Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1955-03-20
Discography
- BEGINNING1978
- University Street1979
- Love Songs1980
- Miss M1980
- Portrait1981
- Variety1984
- REQUEST1987
- Quiet Life1992
- Bon Appetit!2001
- Long Time Favorites2003
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- Listeners
- 598,501
- Total plays
- 8,021,312
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born March 20, 1955) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for her catchy and upliftingly romantic pop tunes and her unique tender voice. Her career started in the late 70s and she's still going surprisingly strong, especially for her slowed down pace, with her albums still reaching #1. In total she's already sold over 15 million records. She is married to singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mariya+Takeuchi">Re
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Miyabi, MAKO (as a lyricist)
- Born
- Takeuchi Mariya , ( 1955-03-20 ) 20 March 1955 (age 71) , Kizukiminami, Taisha-machi , Hikawa-gun (Current: Izumo-shi ), Shimane Prefecture , Japan
- Genres
- J-pop Kayōkyoku city pop funk soul disco
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, record producer
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Labels
- RCA (1978–1982), Alfa Moon (1984–1987), Moon / MMG (1987–1993), Moon / East/West Japan (1994–1997), Moon / Warner Music Japan (1998–present)
- Spouse
- Tatsuro Yamashita ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Website
- mariyat .co .jp
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Encyclopedic overview
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya; born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as the "Queen of City Pop", Takeuchi is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan with over 16 million records sold. Internationally, her 1985 song "Plastic Love" became a sleeper hit and the catalyst of the 21st century revival of city pop.
Takeuchi was born in Taisha, Hikawa district, now the city of Izumo, Shimane, and attended Keio University. She signed with RCA in 1978, releasing five albums under the label which appeared on the Oricon Charts, including her chart-topping third effort Love Songs [ja] (1980). She terminated her contract with RCA in 1981 and announced a temporary hiatus. In 1982, she married singer and songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita. She signed with Moon Records in 1984, and internationally released her sixth studio album Variety that same year to commercial success. She has since released seven more studio albums and one live album. All of her works have continued to appear on the Oricon Charts, and since 2001, each one of her albums have topped it.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mariya Takeuchi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.