SINGER

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 1,870,581 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Mariya Takeuchi is the 473rd most popular singer (down from 388th in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 537th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 473 out of 4,381. Before her are Michel Sardou, Lasse Berghagen, Waylon Jennings, Kevin Federline, Manuel García, and Séverine. After her are Haddaway, Neil Tennant, Emilio Pericoli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marek Grechuta, and IU.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 114. Before her are Miguel Ferrer, Simon Rattle, Vladimir Petrović, Eric Schmidt, Siri Hustvedt, and Brigitte Lahaie. After her are Zbigniew Preisner, Gloria Guida, Mulatu Teshome, John de Mol Jr., Andreas Gursky, and Rolf Lassgård.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 653 out of 6,245. Before her are Takashi Murakami (1962), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Sōsuke Uno (1922), Hōnen (1133), and Takeo Takagi (1892). After her are Keisuke Okada (1868), Emperor Sanjō (976), Katsu Kaishū (1823), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Prince Kan'in Kotohito (1865), and Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Mariya Takeuchi ranks 2. Before her are Kyu Sakamoto (1941). After her are Damo Suzuki (1950), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Seiko Matsuda (1962), Joji (1992), Yumi Matsutoya (1954), Namie Amuro (1977), Atsushi Sakurai (1966), Izumi Sakai (1967), and Akina Nakamori (1965).

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