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Mariya Takeuchi

1955 - Today

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Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Regarded as an influential figure in the city pop genre, she is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan, having sold over 16 million records, and has received several accolades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mariya Takeuchi has received more than 1,783,666 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Mariya Takeuchi is the 388th most popular singer (up from 558th in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from Japan (up from 752nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 388 out of 3,528Before her are Patricia Kaas, Zdravko Čolić, André Claveau, Đorđe Balašević, Tracy Chapman, and Frankie Valli. After her are Cecilia Bartoli, Lisa Marie Presley, Pinetop Perkins, Carl Perkins, Mory Kanté, and Neda Ukraden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 89Before her are Iman, Miguel Ferrer, Matthias Jabs, Maria Shriver, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Mira Furlan. After her are Ron Johnson, Hans-Peter Briegel, Zbigniew Preisner, Debra Winger, Valdis Zatlers, and David Julius.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 539 out of 6,048Before her are Kinuyo Tanaka (1909), Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880), Emperor Junnin (733), Naoki Urasawa (1960), Mako (1933), and Tokugawa Ieharu (1737). After her are Tatsuya Shiji (1938), Toshio Suzuki (1948), Shinran (1173), Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931), Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (1905), and Masanobu Izumi (1944).

Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 2Before her are Kyu Sakamoto (1941). After her are Seiko Matsuda (1962), Yoko Kanno (1963), Akina Nakamori (1965), Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Yumi Matsutoya (1954), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Izumi Sakai (1967), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), and Namie Amuro (1977).