Seiko Matsuda

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)

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Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

The Right Combination (with Donnie Wahlberg )   UK 44 08/18/1990 (5 weeks)   US 54 07/21/1990 (13 weeks)

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

• Seiko Matsuda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website
• Matsuda at Universal Music
• Matsuda at Sony Music

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: UK US