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Tak Matsumoto

1961 - Today

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Takahiro Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Matsumoto Takahiro; born March 27, 1961, in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan by certifications. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tak Matsumoto is the 1,931st most popular singer (up from 2,097th in 2024), the 1,782nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,718th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tak Matsumoto ranks 1,932 out of 4,381. Before him are Kelly Clarkson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ne-Yo, Heather Nova, Mabel, and Irma Thomas. After him are June Anderson, Miroslav Škoro, Arsenie Todiraș, Lawrence Tibbett, and DJ Ötzi.

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Among people born in 1961, Tak Matsumoto ranks 445. Before him are Scott Cohen, Bernard Casoni, José Manuel Ochotorena, Stjepan Deverić, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, and Luis Herrera. After him are Dan Marino, K.d. lang, Chris Anderson, Niels Arden Oplev, Kent Nielsen, and Randy Spears.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tak Matsumoto ranks 1,782 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Mutsuhiko Nomura (1940), Koichi Higashi (1978), Kim Eui-tae (1941), Yusuke Suzuki (1982), and Masahiro Fukuda (1966). After him are Osamu Taninaka (1964), Shinji Ono (1979), Hisanori Shirasawa (1964), Keiji Koizumi (1976), Naohiro Takahara (1979), and Naohiro Kitade (1973).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Tak Matsumoto ranks 24. Before him are Toshi (1965), Nikka Costa (1972), Yutaka Ozaki (1965), Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Mika Nakashima (1983), and Koshi Inaba (1964). After him are Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Shizuka Kudo (1970), Yoko Takahashi (1966), Kōji Wada (1974), Sana (1996), and Daimaou Kosaka (1973).

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