Mieko Kawakami (
川上未映子, born in August 29, 1976) is a Japanese singer and writer from Osaka.
She was awarded the 138th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction (2007) for her novel
Chichi to Ran (乳と卵) (
Breasts and Eggs).
Kawakami has released three albums and three singles as a singer.