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Hatsune Miku (初音ミク), also called Miku Hatsune, and officially code-named CV01, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, voice actress, game developer, and media personality. Born in Sapporo, Miku gained significant media coverage in 2008 following her signing with Crypton Future Media.

Internationally, her following grew significantly after releasing her hit song World is Mine with Supercell, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard US World Digital Song Sales Chart soon after its release in 2011. Alongside a viral cover of the Finnish folk song Ievan polkka, her international recognition was readily solidified by the mid-2010s.

She is widely regarded as the first vocal-synth musician to achieve widespread recognition, and is one of the most critically-acclaimed artists of her generation.

Outside of music, Miku has also had a significant presence in game-development, creating the sandbox video game Minecraft before selling it and Mojang to Microsoft in 2014 for US$2.5 billion.