She also made an appearance at New Jersey's AnimeNEXT event in April. In 2017, Ueda played the roles of Hiromi Maiharu in Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club and Shiori Shinomiya in Sakura Quest.
That same year, she made her debut as a singer, releasing the mini-album RefRain on December 21. She was also cast as Lily Shirogane in Aikatsu Stars!, Mira Yurisaki in Dimension W, Sophie Noelle in Kuromukuro, and Mallow in Pokémon: Sun & Moon.
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In 2016, Ueda played the role of Hane Sakura, the protagonist of the anime series Bakuon!! she and her co-stars performed the show's ending theme "Buon! Buon! Ride On!!" ( ぶぉん! ぶぉん! らいど・おん!, Buon! Buon! Raido On!).
She was also one of three recipients of the Best New Actress Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards. The following year, she was cast as Meika Katai in Mikagura School Suite, Mikan Akemi in My Monster Secret, and Elena Arshavina in World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman. In 2014, Ueda was cast in her first main role as Naru Sekiya, the protagonist of the anime series Hanayamata she and her co-stars performed the series' opening theme "Hana wa Odoreya Iroha ni Ho" ( 花ハ踊レヤいろはにほ, Dancing in the Scent of Flowers) under the name Team Hanayamata. In 2013, she voiced 18 sisters in the anime series Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono. She also became part of the voice actor unit Anisoni∀ together with three other 81 Produce newcomers: Rie Takahashi, Chiyeri Hayashida, and Kayoto Tsumita. Her first role was in the anime series Inazuma Eleven: Chrono Stone. Ueda won the Second Class Grand Prix in an audition held by the agency 81 Produce in 2011, and formally joined the agency the following year. During her third year of high school, she applied for a voice acting audition only three days before the deadline of it. She decided to become a voice actor because, among other reasons, she wanted to change her personality. While a member of her junior high school's theater club, she became interested in becoming a voice actress after interacting with a club member who wanted to pursue that profession. From an early age, she had an interest in performing, joining her school's theater club in elementary. Ueda was born in Toyama Prefecture on January 17, 1994.