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Yumi Matsutoya

1954 - Today

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Yumi Matsutoya (松任谷 由実, Matsutōya Yumi; born January 19, 1954), nicknamed Yuming (ユーミン, Yūmin), is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and pianist. Generally the writer of both the lyrics and the music in her songs, she is renowned for her idiosyncratic voice and live performances, and is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Japanese popular music. Her recording career has been commercially successful with more than 42 million records sold. In 1990, her album The Gates of Heaven became the first album to be certified "2x million" by the RIAJ, and she has had twenty-one No. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yumi Matsutoya is the 1,221st most popular singer (down from 1,112th in 2019), the 1,244th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,141st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yumi Matsutoya ranks 1,221 out of 4,381. Before her are Jerome Flynn, Isabel Pantoja, Lian Ross, Sylvester, Indira Radić, and Willeke Alberti. After her are Demi Lovato, Max Lorenz, Majida El Roumi, Nora Nova, Yuri Shevchuk, and Nas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Yumi Matsutoya ranks 294. Before her are Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji, Mario Testino, Trevor Francis, Jozef Barmoš, Eliseo Salazar, and Cathy Carr. After her are Nancy Wilson, Tina Charles, Rosi Braidotti, Marie-Theres Nadig, Dragan Vasiljković, and Stina Ekblad.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yumi Matsutoya ranks 1,244 out of 6,245. Before her are Peter Takeo Okada (1941), Naoto Ohshima (1964), Shirase Nobu (1861), Shinji Kagawa (1989), Yasushi Akutagawa (1925), and Kazuo Ozaki (1960). After her are Nobuyuki Kato (1920), Yutaka Ikeuchi (1961), Noriko Ishibashi (1970), Yoshiko Kuga (1931), Ikue Ōtani (1965), and Yōichi Takahashi (1960).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Yumi Matsutoya ranks 7. Before her are Kyu Sakamoto (1941), Mariya Takeuchi (1955), Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Seiko Matsuda (1962), and Damo Suzuki (1950). After her are Akina Nakamori (1965), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Yoko Kanno (1963), Namie Amuro (1977), Izumi Sakai (1967), and Atsushi Sakurai (1966).

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