Seiko Matsuda
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Seiko Matsuda
松田聖子
Birth name 蒲池法子 (Noriko Kamachi)
Born March 10, 1962 (1962-03-10) (age 46)
Origin Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Genre(s) Japanese pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active 1980–present
Website Official Website

Seiko Matsuda (松田聖子 Matsuda Seiko?, born Kamachi Noriko, 蒲池法子, on March 10, 1962) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.

Born in Kurume, Fukuoka, she rose to fame in 1980 as a teen idol, making her debut with the song "Hadashi no Kisetsu". Later in the same year, "Kaze wa Aki-iro" became the first of her 24 consecutive number 1 hits in Japan.

Seiko used to hold the record for the most number 1 singles by a female singer (25 in all) until March 2006 when Ayumi Hamasaki's "Startin' / Born To Be..." reached number 1, making it her 26th single to top the charts. Nonetheless Seiko still holds the record of the most consecutive No.1 singles for a female artist, a record that she has been holding for two decades.

Seiko was also the first person in Japanese pop history to have a single and an album debut at No. 1 on Oricon Chart in the same week. In November 1984, Seiko released a single 'Heart No Earring' and album 'Seiko Town': both reached No. 1. The next time it happened was nearly nine years later, and so far only seven other artists had successfully topped the two major charts at the same time with new releases.

Seiko is also on the Top 3 list of Most No.1 albums, Most Top 10 singles and Most Top 10 albums. HMV Japan ranked her No. 10 Top Japanese Artist of All Time, and No. 7 Top Singer of All Time.

She attempted to break into the North American market with an English-language, self-titled album in 1990. She scored a hit with "The Right Combination", a duet with boy band New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg. Album sales were mediocre, however, and her follow-up Was it the Future failed to generate any significant sales. In 2002, Seiko's English dance hits "All To You" and "Just for Tonight" reached Billboard dance chart No. 8 and No. 2 respectively.

Seiko still holds annual concerts, Christmas dinner shows and New Year's Eve Countdown shows. Despite the high ticket prices (her dinner show tickets are the most expensive among female artists), she always performs to a sold out crowd.

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Personal life

Married to actor Masaki Kanda from 1985 to 1997, she has a daughter, also a singer, Sayaka Kanda.

In addition to music, her career includes appearances in television, film, commercials, and radio. Two books of photos of Matsuda, and two books about her, have been published.

Discography

Singles

  1. [1980.04.01] Hadashi no Kisetsu
  2. [1980.07.01] Aoi Sangoshou
  3. [1980.10.01] Kaze wa Aki Iro
  4. [1981.01.21] Cherry Blossom
  5. [1981.04.21] Natsu no Tobira
  6. [1981.07.21] Shiroi Parasol
  7. [1981.10.07] Kaze Tachi Nu
  8. [1982.01.21] Akai Sweet Pea
  9. [1982.04.21] Nagisa no Balcony
  10. [1982.07.21] Komugi Iro no Mermaid
  11. [1982.10.21] Nobara no Etude
  12. [1983.02.03] Himitsu no Hanazono
  13. [1983.04.27] Tengoku no Kiss
  14. [1983.08.01] Glass no Ringo/Sweet Memories
  15. [1983.10.28] Hitomi wa Diamond
  16. [1984.02.01] Rock'n Rouge
  17. [1984.05.10] Jikan no Kuni no Alice
  18. [1984.08.01] Pink no Mozart
  19. [1984.11.01] Heart no Earing
  20. [1985.01.30] Tenshi no Wink
  21. [1985.05.09] Boy no Kisetsu
  22. [1985.06.24] Dancing Shoes
  23. [1987.04.22] Strawberry Time
  24. [1987.11.06] Pearl-White Eve
  25. [1988.04.14] Marakech
  26. [1988.09.07] Tabidachi no Freesia
  27. [1989.11.15] Precious Heart
  28. [1990.07.15] The Right Combination duet with Donnie Wahlberg
  29. [1990.10.xx] Who's that boy
  30. [1990.11.21] We Are Love
  31. [1992.02.05] Kitto, Mata Aeru
  32. [1992.08.01] Anata no Subete ni Naritai
  33. [1993.04.21] Taisetsu na Anata
  34. [1993.05.21] A Touch of Destiny
  35. [1993.11.10] Kakowareta, Ai jing
  36. [1994.05.11] Mou Ichido, Hajime Kara
  37. [1994.12.01] Kagayaita Kisetsu e Tabidatou
  38. [1995.04.21] Suteki ni, Once again
  39. [1996.04.22] Anata ni Aitakute~Missing You~
  40. [1996.04.24] Let's Talk About It
  41. [1996.05.17] I'll Be There For You duet with Robbie Nevil
  42. [1996.11.18] Sayonara no Shunkan
  43. [1997.04.23] Watashi Dake no Tenshi~Angel~
  44. [1997.12.03] Gone with the rain
  45. [1998.06.17] Koisuru Omoi~Fall in love~
  46. [1998.11.26] Touch the Love
  47. [1999.10.27] Kanashimi no Boat
  48. [2000.05.17] 20th Party
  49. [2000.06.07] Shanghai Love Song
  50. [2000.06.14] Unseasonable Shore
  51. [2000.09.27] True Love Story duet with Hiromi Go
  52. [2000.11.29] The Sound of Fire
  53. [2001.06.20] Anata Shika Mienai
  54. [2001.11.14] Ai Ai~100% Pure Love~
  55. [2002.06.05] Suteki na Ashita
  56. [2003.06.04] Call me
  57. [2004.05.26] Aitai
  58. [2004.07.07] Smile on me duet with Takaaki Ishibashi
  59. [2005.02.02] Eien Sae Kanji ta Yoru
  60. [2005.08.24] I'll Fall In Love
  61. [2005.09.21] Shiawase na Kimochi
  62. [2006.04.26] Bless You
  63. [2007.05.23] Namidaga Tada Koborerudake
  64. [2007.08.01] Manatsu No YoNo Yume duet with Takashi Fujii
  65. [2007.11.21] Christmas No Yoru
  66. [2008.03.19] Hanabira Mau Kisetsu ni
  67. [2008.06.25] Love is all
  68. [2008.10.22] Ano Kagayaita Kisetsu

Albums

  1. [1980.08.01] Squall
  2. [1980.12.02] North Wind
  3. [1981.05.21] Silhouette
  4. [1981.10.21] Kazetachi nu
  5. [1982.05.21] Pineapple
  6. [1982.11.10] Candy
  7. [1983.06.01] Utopia
  8. [1983.12.10] Canary
  9. [1984.06.10] Tinker Bell
  10. [1984.12.08] Windy Shadow
  11. [1985.06.05] The 9th Wave
  12. [1985.08.15] Sound Of My Heart
  13. [1986.06.01] Supreme
  14. [1987.05.16] Strawberry Time
  15. [1988.05.11] Citron
  16. [1989.05.21] Goya...Uta Detsudzuru Shougai
  17. [1989.12.06] Precious Moment
  18. [1990.06.07] Seiko
  19. [1990.12.10] We Are Love
  20. [1991.05.02] Eternal
  21. [1992.03.25] 1992 Nouvelle Vague
  22. [1992.12.02] Sweet Memories '93
  23. [1993.05.21] Diamond Expression
  24. [1993.11.21] A Time for Love
  25. [1994.06.12] Glorious Revolution
  26. [1995.05.21] It's Style '95
  27. [1996.05.27] Vanity Fair
  28. [1996.05.14] Was It The Future
  29. [1996.12.05] Guardian Angel
  30. [1997.05.21] My Story
  31. [1997.12.03] Sweetest Time
  32. [1998.05.08] Forever
  33. [1999.10.06] Seiko Matsuda: Re-mixes
  34. [1999.12.18] Eien no Shoujo
  35. [2000.06.28] Seiko Matsuda: 20th Party
  36. [2000.09.27] seiko remixes 2000
  37. [2001.06.20] Love & Motion Vol.1
  38. [2001.11.28] Love & Motion Vol.2
  39. [2002.06.21] area62
  40. [2004.06.09] Sunshine
  41. [2005.04.06] fairy
  42. [2005.12.07] Under the beautiful stars
  43. [2006.05.31] bless you
  44. [2006.12.06] Eternal II
  45. [2007.06.06] Baby's Breath
  46. [2008.05.21] My pure melody (15,336 sold in 3 weeks)

Compilations

  1. [1981.11.01] Seiko・fragrance
  2. [1982.07.01] Seiko・index
  3. [1982.12.05] Kin Iro no Ribbon
  4. [1983.11.11] Seiko・plaza
  5. [1984.03.15] Touch Me, Seiko
  6. [1984.11.01] Seiko・Town
  7. [1984.11.21] Seiko・Avenue
  8. [1985.03.06] Seiko-Train
  9. [1985.11.10] Seiko・Box
  10. [1986.11.21] Love Ballade
  11. [1987.11.21] Snow Garden
  12. [1988.07.21] Seiko Monument
  13. [1991.11.21] Christmas Tree
  14. [1991.12.01] Bible
  15. [1994.12.01] Bible II
  16. [1996.03.01] Bible III
  17. [1996.09.21] Complete Bible
  18. [1996.11.01] Winter Tales
  19. [1997.06.21] Seaside: Summer Tales
  20. [1997.11.21] Dear
  21. [1998.07.18] Seiko Celebration
  22. [1998.11.30] Seiko '96-'98
  23. [1999.04.01] Ballad-20th Anniversary
  24. [2000.11.29] Love (Seiko Matsuda 20th Anniversary Best Selection)
  25. [2000.07.05] Seiko Suite
  26. [2003.11.27] Another side of Seiko 27
  27. [2004.04.14] Best of Best 27
  28. [2005.01.26] Seiko Smile (Seiko Matsuda 25th Anniversary Best Selection)

Soundtracks

  1. [1981.08.08] Nogiku no Haka
  2. [1983.07.01] Purumeria no Densetsu
  3. [1984.07.07] Natsufuku no Ivu
  4. [1985.05.03] Karibu. Ai no Symphony
  5. [1985.06.21] Penginzu Memory (Koufuku Monogatari)
  6. [1996.05.17] Surrogate Mother (I'll Be There For You duet with Robbie Nevil)

US releases

Albums

  1. 1990 Seiko
  2. 1996 Was It The Future
  3. 2002 Area62

Singles

  1. 1990 The Right Combination duet with Donnie Wahlberg (Billboard Top100 #56)
  2. 1991 All The Way To Heaven (Europe only)
  3. 1991 Who's That Boy (Promotion only)
  4. 1996 Let's Talk About It
  5. 1996 Good For You (Billboard Dance/Club Play #37)
  6. 2002 All To You (Billboard Dance/Club Play #19)
  7. 2002 Just For Tonight (Billboard Dance/Club Play #15)

Taiwan releases

Albums

  1. 2005 I'll Fall In Love: 愛的禮物

Further reading

  • "Matsuda, Seiko" in The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture. Schilling, Mark. New York: Weatherhill, 1997. ISBN 0834803801.

References

External links
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