# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shota-shimizu
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:21:19.776Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shota-shimizu"
name: "Shota Shimizu"
slug: "shota-shimizu"
description: "Shota Shimizu  is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician from Yao, Osaka, Japan, who debuted in 2008. On June 1, 2008, Shimizu performed at Central Park in New York City during the annual Japan Day Festival. Shota Shimizu went to a local Christian school in Osaka where he learned how to sing gospel music. He became captivated with soul music, which is how his music career started. He was inspired by Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, and Ray Charles."
tagline: "Japanese singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shimizu_Shota_Japan_Day_2008_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1989-02-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.65
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.51995733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 620000
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/sshota0227"
    handle:    "sshota0227"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@shotashimizu_official"
    handle:    "shotashimizu_official"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3062189/"
    handle:    "nm3062189"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ZjWbNQAjL74Pf4aqikIz2"
    handle:    "2ZjWbNQAjL74Pf4aqikIz2"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.shimizushota.com"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3cmuTwVzTXROJdaT7xw6w"
    handle:    "@shimizushotasmej"
    followers: 620000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/864992"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%88"
    title: "شوتا شيميزو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shota_Shimizu"
    title: "Shota Shimizu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shota_Shimizu"
    title: "Shota Shimizu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%BF%94%E5%A4%AA"
    title: "清水翔太"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%EB%AF%B8%EC%A6%88_%EC%87%BC%ED%83%80"
    title: "시미즈 쇼타"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shota_Shimizu"
    title: "Shota Shimizu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0_%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B8"
    title: "โชตะ ชิมิซุ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shota_Shimizu"
    title: "Shota Shimizu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%BF%94%E5%A4%AA"
    title: "清水翔太"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E7%BF%94%E5%A4%AA"
    title: "清水翔太"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9262c0e1-c37e-4b87-896f-f394e70515fa"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139798"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3990198"
    title: "Shota Shimizu"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump