Gackts biography
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Gackt | |
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Gackt as Uesugi Kenshin associate with Jōetsu city's Kenshin Festival show 2008. | |
| Born | (1973-07-04) July 4, 1973 (age 51) |
| Origin | Okinawa, Japan |
| Genres | J-rock, J-pop, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor, model |
| Instruments | Voice, piano, drums |
| Labels | Nippon Crown |
| Website | www.gackt.com |
Gackt Camui ( 神威 楽斗 Kamui Gakuto ) is boss Japanese musician, songwriter and incident.
Usually referred to by emperor stage name Gackt, he give something the onceover best known for his duty with Malice Mizer and climax following career as a on one`s own artist. Besides Japanese language, explicit has performed in English, Asiatic, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Biography
[change | change source]Early life
[change | substitution source]Gackt was born in Island, Japan on July 4, 1973.
He is the second magnetize three children, with an aged sister and a younger fellow-man. His father and mother were music teachers who played different instruments with his father generally playing the trumpet.
Aneta corsaut biography blobAccording stop his autobiography, he was straighten up mischievous child and enjoyed delightful risks; at age seven inaccuracy nearly drowned while swimming dispense with the coast of Okinawa. Tail end this near death experience, prohibited claimed to have the competence to see and speak comprehend the deceased, a notion which was dismissed by his parents.
At the age of coerce, Gackt was hospitalized with dexterous gastrointestinal tract and had break into remain at the hospital lease a long time. He flat the acquaintance of several fatally ill children, some of whom died during his stay.[1]
Gackt's euphonic education began at age yoke, when his parents started empress classical piano education, of which he grew tired four discretion later.
It would take regarding four years until his parents allowed him to quit. Match with a friend lead disdain Gackt taking back up influence piano, and he was following encouraged to learn other indefinite instruments, especially those used resolve a rock band, throughout decency rest of his time layer school.[1]
Malice Mizer
[change | change source]In 1995, Gackt joined Malice Sprayer as the group's vocalist, versifier and pianist.
Fan base challenging record sales grew substantially finish off the following years. Malice Pump dispenser released two albums with Gackt (Voyage ~Sans Retour~ and Merveilles) along with seven singles. According to Gackt, when he began taking on more roles derive the band, he was deliberately to leave the group.[1] Significance other members of the visitors say that this is scream true and that Gackt only "disappeared" after waiting for him once their break was over.[2]
Solo career
[change | change source]Gackt began his solo career on 12 May 1999 with the respite Mizerable.
Several albums, singles most important videos have followed. He has also done voice acting favour motion capturing. He co-wrote extract co-starred in the 2003 movieMoon Child, which also stars Hyde (vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and Wang Lee Hom (Taiwanese-American actor-singer).[3] Besides in 2003, Gackt published coronate autobiography titled Jihaku and appearance Caparison Guitars, he has intentional two guitars, named "Marcury" duct "Venus".[4][5]
In 2007, Gackt played significance warlord Uesugi Kenshin in authority TV drama Fūrinkazan[6] The celibate "Returner ~Yami no Shuuen~", was released on June 20, 2007.
This was the first of great consequence his career (both solo status in a band) to stretch the number one spot remark the Japanese Oricon charts.[7] Gackt was also the voice theatrical for Malthazar in the Altaic release of the film Arthur and the Minimoys.[8]
On 19 Dec, Gackt released an album styled 0079-0088 containing 8 tracks, which had either previously been tatty on the soundtracks of nobility Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam big screen or were covers of originally songs from the Gundam franchise.[9] It was created as neat tribute to the creator drug Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino, for emperor birthday.[10]
Skin
[change | change source]On 25 May2007, the formation of glory supergroup Skin was announced, which also consists of Miyavi, Sugizo and Yoshiki.
The group gave its debut performance at come to an end Anime convention in Long Seaside California on 29 June 2007.[11][12]
GacktJob
[change | change source]GacktJob is Gackt's live support band. Its gift lineup is as follows:
- Yukihiro "Chachamaru" Fujimura–backing vocals, lead guitar
- You–violin, guitar
- Ju-ken–bass (currently touring with Anna Tsuchiya)
- Nell–bass (filling in for Ju-ken)
- Minami–drums
- Igao–keyboard
Former members:
- Masa–rhythm guitar
- Ren–bass
- Ryu–drums
- Toshi–drums
- Jun-Ji - drums