Dohzi-T
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Dohzi-T 童子-T | |
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| Birth name | Mitsuru Takesue 竹末 充 |
| Born | May 13, 1969 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Atomic Boom (2001) Universal Music (2002 – 2003, 2005 – present) Sony Music Records (2004 – 2005) |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) Universal Music profile (in Japanese) |
Dohzi-T (童子-T, Dōji Tī, born Mitsuru Takesue (竹末 充, Takesue Mitsuru), May 13, 1969) is a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter who has been active since 1989.
Dohzi-T belonged to hip hop band "Zingi", formed in 1990. He debuted as a solo singer with the single "Shōnen A" (lit. "Boy A") on October 10, 2001. He associated with popular singers such as Shota Shimizu, Miliyah Kato and Hiromi Go.[1] Since he has long career in Japan, he is called "Brother Dohzi" by other musicians.[2] He is also known for his ability to find new singers.[1] Dohzi-T and DJ Bass were featured in Ayumi Hamasaki's song "Nothing from Nothing", released by Nippon Columbia on September 21, 1995.[3] However, Hamasaki soon left from the record label and became a pop singer under Avex Trax. In January 2008, he collaborated with Thelma Aoyama in a song "This Day" on her CD single "Soba ni Iru ne". In June 2008, he released his single "Mō Ichi do...", featuring Beni. It sold over two million ringtone downloads.[2] Soon after "Mō Ichi Do..." released an album named 12 Love Stories including "Mō Ichi do..." as well as other collaboration songs with YU-A (from Foxxi misQ), Thelma Aoyama, JUJU and many more. The album was ranked as No. 3 on the weekly Oricon chart making it Dohzi-T's highest ranked album.
