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Mariya Takeuchi

1955 - Today

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Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya; born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. With over 16 million records sold, Takeuchi is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan and is deemed the "Queen of City Pop" and an influential figure in the genre. Internationally, her song "Plastic Love" received a cult following and is credited as 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mariya Takeuchi is the 636th most popular singer (down from 473rd in 2019), the 840th most popular biography from Japan (down from 653rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 636 out of 4,381. Before her are Jorge Ben, Nelly Furtado, Sheryl Crow, Akon, G-Dragon, and Melissa Etheridge. After her are Fiorenza Cossotto, Ashanti, Peter Steele, Juice Wrld, Wilson Pickett, and Keb' Mo'.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 159. Before her are Eric Schmidt, Tūheitia Paki, Steve Jones, Mika Kaurismäki, Vladimir Petrović, and Andy Gray. After her are Sherif Ismail, Kelsey Grammer, Alberto Iglesias, Rolf Lassgård, Howard Jones, and Alan Sokal.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 840 out of 6,245. Before her are Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), Keisai Eisen (1790), Ryoji Yamanaka (1983), Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1933), Naoto Tajima (1912), and Shigeo Shingo (1909). After her are Kamo no Chōmei (1155), Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ennin (793), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Goro Yamada (1894), and Kazuyo Sejima (1956).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 2. Before her are Kyu Sakamoto (1941). After her are Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Seiko Matsuda (1962), Damo Suzuki (1950), Yumi Matsutoya (1954), Akina Nakamori (1965), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Yoko Kanno (1963), Namie Amuro (1977), and Izumi Sakai (1967).

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