Seiko Matsuda ( Japanese 松田 聖 子 , Matsuda Seiko , actually Noriko Kamachi ( 蒲 池 法子 ); born March 10, 1962 in Kurume ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter .
Life
In 1980 she had her breakthrough with the song Hadashi no Kisetsu . In the same year, Kaze wa Aki-iro became her first of a total of 24 consecutive number-one hits in Japan. In 1990 Seiko Matsuda tried to gain a foothold in America and Europe with her English-language album Seiko . The single The Right Combination , a duet with Donnie Wahlberg , a member of the New Kids on the Block , was a hit in both Europe and the USA. The second single from this album Was It the Future, however, flopped, and the album itself only sold mediocre. In 1996 she released the ballad I'll Be There For You, a duet with Robbie Nevil .
In addition to her singing career, Matsuda also appears regularly on Japanese and American television (for example in the series King of the Hill ) and played a few minor roles in movies, such as Mercilessly Beautiful or Armageddon . In 2010 she took on a guest role in an episode of the American series Bones .
Seiko Matsuda was married to actor Masaki Kanda from 1985 to 1997 and from this marriage has a daughter who is also active in the music business under the name Sayaka .
Discography (selection)
Albums
1980: Squall
1980: North Wind
1981: 風 立 ち ぬ (Kaze Tachinu)
1981: silhouette
1982: Pineapple
1982: Candy
1983: ユ ー ト ピ ア (Utopia)
1983: Canary
1984: Tinker Bell
1984: Windy Shadow
1985: The 9th Wave
1985: Sound of My Heart
1986: Supreme
1987: Strawberry Time
1988: Citron
1989: ゴ ヤ… 歌 で つ づ る 生涯
1989: Precious Moment
1990: Seiko
1990: We Are Love
1991: Eternal
1992: 1992 Nouvelle Vague
1992: Sweet Memories '93
1993: Diamond Expression
1993: A Time for Love
1994: Glorious Revolution
1995: It's Style'95
1996: Vanity Fair
1996: Was It the Future
1996: Guardian Angel
1997: My Story
1997: Sweetest Time
1998: Forever
1999: Seiko Matsuda: Re-Mixes
1999: 永遠 の 少女
2000: 20th Party
2000: 松 田聖子 Seiko Remixes 2000
2001: Love & Emotion Vol. 1
2001: Love & Emotion Vol. 2
2002: Area62
2004: Sunshine
2005: Fairy
2005: Under the Beautiful Stars
2006: Bless You
2006: Eternal II
2007: Baby's Breath
2008: My Pure Melody
2010: My Prelude
2011: Cherish
2012: Very Very
2013: A Girl in the Wonderland
2014: Dream & Fantasy
2015: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
2016: Shining Star
Singles
1980: Hadashi no Kisetsu
1980: Aoi Sangoshou
1980: Kaze wa Aki Iro
1981: Cherry Blossom
1981: Natsu no Tobira
1981: Shiroi Parasol
1981: Kaze Tachi Nu
1982: Akai Sweet Pea
1982: Nagisa no Balcony
1982: Komugi Iro no Mermaid
1982: Nobara no Etude
1983: Himitsu no Hanazono
1983: Tengoku no Kiss
1983: Glass no Ringo / Sweet Memories
1983: Hitomi wa Diamond
1984: Rock'n Rouge
1984: Jikan no Kuni no Alice
1984: Pink no Mozart
1984: Heart no Earing
1985: Tenshi no Wink
1985: Boy no Kisetsu
1985: Dancing Shoes
1987: Strawberry Time
1987: Pearl-White Eve
1988: Marakech
1988: Tabidachi no Freesia
1989: Precious Heart
1990: The Right Combination (duet with Donnie Wahlberg )
1990: Who's That Boy
1990: We Are Love
1992: Kitto, Mata Aeru
1992: Anata no Subete ni Naritai
1993: Taisetsu na Anata
1993: A Touch of Destiny
1993: Kakowareta, Ai jing
1994: Mou Ichido, Hajime Kara
1994: Kagayaita Kisetsu e Tabidatou
1995: Suteki ni, Once again
1996: Anata ni Aitakute
1996: Let's Talk About It
1996: I'll Be There For You (duet with Robbie Nevil )
1996: Sayonara no Shunkan
1997: Watashi Dake no Tenshi
1997: Gone with the Rain
1998: Koisuru Omoi
1998: Touch the Love
1999: Kanashimi no Boat
2000: 20th Party
2000: Shanhai Love Song
2000: Unseasonable Shore
2000: True Love Story (duet with Hiromi Go )
2000: The Sound of Fire
2001: Anata Shika Mienai
2001: Ai Ai
2002: Suteki na Ashita
2002: All to You
2002: Just for Tonight
2003: Call Me
2004: Aitai
2004: Smile on Me (duet with Takaaki Ishibashi )
2005: Eien Sae Kanji ta Yoru
2005: I'll Fall in Love
2005: Shiawase na Kimochi
2006: Bless You
2007: Namidaga Tada Koborerudake
2007: Manatsu No YoNo Yume (duet with Takashi Fujii )
2007: Christmas No Yoru
2008: Love is All
2010: Ikutsu no Yoake o Kazoetara
2011: Tokubetsu na Koibito
2012: Namida no Shizuku
2013: Lulu!
2013: Yume ga Samete (duet with Chris Hart)
2014: I Love You ~ Anata no Hohoemi ~
2015: Eien no Motto Hate Made / Wakusei ni Naritai
2016: Bara no Yoni string Sakura no Yoni Chitte
Filmography (selection)
1974: Let's go young (TV series)
1981: Nogiku no haka
1996: Angels with Bloody Hands ( Final Vendetta )
1997: Big Easy ( The Big Easy , TV series, 2 episodes)
1998: Armageddon - The Last Judgment ( Armageddon )
1999: Drop Dead Gorgeous ( Drop Dead Gorgeous )
2000: Partners
2001: Sennen no koi: Hikaru Genji monogatari
2007: Shanghai Baby
2010: Bones ( Bones , TV series, 1 episode)
2012: Tairano Kiyomori (TV series, 1 episode)
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Chart sources: UK US
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