Seventeen'')
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* [2003.02.05] [[Wikipedia:Deep Forest|Deep Forest]] - ''Essense of Deep Forest'' (#18 "Will You Be Ready (be prepared mix)")
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* [2003.04.23] [[31 Hits the Japan Gold Disc Award 2003|31HITS THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2003]] (Disc 2 #7 ''Hikaru Kaigara'')
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* [2004.04.21] [[Shinibana Original Soundtrack]] (Disc 1 #1 ''Seirei (nomad version)'')
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* [2004.12.08] [[802 Heavy Rotations J-Hits Complete 01-03|802 HEAVY ROTATIONS J-HITS COMPLETE 01-03]] (Disc 1 #7 ''Wadatsumi no Ki'')
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* [2005.12.21] [[Yamazaki Masayoshi Tribute Album "One More Time, One More Track"]] (#11 ''Namae no Nai Tori'')
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* [2006.06.07] [[Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack]] (#13 ''o no Requiem (film version)'')
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* [2006.09.13] [[Fukumimi]] - [[Fukumimi the Best Works|Fukumimi THE BEST WORKS]]
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* [2006.10.25] [[BLOOD+ Complete Best|BLOOD+ COMPLETE BEST]] (#2 ''Kataritsugu Koto'')
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* [2007.03.21] [[Sakura (compilation)|sakura]] (#5 ''Haru no Katami'')
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* [2008.02.06] [[Image 7|image7]] (#2 ''Megumi no Ame'')
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* [2008.03.26] [[39 Anime x Music Collaboration '02-'07|39 Anime×Music Collaboration '02-'07]] (Disc 2 #11 ''Kataritsugu Koto'')
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* [2008.04.02] [[Holiday & Music Discover Japan|Holiday & Music DISCOVER JAPAN]] (#14 ''Inori'')
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* [2008.05.21] [[Good Morning (compilation)|GOOD MORNING]] (#4 ''TRUE COLORS'')
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* [2008.07.23] [[We Love Cyndi -Tribute to Cyndi Lauper-]] (#10 ''TRUE COLORS'')
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* [2008.09.24] [[Sirius -Tribute to Ueda Gen-|SIRIUS -Tribute To Ueda Gen-]] (#1 ''Coriander'')
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* [2009.03.15] [[Ga-Ki -Aku Yuu Tribute-|GA-KI -Aku Yuu TRIBUTE-]] (#5 ''Atsuki Kokoro ni'')
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* [2009.06.24] [[Tsuki no Uta (compilation)|Tsuki no Uta]] (#1 ''Maboroshi no Tsuki'', #14 ''Tsuki wo Nusumu'')
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* [2009.12.16] [[Fuyu no Uta (compilation)|Fuyu no Uta]] (#4 ''Fuyu no Sanatorium'', #14 ''Rokka Ballad'')
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* [2010.01.27] [[Nihon no Uta Daiyonshuu]] (#7 ''Fuyu Keshiki'')
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* [2011.03.09] [[Ochugen]] ([[Atari Kousuke]] & '''Hajime Chitose''') - [[Haru no Yukundo]]
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* [2011.07.27] [[Jyonetsu Tairiku Live Best|Jyonetsu Tairiku LIVE BEST]] (#2 ''Kimi wo Omofu'' <small>('''Hajime Chitose''' with [[Hakase Taro]] & [[Komatsu Ryota]])</small>)
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* [2011.10.05] [[Utahime Premiere -White-]] (Disc 2 #15 ''Kyouryuu no Egakitaka'')
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* [2011.10.19] [[Atari Kousuke]] - [[Kiseki no Kakera]] (#13 ''Haru no Yukundo'' <small>([[Ochugen]])</small>)
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* [2012.02.22] [["Human Naze Ningen ni Naretanoka" Original Soundtrack]]
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* [2012.02.22] [[Fukumimi]] + All Stars - [[All Songs Must Pass -Office Augusta 20th Anniversary Best-|ALL SONGS MUST PASS -Office Augusta 20th Anniversary BEST-]] (Disc 1 #7 ''Wadatsumi no Ki'', Disc 2 #6 ''Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii'', Disc 3 #7 ''Yawaraka na Cycle'' <small>('''Hajime Chitose''' + [[Sadamasayoshi]] ([[Sadayoshi Okamoto]] ([[COIL]]) + [[Masayoshi Yamazaki]]))</small>)
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* [2012.06.13] [[Fukumimi]] - [[Love & Live Letter|LOVE & LIVE LETTER]]
  
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==Awards==
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# [2002.06.09] [[Shima Kyora Umui|Shima • Kyora • Umui]] (故郷・美ら・思い)
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* [1992] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - Best Newcommer
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# [2002.07.10] [[Hainumikaze]] (ハイヌミカゼ) '''<nowiki>#1</nowiki>'''
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* [1993] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - "[[Shumichi Nagahama (Hajime Chitose)|Shumichi Nagahama-bushi]]"
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# [2003.09.03] [[Nomad Soul]] (ノマド・ソウル) '''<nowiki>#1</nowiki>'''
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* [1994] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - "[[Shonjoshu (Hajime Chitose)|Shonjoshu-bushi]]"
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# [2004.08.04] [[Fuyu no Hainumikaze]] (冬のハイヌミカゼ) #33
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* [1996] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Award - "[[Kadoku Nabekana (Hajime Chitose)|Kadoku Nabekana-bushi]]"
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# [2006.05.10] [[Hanadairo]] (ハナダイロ) #4
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* [2002] Women of the Year - 10th place
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# [2008.07.16] [[Cassini]] (カッシーニ)
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* [2002] Oricon 35th Japan Record Sales Award - Best New Artist - Single Record Sales: "[[Wadatsumi no Ki]]"
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* [2002] Best Record of 2002 Award - Best Album: ''[[Hai nu Mikaze (album)|Hai nu Mikaze]]''
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* [2003] MVA 2003 - Best New Video "[[Wadatsumi no Ki]]"
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* [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - New Artist of the Year
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* [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - Song of the Year: "[[Wadatsumi no Ki]]"
  
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==Sheet Music Books==
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* [2002.03.16] Piano Piece #336 Wadatsumi no Ki Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース336 ワダツミの木 元ちとせ)
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* [2002.03.19] Piano Piece Wadatsumi no Ki / Nada Sousou (ピアノピース ワダツミの木 / 涙そうそう)
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* [2002.04.26] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Wadatsumi no Ki (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ ワダツミの木)
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* [2002.05.22] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Kimi wo Omou (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ 君ヲ想フ)
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* [2002.05.28] Hajime Chitose Guitar Hikigatari Kyokushuu (元ちとせギター弾き語り曲集)
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* [2002.07.29] Piano Solo Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose Hai nu Mikaze (ピアノソロ 中級 元ちとせ ハイヌミカゼ)
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* [2002.08.22] Guitar Hikigatari Hajime Chitose Hai nu Mikaze (ギター弾き語り 元ちとせ ハイヌミカゼ)
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* [2002.08.26] Piano Hikigatari Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose / Kotonoha (ピアノ弾き語り 中級 Hajime Chitose / コトノハ)
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* [2002.11.08] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Kono Machi (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ この街)
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* [2002.11.11] Official Guitar & Bass Kono Machi・Hajime Chitose (オフィシャルギターピース この街・元ちとせ)
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* [2002.12.05] Piano Piece #394 Kono Machi Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース394 この街 元ちとせ )
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* [2003.06.11] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ 千の夜と千の昼)
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* [2003.07.03] Piano Piece #427 Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース427 千の夜と千の昼 元ちとせ)
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* [2003.08.22] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ いつか風になる日)
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* [2003.09.17] Piano Piece #437 Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース437 いつか風になる日 元ちとせ)
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* [2003.10.27] Piano Solo Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose Nomad・Soul (ピアノソロ 中級 元ちとせ ノマド・ソウル)
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* [2003.11.21] Piano Hikigatari Hajime Chitose Nomad・Soul (ピアノ弾き語り 元ちとせ ノマド・ソウル)
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* [2003.11.27] Piano Hikigatari Hajime Chitose My favorite songs (ピアノ弾き語り 元ちとせ)
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* [2006.01.26] Piano Piece #565 Kataritsugu Koto Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース565 語り継ぐこと 元ちとせ)
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.hajimechitose.com/ Official Website]
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* [http://www.office-augusta.com/hajime/index.html Office Augusta Website]
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* [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/HajimeChitose/index.html Sony Music Profile]
  
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{{Hajime Chitose}}
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# [2002.02.06] [[Wadatsumi no Ki]] (ワダツミの木) '''<nowiki>#1</nowiki>'''
 
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# [2002.05.22] [[Kimi wo Omou (Chitose)|Kimi wo Omou]] (君ヲ想フ) #6
 
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# [2002.11.07] [[Kono Machi]] (この街) #7
 
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# [2003.06.11] [[Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru]] (千の夜と千の昼) #6
 
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# [2003.08.13] [[Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi]] (いつか風になる日) #8
 
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# [2005.11.23] [[Kataritsugu Koto]] (語り継ぐこと) #12
 
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# [2006.03.08] [[Haru no Katami]] (春のかたみ) #26
 
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# [2006.05.03] [[Ao no Requiem]] (青のレクイエ) #48
 
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# [2007.08.22] [[Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori]] (あなたがここにいてほしい/ミヨリの森) #33
 
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# [2008.07.02] [[Hotaru Boshi]] (蛍星 (ホタルボシ))
 
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# [2004.08.04] [[Music Film Hajime Chitose Live - Fuyu no Hainumikaze]] (ミュージック・フィルム　元ちとせライヴ「冬のハイヌミカゼ」)
 
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# [2001.11.08] [[Kyoko]] - '''Under the Silk Tree'''
 
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# [2002.03.06] Jounetsu-Tairiku - '''Taro Hakase Selection''' (#8. Home Again)
 
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# [2002.07.11] Deep Forest - '''Music Detected''' (#10. Will You Be Ready - with Angela McKlunskey)
 
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# [2002.12.04] [[Fukumimi]]/[[Kyoko]] - '''10 Years Collaboration''' (#10. Yoru ni Yomeru Uta #14. Seventeen - chorus)
 
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# [2003.02.25] Deep Forest - '''Essence of Deep Forest''' (#18. Will You Be Ready~Be Prepared Mix - with Angela McKlunskey)
 
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# [2003.04.23] 31 Hits - '''The Gold Disc Award 2003''' (#23. Hikaru Kaigara)
 
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# [2003.07.23] [[Fukumimi]] - '''Summer of Love''' (single - backing vocals)
 
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# [2003.08.27] [[HASIKEN|HASIKEN]] - '''Akai Mi''' (#4. Misora ~[[Kimi wo Omou]] cover - backing vocals~)
 
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# [2003.11.06] [[Ueda Gen|Ueda Gen]] - '''Juubyou Ato no Sekai''' (#9. [[Wadatsumi no Ki]] cover - backing vocals)
 
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# [2004.04.21] '''Shinibana OST''' (#1. Seirei~nomad version~)
 
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# [2004.12.08] '''FM802 Heavy Rotations J-Hits Complete '01-'03''' (#7. [[Wadatsumi no Ki]])
 
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# [2005.12.21] [[Yamazaki Masayoshi|Yamazaki Masayoshi]] '''Tribute Album - One More Time, One More Track''' (#10. Hikaru Kaigara #11. Namae no nai Tori)
 
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# [2008.02.06] Various Artists - image 7 (#2 ''Megumi no Ame'' (恵みの雨))
 
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# [2008.07.xx] Various Artists - '''GA-KI ~Aku Yuu Tribute~''' (歌鬼 (GA-KI) ~阿久悠トリビュート~)
 
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# [2008.07.23] [[We Love Cyndi -Tribute to Cyndi Lauper-]] (#10 ''True Colors'')
 
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# [1994] Amami Folk Song Competition - Best Newcomer
 
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# [1997] Amami Folk Song Competition - Grand Prize
 
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# [2002] Women of the Year - 10th place
 
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# [2002] [[Oricon]] 35th Japan Record Sales Award - 'Best New Artist - Single Record Sales - [[Wadatsumi no Ki]]'
 
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# [2002] Best Record of 2002 Award - 'Best Album [[Hainumikaze]]'
 
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# [2003] MVA 2003 - 'Best New Video [[Wadatsumi no Ki]]'
 
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# [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - 'New Artist of the Year Hajime Chitose'
 
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# [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - 'Song of the Year [[Wadatsumi no Ki]]
 
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# [2002.03.31] [[Wadatsumi no Ki - Fairy Piano Piece 336]]
 
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# [2002.05.28] [[Hajime Chitose - Guitar Hikigatari Collection]]
 
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# [2002.07.29] [[Piano Solo Chuukyuu - Hajime Chitose Hainumikaze]]
 
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# [2002.08.22] [[Hajime Chitose - Hainumikaze Guitar Hikigatari]]
 
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# [2002.08.26] [[Piano Solo Chuukyuu - Hajime Chitose/Kotonoha|Piano Solo Chuukyuu - Hajime Chitose/Kotonoha]]
 
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# [2002.08.26] [[Piano Solo Hikigatari - Hajime Chitose/Kotonoha|Piano Solo Hikigatari - Hajime Chitose/Kotonoha]]
 
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# [2002.08.30] [[Hajime Chitose - Hainumikaze Piano Hikigatari]]
 
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# [2002.12.05] [[Kono Machi - Fairy Piano Piece 394]]
 
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# [2003.07.30] [[Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru - Fairy Piano Piece 427]]
 
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# [2003.09.29] [[Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi - Fairy Piano Piece 437]]
 
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# [2003.10.27] [[Piano Solo Chuukyuu - Hajime Chitose 'Nomad Soul']]
 
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# [2003.11.21] [[Hajime Chitose 'Nomad Soul' Piano Hikigatari]]
 
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# [2003.12.31] [[Hajime Chitose - Mai Fueibaritto Songusu Piano Hikigatari]]
 
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==<span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span>==
 
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* [http://www.hajimechitose.com/ Official Site]
 
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* [http://www.office-augusta.com/hajime/ Hajime Chitose's Office Augusta Official Site]
 
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* [http://hajime.chitose.free.fr/ French Fansite]
 
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* [http://musicwhore.org/artists/artist.php?artistID=71 Hajime Chitose at Musicwhore]
 
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* [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ES/HajimeChitose/index.html Sony Music Japan]
 
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* [http://pop.internet-okinawa.com/hajime_c/ Hajime Chitose Fan Blog]
 
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* [http://blogs.dion.ne.jp/chitose_hajime_world/ 'Nomad Soul' - Fan Blog]
 
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* [http://magazine.music.yahoo.co.jp/spt/20051207_001/ Hajime Chitose at Yahoo Music Japan]
 
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* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/286850/ Hajime Chitose at Oricon.co.jp]
 
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* [http://us.yesasia.com/en/artIdxDept.aspx/code-j/section-music/aid-35855/ - Hajime Chitose at YesAsia.com]
 
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* [http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code_banner.html?key=286850 - Hajime Chitose at CDJapan.co.jp]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 27 February 2013

Hajime Chitose promoting Kataritsugu Koto (2012)

Hajime Chitose (元ちとせ) is a Japanese Shima-Uta, specifically Amami Folk, singer. At a young age she had won numerous folk-music awards for her singing and was even approached by a several record companies. However, she turned down these offers, opting instead to study to pursue a career as a beautician. When an allergic reaction to the chemicals in the products caused her to drop-out of beautician school, Hajime seriously considered a music career. She is signed with the major label EPIC Records and is managed by Office Augusta.

Profile

Biography

After being the Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner for three consecutive years in the early 1990's, Hajime was approached by Central Gakki records. The independent label signs Shima-Uta singers and distributes all of their releases in the Ryukyu Islands. She recorded an album full of Amami folk songs titled Higya Merabe in August of 1994 on cassette tape, her only album to be in that format. She was only 15 years old at the time of release, and as expected of Shima-Uta singers she plays the shamisen throughout. Two years later Hajime won the Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Award and put out another Amami folk song cover album. It was released in December of 1996 and was called Shima・Kyora・Umui. This was her first album to be released in CD format.

In late 2000 early 2001, Hajime signed with indies label atsugua records, a subsidary of Office Augusta. Office Augusta would later become her management office after she signed with EPIC Records. Here she put out two mini-albums, both in 2001; the first one was her self-titled cover mini-album Hajime Chitose on March 9th. Unlike her first two cover releases, she mainly covered foreign artists. The mini-album was also her first charting release, reaching #43 on the major Oricon charts, where it charted for 14 weeks and sold 60,000 copies.

Because of her debut mini-album's early success, Hajime recorded and released another. The mini-album would be Kotonoha, her first release of original material, on August 1st. This release did better than her self-titled one, reaching #37 on the major Oricon charts, where it charted for 15 weeks and sold 71,000 copies. After the successes of both of the mini-albums, Hajime got a major label record deal with EPIC Records.

On February 6th, 2002 Hajime released her debut single and first major release "Wadatsumi no Ki". The single reached #1 on the Oricon charts, where it stayed in the top 10 for three months and charted for 37 weeks. It sold 848,000 copies overall, and because of that it became the third highest selling single in 2002. Three months later, on the 22nd, she released her second single "Kimi wo Omou". This is the first of her singles to include cover songs. It reached #6 on the Oricon charts, where it charted for eight weeks and sold 111,000 copies.

Before the release of her third album, Central Gakki re-released Shima・Kyora・Umui on June 10th. This press featured a renewed album CD jacket and a cheaper price. Hai nu Mikaze, Hajime's major debut album, was released on July 10th. The album reached #1 on the Oricon charts, where it charted for 58 weeks. It sold 792,000 copies overall, therefore it became the #16 highest selling album in 2002. Because of its success the album was reprinted only four months after its initial release. Ending off 2002 was her third single "Kono Machi". It is her first song to have a tie-up, it was used as the theme song for the NHK drama Manten. The single reached #7 on the Oricon charts, where it charted for 20 weeks and sold 104,000 copies.

Discography

Hajime Chitose promoting "Anata ga Koko ni Ite Hoshii / Miyori no Mori" (2007)
Hajime Chitose promoting Cassini (2008)
Hajime Chitose promoting Orient and Occident (2010)
Hajime Chitose promoting "Towa no Shirabe" (2011)

Studio Albums

  • [1994.08.xx] Higya Merabe (ひぎゃ女童; Eastern Girl) (indies)
  • [1996.11.xx] Shima・Kyora・Umui (故郷・美ら・思い; Hometown.Beautiful.Thoughts) (indies)
  • [2002.07.10] Hai nu Mikaze (ハイヌミカゼ; Southern Wind)
  • [2003.09.03] Nomad・Soul (ノマド・ソウル)
  • [2006.05.10] Hanadairo (ハナダイロ; Light Indigo)
  • [2008.07.16] Cassini (カッシーニ)

Best Albums

Cover Albums

Live Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

DVDs

Other DVDs

Compilations / Other

Awards

  • [1992] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - Best Newcommer
  • [1993] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - "Shumichi Nagahama-bushi"
  • [1994] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Winner - "Shonjoshu-bushi"
  • [1996] Amami Folk Song Grand Prize Award - "Kadoku Nabekana-bushi"
  • [2002] Women of the Year - 10th place
  • [2002] Oricon 35th Japan Record Sales Award - Best New Artist - Single Record Sales: "Wadatsumi no Ki"
  • [2002] Best Record of 2002 Award - Best Album: Hai nu Mikaze
  • [2003] MVA 2003 - Best New Video "Wadatsumi no Ki"
  • [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - New Artist of the Year
  • [2003] Japan Gold Disc Award - Song of the Year: "Wadatsumi no Ki"

Sheet Music Books

  • [2002.03.16] Piano Piece #336 Wadatsumi no Ki Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース336 ワダツミの木 元ちとせ)
  • [2002.03.19] Piano Piece Wadatsumi no Ki / Nada Sousou (ピアノピース ワダツミの木 / 涙そうそう)
  • [2002.04.26] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Wadatsumi no Ki (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ ワダツミの木)
  • [2002.05.22] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Kimi wo Omou (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ 君ヲ想フ)
  • [2002.05.28] Hajime Chitose Guitar Hikigatari Kyokushuu (元ちとせギター弾き語り曲集)
  • [2002.07.29] Piano Solo Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose Hai nu Mikaze (ピアノソロ 中級 元ちとせ ハイヌミカゼ)
  • [2002.08.22] Guitar Hikigatari Hajime Chitose Hai nu Mikaze (ギター弾き語り 元ちとせ ハイヌミカゼ)
  • [2002.08.26] Piano Hikigatari Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose / Kotonoha (ピアノ弾き語り 中級 Hajime Chitose / コトノハ)
  • [2002.11.08] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Kono Machi (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ この街)
  • [2002.11.11] Official Guitar & Bass Kono Machi・Hajime Chitose (オフィシャルギターピース この街・元ちとせ)
  • [2002.12.05] Piano Piece #394 Kono Machi Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース394 この街 元ちとせ )
  • [2003.06.11] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ 千の夜と千の昼)
  • [2003.07.03] Piano Piece #427 Sen no Yoru to Sen no Hiru Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース427 千の夜と千の昼 元ちとせ)
  • [2003.08.22] Piano Mini-Album Hajime Chitose Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi (ピアノミニアルバム 元ちとせ いつか風になる日)
  • [2003.09.17] Piano Piece #437 Itsuka Kaze ni Naru Hi Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース437 いつか風になる日 元ちとせ)
  • [2003.10.27] Piano Solo Chuukyuu Hajime Chitose Nomad・Soul (ピアノソロ 中級 元ちとせ ノマド・ソウル)
  • [2003.11.21] Piano Hikigatari Hajime Chitose Nomad・Soul (ピアノ弾き語り 元ちとせ ノマド・ソウル)
  • [2003.11.27] Piano Hikigatari Hajime Chitose My favorite songs (ピアノ弾き語り 元ちとせ)
  • [2006.01.26] Piano Piece #565 Kataritsugu Koto Hajime Chitose (ピアノピース565 語り継ぐこと 元ちとせ)

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Video Releases
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