歌い手, utaite) A Japanese term for
people who cover previously released songs and
post them on Nico Nico Douga under the utattemita category. The term "utaite" is unique to Nico Nico Douga singers, making it different from "kashu" (歌手 kashu), which means "singer" in general.Generally, utaite do cover songs for Vocaloid original songs, anime and game related songs, and J-Pops. They also do parodies with different lyrics for
popular songs, intended for amusement