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UA
Birth name	嶋歌織 (Shima, Kaori)
Born	March 11 1972 (1972-03-11) (age 36)
Origin	Suita, Osaka, Japan
Genre(s)	J-Pop, J-Rock, Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Years active	1995-present
Label(s)	Speedstar Records
Website	Official Website

Kaori Shima (嶋歌織) (born March 11, 1972 in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), simply known by the stage name UA (pronounced [ɯːa]), is a Japanese singer. She is ranked at number 99, in a list of Japans top 100 musicians provided by HMV. Her unusual stage name is a Swahili word that means "flower" or "kill". She is now sometimes referred as Kaori Murakami since she married the actor Jun Murakami in 1996. The couple divorced in August 2006. On 7 July 2007 UA performed at Live Earth in Kyoto.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Singles
- 1.2 Albums
- 1.3 DVD
- 1.4 Video
- 1.5 Book
- 1.6 Cast
2 External links

Discography

Singles

"HORIZON" (June 21 1995)
"COLONY" (September 21 1995)
"Taiyō Te ni Tsuki wa Kokoro no Ryōte ni" (太陽手に月は心の両手に) (February 21 1996)
"Jōnetsu" (情熱 Passion) (June 21 1996)
"Rhythm" (リズム) (September 24 1996)
"Kumo ga Chigireru Toki" (雲がちぎれる時 When Clouds are Torn to Pieces) (November 21 1996)
"Amai Unmei" (甘い運命 Sweet Fate) (February 21 1997)
"Kanashimi Johnny" (悲しみジョニー Sad Johnny) (October 22 1997)
"Milk Tea" (ミルクティー) (February 25 1998)
"Yuganda Taiyō" (歪んだ太陽 Distorted Sun) (May 21 1998)
"Kazoetarinai Yoru no Ashioto" (数え足りない夜の足音 The Sound of Footsteps in the Not Countable Enough Nights) (November 25 1998)
"Skirt no Suna" (スカートの砂 Skirt Sand) (April 28 1999)
"Private Surfer" (プライベートサーファー) (September 22 1999)
"Senkō" (閃光 Flash) (July 24 2002)
"DOROBOW" (Thief) (December 18 2002)
"Lightning" (March 3 2004)
"Odoru Tori to Kin no Ame" (踊る鳥と金の雨 The Dancing Bird and the Golden Rain) (May 25 2004)
"Ougon no Midori / Love Scene" (黄金の緑 Golden Green) (May 2 2007)

Albums

PETIT (October 21 1995) - A mini-album with six songs
11 (October 23 1996)
FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDS (April 23 1997) - A live album
AMETORA (アメトラ Sky Tiger) (April 22 1998)
turbo (October 27 1999)
Dorobō (泥棒 Thief) (September 19 2002)
Sora no Koya (空の小屋 Sky Hut) (April 23 2003) - A live album
Illuminate "the very best songs" (September 17 2003)
Uta UUA (うたううあ) (March 13 2004)- contains her songs for NHK's Do Re Mi children's program
SUN (March 24 2004)
Breathe (March 30 2005)
la (September 22 2005) - A live album
Nephews (October 26 2005) - contains UA's collaborations with other artists, including Towa Tei, Mondo Grosso and Hiroshi Fujiwara
cure jazz (July 26 2006) - collaborative album of jazz standards with 菊地成孔 (Naruyoshi Kikuchi)
Golden green (June 20 2007)