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Clare Uchima | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clare Uchima 14 January 1983 Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www |
Clare Uchima (Japanese: 内間くれあ, born January 14 1983) is a Scottish-Japanese musician, best known for her work as a touring and session keyboardist and vocalist for artists such as Harry Styles, Kae Tempest, Pet Shop Boys, and KT Tunstall. [1]
Early life
[edit]Uchima was born on January 14 1983 in Osaka, Japan, to a Scottish mother and Japanese father. Her Japanese grandparents were from Okinawa. She moved to Scotland at the age of fifteen as her mother wanted her and her siblings to be fully bilingual and bicultural. Unable to speak English, she focused on music.[2] She spent a gap year studying dance in Edinburgh and went onto study jazz music in London. Afterwards, she started her career as a session and touring musician[3]
Career Beginnings
[edit]She started uploading original music on YouTube under the moniker 'Clara Belle'[4], also providing vocals under the same name for The Laszlo Project's 2010 song 'Zeitgeist'[5].
In 2013, she joined Ghostpoet on tour[6]. For several years, she has been a touring and session musician for Kae Tempest[7]. She also performed alongside Harry Styles, joining him on tour and including performances on Saturday Night Live and The Graham Norton Show.
She has performed with many artists such as HOTEI[8], Royal Blood[9], and Dua Lipa[10]. She has also released several solo songs and was the lyricist and vocalist for 'The Way Of The Ghost' from the Sony Playstation game 'Ghost of Tsushima' in 2020.
Uchima began performing with Pet Shop Boys in 2022, joining them on their Dreamworld Tour and Unity Tour with New Order[11]. She played the keyboard and provided vocals, both backing and co-lead on ' What Have I Done To Deserve This?'[12].
Personal Life
[edit]Uchima is a qualified yoga teacher, completing her yoga training in India in 2014. She is also a qualified reiki and quantum medicine practitioner.
Uchima is the founder of organic skincare brand Majo Medicine.[13]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Reign" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Shima Uta" | 2018 | Non-album single |
| "Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu (With Hinako Omori)" | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "Be Here Now (With Hinako Omori)" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Space" | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "I AM (With Hinako Omori)" | 2022 | 'Non-album single |
Soundtrack appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The Way Of The Ghost" | 2020 | Ghost of Tsushima Soundtrack |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ship of Souls | Hana | [14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Clare Uchima | Singer & Musician | About". Clare Uchima.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220425184603/https://www.clareuchima.com/about
- ^ "Vocals & Keyboards | Clare Uchima | UK". web.archive.org. August 17, 2020.
- ^ Douglas, Nicole (April 27, 2017). "Who is in Harry Styles' NEW band? Sign of the Times singer's bandmates revealed". OK! Magazine.
- ^ "Mr Sunshine | CandyRat Records". www.candyrat.com.
- ^ Street, Andrew P. (September 16, 2013). "Ghostpoet - review" – via The Guardian.
- ^ src="data:image/gif;base64, <img decoding="async" data-src="https://www reviewsphere org/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/rs_jpg-1774x1775-favicon jpg" class="photo lazyload" width="250" alt="Liam Rutherford"; reviewer, R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 80px;--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 80/80;" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://www reviewsphere org/wp-content/uploads/gravatar/rs_jpg-1774x1775-favicon jpg" class="photo" width="250" alt="Liam Rutherford" /> Liam RutherfordWriter at reviewsphereMusic (August 11, 2019). "MUSIC REVIEW: Kate Tempest @ Edinburgh Leith Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️". reviewsphere.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "HOTEI.COM + TOMOYASU HOTEI OFFICIAL WEBSITE". HOTEI.COM + TOMOYASU HOTEI OFFICIAL WEBSITE.
- ^ "Royal Blood 'Trouble's Coming' (for The Late Late Show) by Oscar Sansom | Videos". Promonewstv.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.
- ^ Fanelli, Laurie (October 1, 2022). "Photos: Pet Shop Boys & New Order bring The Unity Tour to Chicago". Eponymous Review.
- ^ Simpson, Dave (May 21, 2022). "Pet Shop Boys review – kitchen sink dramas turned into wild extravaganza" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Our Story / Our philosophy". Majo Medicine.
- ^ "Ship of Souls". July 24, 2021 – via IMDb.