![]() Hatsune Miku’s real origins date all the way back to 1961, when a small group of scientists working at the Nokia-owned Bell Labs got one of their computers to sing the old tune ‘Daisy Bell’ through vocoder. And despite existing as merely an electronic simulacra, she seems more real too. Yet in the eyes of her millions of adoring fans, Hatsune Miku is more cutting-edge and futuristic than any of those musicians. ![]() Hatsune Miku’s style of computerized singing has also been done before by countless Vocoder-loving DJs in their tunes. ![]() The most popular example of this has been with musicians like Tupac and Roy Orbison rising from the grave to rock the stage as holograms. Hatsune Miku’s sci-fi aesthetic is nothing unique. ‘It is an important aspect for us that Hatsune Miku can reach many mediums, beyond its core audience.’ ‘Hatsune Miku doesn’t only appeal to musicians and artists but is also used by scientists and researchers,’ creator Hiroyuki Itoh said in an interview with JRock News. ![]() It’s been over thirteen years since Hatsune Miku burst onto the scene, and her popularity has since expanded beyond the realm of otaku pop. ![]()
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