Taeko Onuki

Taeko Onuki ( Japanese 大 貫 妙 子 Õnuki Taeko * November 28, 1953 in Suginami , Tokyo ), also called Ta-bo ( Japanese タ ー 坊 Tābō ), is a Japanese singer-songwriter , composer , pianist , guitarist and writer . She was also the composer and singer of the band SUGAR BABE from 1973 until its dissolution in 1976 . She moves in a wide variety of musical genres such as jazz , new wave , city ​​pop and world music .

Career

Taeko Onuki was born in Suginami , Tokyo in 1953 . Her father was one of the kamikaze pilots in World War II. At the age of 20 she worked in a band called SUGER BABE as a composer , singer and professional musician . In 1976 Taeko debuted with her album Gray Skies .

Careers (Suger Babe)

1973 to 1976

SUGER BABE is a Japanese band formed in 1973by singer Taeko Onuki and singer Tatsuro Yamashita .

Now they are very famous all over the world. But at the time, critics were not enthusiastic. They found that buyers had lost interest and so the band split in 1976, just 1 year after their first album was released.

Solo career

Since 1976

After the band ended, she started her solo career in 1976 with titles like Gray Skies . The following year she released her second album SUNSHOWER .

In 1978 she changed the record company once because she was not satisfied with the album Mignonne . Onuki then moved there at the invitation of the record label Sony Music Entertainment Japan . In the 1980s Onuki released various children's song albums. There were also excursions into the world of television.

In addition to her singing career, Onuki also appears regularly on Japanese radio (for example in the series NIGHT STORIES ). She also composed the score for the film Shall we dance? (1996). The title track she sang Shall we dance? became a hit. In 1998 Onuki won the Japanese Academy Award (JAA, Japanese 日本 ア カ デ ミ ー 賞, nippon academii shō).

Discography

Studio albums

publication	title	Record company
April 25, 1975	SONGS ( SUGER BABE )	NIAGARA
September 25, 1976	Gray Skies [グ レ イ ・ ス カ イ ズ]	CROWN
July 25, 1977	Sunshower [サ ン シ ャ ワ ー]
September 21, 1978	Mignonne [ミ ニ ヨ ン]	RCA / RVC
July 21, 1980	romantique [ロ マ ン テ ィ ー ク]
May 21, 1981	AVENTURE [ア ヴ ァ ン チ ュ ー ル]
September 21, 1982	Cliche [ク リ シ ェ]
October 21, 1983	SIGNIFIE [シ ニ フ ィ エ]	Dear Heart / RVC
5th June 1984	カ イ エ
June 21, 1985	コ パ ン [copine]
March 21, 1986	Comin 'Soon [カ ミ ン グ ・ ス ー ン]
June 21, 1987	ア フ リ カ 動物 パ ズ ル
5th October 1987	A Slice of Life [ス ラ イ ス ・ オ ブ ・ ラ イ フ]
September 21, 1988	PURISSIMA [プ リ ッ シ マ]
June 21, 1990	NEW MOON
February 26, 1992	DRAWING	TOSHIBA EMI
September 22, 1993	Shooting star in the blue sky
April 19, 1995	TCHAU [チ ャ オ！]
June 26, 1996	LIVE '93 Shooting star in the blue sky
November 27, 1996	pure acoustic [ピ ュ ア ・ ア コ ー ス テ ィ ッ ク]
June 6, 1997	LUCY [ル ー シ ー]
October 8, 1997	東京 日 和
February 24, 1999	attraction [ア ト ラ ク シ オ ン]
June 21, 2000	ensemble [ア ン サ ン ブ ル]
February 20, 2002	note [ノ ー ト]
February 16, 2005	One Fine Day [ワ ン ・ フ ァ イ ン ・ デ イ]
March 21, 2007	Boucles d'oreilles [ブ ッ ク ル ・ ド レ イ ユ]	SONY
November 10, 2010	UTAU (with Ryuichi Sakamoto )
June 10, 2015	Tint (with Ryota Komatsu )
December 21, 2016	TAEKO ONUKI meets AKIRA SENJU〜 Symphonic Concert 2016
18th September 2018	Pure Acoustic 2018

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