Crystal Kay

Real Name : Crystal Kay Williams

Born: 02/26/1986 (36 yo)
Birth place: Yokohama (Japan)

Citizenship : Asian Countries, (Japan)
Ethnicity : American father and Korean mother

Occupation : Singer
Active Years: 1999-present

Summary

Crystal Kay is a Japanese recording artist and radio host and occasional actress. She debuted at the age of 13.

Kay was born and raised in Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture to an African American father and a Zainichi Korean mother. Her father was a bassist from New Jersey and a sailor in the United States Navy stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. Her mother was a 23-year-old professional singer with one album while her father played music as a hobby.

Biography

After releasing her debut single "Eternal Memories" (1999) Kay gained fame for her third studio album, Almost Seventeen (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Oricon charts. Almost Seventeen eventually sold over 400,000 copies and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Kay, formerly signed to Epic Records, a sub-label of Sony Music Japan for 12 years, suddenly transferred to Delicious Deli Records, a sub-label of Universal Music Japan in 2011.

As of July 2009, Kay has released ten albums. Her seventh studio album, All Yours (2007) became Kay's first number-one release in her career when it debuted on top of the Oricon chart in June 2007. Kay has sold over two million records in Japan as of 2009. Throughout her career, Kay has collaborated with M-Flo and BoA, Chemistry as well as other well-known recording artists.