Since 1981, every single she has released has charted on the Oricon Charts. įollowing the success of her ventures throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Takeuchi began releasing albums less frequently, her latest release being in 2014 as she shifted her focus to work and releasing standalone singles. The song has since attained a cult following and is seen as the staple in a revival of interest in city pop in the late 2010s. The track " Plastic Love" was released in 1985 as a single, and became a surprise hit outside of Japan in 2017, after a YouTube upload of the song went viral. Three years later, Takeuchi and her husband Tatsuro Yamashita signed with Moon Records, and she made her comeback with her sixth studio album Variety in 1984, which was released internationally and shot her to mainstream success, and peaked at No. Takeuchi then announced she would go on a temporary hiatus in 1981, terminating her contract with RCA records. She then released four albums between 19, all of which obtained commercial success, including the 1980 album Love Songs, which became her first work to peak at No. She made her singing debut after signing with the RCA record label in 1978, with whom she released her debut album Beginning, which peaked at No. Takeuchi was born in Taisha, Hikawa district, now the city of Izumo, Shimane, and attended Keio University. Her husband is Tatsuro Yamashita, a singer-songwriter and record producer.
Regarded as an influential figure in the city pop genre, she is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan, having sold over 16 million records, and has received several accolades. Mariya Takeuchi ( 竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born on 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer and songwriter.
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