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Takeuchi Mariya

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Takeuchi Mariya (竹内まりや) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and composer. Her legal name after marriage is Yamashita Mariya (山下まりや)

History[]

Takeuchi was born into a wealthy family of innkeepers that run the historic Takenoya Ryoukan[1] near the Izumo Taisha Shrine. Uninterested in the family business, she pursued other paths, and chose to join an international transfer student program in high school. While placed at Rock Falls Township Public High School in Illinois, she joined the school chorus and began working with music as a hobby. After returning from the United States, she decided to study English full time, and enrolled in Keio University’s English Language and Literature department. While in college, she also continued with her music hobby by joining student bands and working as a music reporter.

Her music career began when she recorded studio vocals for the 1978 Victor compilation Loft Sessions (1), which eventually led her to a solo contract with RCA. Debuting on November 25, 1978, she was initially marketed as an idol singer, but never felt comfortable with that role. In 1981, severe vocal strain led to a brief hospitalization. Soon after she announced a hiatus, officially due to health issues, but also due to burnout and unhappiness as an idol singer. In 1982 while still on hiatus from entertainment, she married singer-songwriter Yamashita Tatsuro and shifted to songwriting, penning hits for other artists under her maiden name.

In 1984, she transferred to MOON and released Variety, her first self-produced album, and simultaneously announced her full return to the music industry. Since then, she has remained an active singer-songwriter.

Discography[]

Albums
  1. [1978.11.25] BEGINNING
  2. [1979.05.21] UNIVERSITY STREET
  3. [1980.03.05] LOVE SONGS
  4. [1980.12.05] Miss M
  5. [1981.10.21] PORTRAIT
  6. [1984.04.25] VARIETY
  7. [1987.08.12] REQUEST
  8. [1992.10.22] Quiet Life
  9. [2001.08.22] Bon Appetit!
  10. [2007.05.23] Denim
  11. [2014.09.10] TRAD
  12. [2024.10.23] Precious Days
Best Albums
  1. [1982.06.05] VIVA MARIYA!!
  2. [1984.08.05] TAKEUCHI MARIYA RE-COLLECTION (Unofficial)
  3. [1994.07.25] Impressions
  4. [2008.10.01] Expressions
Live Albums
  1. [2000.11.22] Souvenir ~Mariya Takeuchi Live
Cover Albums
  1. [2003.10.29] Longtime Favorites
Compilation Albums
  1. [2013.12.04] Mariya's Songbook

Singles
  1. [1978.11.25] Modotte Oide・Watashi no Jikan (戻っておいで・私の時間)
  2. [1979.02.05] DREAM OF YOU ~LEMON LIME no Aoi Kaze~ (ドリーム・オブ・ユー 〜レモンライムの青い風〜)
  3. [1979.08.21] SEPTEMBER (セプテンバー)
  4. [1980.02.05] Fushigi na PEACH PIE (不思議なピーチパイ)
  5. [1980.07.21] Futari no VACANCE (二人のバカンス)
  6. [1980.12.05] SWEETEST MUSIC
  7. [1981.04.05] Ichigo no Yuuwaku (イチゴの誘惑)
  8. [1981.09.25] SPECIAL DELIVERY ~Tokubetsu Koku-bin (SPECIAL DELIVERY 〜特別航空便)
  9. [1981.12.16] NATALIE / APPLE PAPPLE PRINCESS (NATALIE/アップル・パップル・プリンセス)
  10. [1984.04.10] Moichidou / Honki de Only You 「Let's Get Married」 (もう一度/本気でオンリーユー 「Let's Get Married」)
  11. [1984.08.25] Mersey Beat de Utawasete (マージービートで唄わせて)
  12. [1985.03.25] PLASTIC LOVE (EXTENDED CLUB MIX)
  13. [1986.03.25] Koi no Arashi (恋の嵐)
  14. [1986.10.25] Jiku no Tabibito (時空の旅人)
  15. [1987.07.25] Yume no Tsuzuki (夢の続き)
  16. [1987.11.28] AFTER YEARS / Eki (AFTER YEARS/駅)
  17. [1988.11.28] Genki wo Dashite (元気を出して)
  18. [1989.09.12] Single Again (シングル・アゲイン)
  19. [1990.09.18] Kokuhaku (告白)
  20. [1992.05.25] Manhattan Kiss (マンハッタン・キス)
  21. [1992.11.10] Uchi ni Kaerou (家に帰ろう)
  22. [1993.07.10] Shiawase no Sagashikata (幸せの探し方)
  23. [1994.03.25] Ashita no Watashi (明日の私)
  24. [1994.05.10] Junai Rhapsody (純愛ラプソディ)
  25. [1994.09.25] Honki de Only You / Forever Friends (本気でオンリーユー/Forever Friends)
  26. [1995.11.20] Konya wa Hearty Party (今夜はHearty Party)
  27. [1996.11.18] Lonely Woman / Tell me, tell me (ロンリー・ウーマン/Tell me, tell me)
  28. [1998.11.18] Camouflage / Winter Lovers (カムフラージュ/Winter Lovers)
  29. [1999.09.22] Tenshi no Tameiki / Soulmate wo Sagashite (天使のため息／ソウルメイトを探して)
  30. [2001.02.28] Mayonaka no Nightingale (真夜中のナイチンゲール)
  31. [2001.09.19] Mainichi ga Special (毎日がスペシャル)
  32. [2001.11.07] Nostalgia (ノスタルジア)
  33. [2006.09.06] Henshin / Synchronicity 「Suteki na Guzen」 (返信／シンクロニシティ 「素敵な偶然」)
  34. [2006.12.06] Slow Love (スロー・ラヴ)
  35. [2007.03.07] Ashita no Nai Koi (明日のない恋)
  36. [2007.08.08] Chance no Maegami / Jinsei no Tobira (チャンスの前髪／人生の扉)
  37. [2008.05.21] Shiawase no Monosashi / Ureshikute Samishihi 「Your Wedding Day」 (幸せのものさし／うれしくてさみしい日 「Your Wedding Day」)
  38. [2008.11.26] En no Ito (縁の糸)
  39. [2010.11.03] Whisky ga, wo suki desho (ウイスキーが、お好きでしょ)
  40. [2012.01.25] Inochi no Uta (いのちの歌)
  41. [2013.02.27] Tasogare Diary (たそがれダイアリー)
  42. [2013.07.03] Dear Angie ~Anata wa Makenai / Sorezore no Yoru (Dear Angie 〜あなたは負けない／それぞれの夜)
  43. [2014.07.28] Shizuka na Densetsu (静かな伝説)
  44. [2023.12.20] Kimi no Ibasho (Have a Good Time Here) (君の居場所 (Have a Good Time Here))
Digital Singles
  1. [2014.06.10] Aloha-shiki Renai Shinan (アロハ式恋愛指南)
  2. [2016.04.27] Kyou no Omoi (今日の想い)
Corporation Digital Singles
  1. [2016.04.20] Let It Be Me

Trivia[]

  • She is married to Yamashita Tatsuro. Takeuchi was a fan of Yamashita's group SUGAR BABE and saw them live a few times during her university days. Eventually they began working together as studio musicians for RCA, and Yamashita was assigned to some of Takeuchi's early works as a composer and/or arranger. The pair struck up a friendship and eventually began dating.[2]
    • The couple have one child, a girl, who was born in 1984. Much of Variety was recorded while Takeuchi was pregnant.
  • She has two brothers and three sisters. She was the fourth child born.
  • She had the nickname "Mako" when studying in America as a transfer student.

External links[]

  1. ↑ https://en.takenoya-ryokan.co.jp/
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130627052753/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20130624/oth13062405040008-n1.html
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