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Clare Uchima
内間くれあ
Born
Clare Uchima

January 1983 (age 41)
Osaka, Japan
Other namesClara Belle
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Performer
  • Keyboardist
Musical career
Genres
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.clareuchima.com


Clare Uchima (Japanese: 内間くれあ, born January 1983) is a Scottish-Japanese musician based in London, 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

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Uchima was born in January of 1983 [2] in Osaka, Japan, to a Scottish mother and Japanese father.[3] She moved to Scotland at the age of fifteen as her mother wanted her and her siblings to be fully bilingual and bicultural.[4] She attended Wallace Hall Academy in Thornhill. [5] [6]

Career Beginnings

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She started uploading original music on YouTube under the moniker 'Clara Belle'[7], also providing vocals under the same name for The Laszlo Project's 2010 song 'Zeitgeist'[8].

In 2013, she joined Ghostpoet on tour[9]. For several years, she has been a touring and session musician for Kae Tempest.[10] [11] 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[12] and Royal Blood.[13] 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. [14]

Uchima began performing with Pet Shop Boys in 2022, joining them on their Dreamworld Tour and Unity Tour with New Order[15]. She played the keyboard and provided vocals, both backing and co-lead on ' What Have I Done To Deserve This?'[16]

Personal Life

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Uchima is a qualified yoga teacher.[17] She is also the founder of organic skincare brand Majo Medicine which she runs along-side her sister.[18] [19]

Discography

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Singles

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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

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List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released, and name of the album
Title Year Album
"The Way Of The Ghost" 2020 Ghost of Tsushima Soundtrack

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Ref.
2021 Ship of Souls Hana [20]

References

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  1. ^ "1/31(水) 公開『ペット・ショップ・ボーイズ・ドリームワールドThe Greatest Hits Live at the Royal Arena Copenhagen』内間くれあさんコメント到着". 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Clare UCHIMA personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  3. ^ "Our Story / Our philosophy". Majo Medicine.
  4. ^ "Invocation Presenters". charterforcompassion.org.
  5. ^ McFarlane, Stuart (June 21, 2018). "Harry gives Allanton festival show of support". Daily Record.
  6. ^ "Stars shine for world peace". October 2009.
  7. ^ Douglas, Nicole (April 27, 2017). "Who is in Harry Styles' NEW band? Sign of the Times singer's bandmates revealed". OK! Magazine.
  8. ^ "Mr Sunshine | CandyRat Records". www.candyrat.com.
  9. ^ Street, Andrew P. (September 16, 2013). "Ghostpoet - review". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Rutherford, Lisa (August 11, 2019). "Kate Tempest at Edinburgh Leigth Theater". Reviewsphere. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Wyver, Kate (August 10, 2019). "Kate Tempest review – this isn't a gig, it's a reckoning". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "HOTEI.COM + TOMOYASU HOTEI OFFICIAL WEBSITE". HOTEI.COM + TOMOYASU HOTEI OFFICIAL WEBSITE.
  13. ^ "Royal Blood 'Trouble's Coming' (for The Late Late Show) by Oscar Sansom | Videos". Promonewstv.
  14. ^ "内間くれあ さん|居合・剣術/財団法人無外流所属・吹毛会".
  15. ^ Fanelli, Laurie (October 1, 2022). "Photos: Pet Shop Boys & New Order bring The Unity Tour to Chicago". Eponymous Review.
  16. ^ Simpson, Dave (May 21, 2022). "Pet Shop Boys review – kitchen sink dramas turned into wild extravaganza". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Gil, Natalie. "The Ethical & Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands To Buy Now". www.refinery29.com.
  18. ^ "MAJO MEDICINE Ltd people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  19. ^ "Majo Medicine". noissue. April 11, 2019.
  20. ^ "Ship of Souls". July 24, 2021 – via IMDb.