Hàl has been played on NTS in shows including Mil Townley, featured first on 31 January 2024. Songs played include 海の音.

hàl, a.k.a. Uesaka Haruko (上坂晴子), was born March 17, 1979 in Akita, Japan. She is a female singer-songwriter signed to the Victor Entertainment label.

She debuted in 1996 with the single "Hitch Hike 〜to where I belong〜" when she was just a high school student. She would go on to release a mini-album entitled, "another side of life" and a second single, "CUTE" before graduating high school. Her first album, "way of my attitude" was released in 1997. As of 2009, she has released 9 singles, 3 mini-albums, and 4 albums, a limited edition self-selection album, and a best of album, "ゴールデン☆ベスト (Golden☆Best)."

"もう青い鳥は飛ばない (Bluebird won't fly anymore)" which was released in 1998, is noted for being chosen by manga artist Kubo Tite as the image song of Arisawa Tatsuki, a female character in the manga series Bleach.

While working as a singer, she has also worked as a model, radio DJ. hal started acting in 2006, appearing in CMs, films, and television dramas such as "Suppli" and "Galileo." Lately, she has primarily been pursuing a career as an author.

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