Mariko Takahashi (高橋 真梨子, Takahashi Mariko, born March 6, 1949 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female singer. She is known for her ballad pop songs.[1] She began her singing career in 1973 singing covers, but soon progressed to writing her own songs. She is also able to play piano and saxophone.
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Mariko Takahashi | |||||
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| Birth name | Mariko Morioka | ||||
| Born | (1949-03-06) March 6, 1949 (age 73) | ||||
| Origin | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Genres | Jazz, pop | ||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer | ||||
| Years active | 1973–present | ||||
| Labels | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| Website | www.the-musix.com/mariko | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 高橋 真梨子 | ||||
| Hiragana | たかはし まりこ | ||||
| Katakana | タカハシ マリコ | ||||
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On May 20, 2009, Takahashi released the cover album of Japanese male singers, No Reason: Otoko Gokoro, in which she covered Kyu Sakamoto's "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" and Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo." The album debuted at No. 7 on the Japanese Oricon album charts.[2] Representative works include'Peach Breath' (Peach Breath / 1984).
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