Yumi Matsutoya
Yumi Matsutoya (Japanese松 任 谷 由 実, Matsutoya Yumi, born January 19, 1954 in Hachioji as Yumi Arai (荒 井 由 実, Arai Yumi ) ), also Yuming (ユーミン, Yumin ) called, is a Japanese J - pop singer and songwriter.
Life
She was born in Hachioji in Tokyo as Yumi Arai. In 1972, she debuted with her single Henji wa Iranai ( roughly: " No response necessary "). The following year, she released her first album Hikoki - gumo ( " contrails "). In 1976 she married her producer Masataka Matsutoya and was henceforth known as Yumi Matsutoya. Their lyrics are in Japanese and English.
Throughout her career, she has sold approximately 38 million singles and albums. Your most successful album is The Dancing Sun from 1994 until 2001 Yumi Matsutoya was the most successful solo artist in Japan, as measured by sales.; today it stands in sixth place.
As a songwriter she has also written numerous articles for other musicians under the name Karuho Kureta (呉 田 軽 穂, Kureta Karuho ).