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Single Again (Mariya Takeuchi Song)
is the 18th single by Japanese singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi. Written by Takeuchi and produced by Tatsuro Yamashita, the single was released through Moon Records on September 12, 1989. Background "Single Again" was used as the eighth opening theme of NTV's . The song is about a woman's feelings when she hears rumors of a divorced man marrying another woman, thus making her feel "single again". Chart performance "Single Again" peaked at No. 2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart. It was certified platinum by the RIAJ in May 1992. Track listing Charts Certification Cover versions * Kaori Kozai covered the song on her 1990 compilation album ''Koibune: Best Hits''. * Sammi Cheng covered the song in Cantonese as "Líbié" (離別, "Parting") on her 1990 album ''Sammi''. * Rodel Naval covered the song in Tagalog as "Lumayo Ka Man" in 1990. * Grasshopper covered the song in Cantonese as "Yuánliàng wǒ shì wǒ" (原諒我是我, "Forgive Me for Being Myself") ...
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Mariya Takeuchi
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. Her husband is Tatsuro Yamashita, a singer-songwriter and record producer. Takeuchi was born in Taisha, Hikawa district, now the city of Izumo, Shimane, and attended Keio University. She made her singing debut after signing with the RCA record label in 1978, with whom she released her debut album , which peaked at No. 17 on Oricon Charts. She then released four albums between 1979 and 1981, all of which obtained commercial success, including the 1980 album , which became her first work to peak at No. 1 on Oricon Charts. Takeuchi then announced she would go on a temporary hiatus in 1981, terminating her contract with RCA records. Three years later, Takeuchi and her husband Tatsuro Yamashita signed with Moon Records, and she made her comeback with her sixth ...
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Tagalog Language
Tagalog (, ; ; ''Baybayin'': ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority. Its Standard language, standardized form, official language, officially named Filipino language, ''Filipino'', is the national language of the Philippines, and is one of two official languages, alongside Philippine English, English. Tagalog is closely related to other Philippine languages, such as the Bikol languages, Ilocano language, Ilocano, the Bisayan languages, Kapampangan language, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan language, Pangasinan, and more distantly to other Austronesian languages, such as the Formosan languages of Taiwan, Indonesian language, Indonesian, Malay language, Malay, Hawaiian language, Hawaiian, Māori language, Māori, and Malagasy language, Malagasy. Classification Tagalog is a Central Philippine languages, Central Phi ...
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Japanese-language Songs
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been many attempts to group the Japonic languages with other families such as the Ainu, Austroasiatic, Koreanic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. Little is known of the language's prehistory, or when it first appeared in Japan. Chinese documents from the 3rd century AD recorded a few Japanese words, but substantial Old Japanese texts did not appear until the 8th century. From the Heian period (794–1185), there was a massive influx of Sino-Japanese vocabulary into the language, affecting the phonology of Early Middle Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw extensive grammatical changes and the first appearance of European loanwords. The basis of the standard dialect m ...
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Mariya Takeuchi Songs
Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria (other), Maria. People * Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian Olympic javelin thrower * Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter * Maria Alyokhina, Mariya Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian political activist * Mariya Babanova (1900–1983), Russian actress * Mariya Baklakova (born 1997), Russian swimmer * Mariya Bayda (1922–2002), Russian scout * Mariya Bespalova (born 1968), Russian hammer thrower * Mariya Bolikova (born 1977), Russian sprinter * Mariya Borovichenko (1925–1943), Soviet soldier * Mariya Bugakova (born 1985), Uzbekistani former swimmer * Maria Butyrskaya, Mariya Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater * Masha Dashkina Maddux, Mariya Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian modern dancer * Mariya Dimitrova (born 1976), Bulgarian triple jumper * Mariya Dolina (1922–2010), Soviet WWII dive bomber pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union * Mariya Fadeyeva (born 1958), Russian former ro ...
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1989 Singles
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake rect 200 0 400 200 World Wide Web rect 400 0 600 200 Exxon Valdez oil spill rect 0 200 300 400 1989 Tian ...
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1989 Songs
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake rect 200 0 400 200 World Wide Web rect 400 0 600 200 Exxon Valdez oil spill rect 0 200 30 ...
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Juju (singer)
(born February 14, 1976) is a Japanese jazz and jpop singer. She is represented by Sony Music Associated Records Biography She currently resides in New York City. She dreamed of being a jazz singer while growing up in Kyoto, and participated in all sorts of music-related activities. At age 18, she left for the US alone. While in New York, she was very taken with the "New York sound," including jazz, R&B, hip-hop, soul, Latin music, and house. Around 2001, Juju began to be featured in a number of works by other artists. In 2002, she provided music for the film ''Kyōki no Sakura''. In 2004, she debuted with her first single "Hikaru no Naka e". The same year, concurrent with her musical activities in New York, she started performing live in Japan. When her third single, "Kiseki o Nozomu nara", was released, it topped the USEN charts and remained on the chart for a record length of 22 weeks. At this point, while she received support from a small group of listeners, she remained ...
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Hideaki Tokunaga
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of '' Star Tanjō!'' in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of the anime series ''Dragon Quest'') and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts in 1991. He was also known for ''Vocalist'' album series, comprising his covers of female songs. ''Vocalist'', ''Vocalist 2'', ''Vocalist 3'' and ''Vocalist 4'' were released in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 respectively. Tokunaga is the first male artist to have at least one album to reach the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). Tokunaga also composed other singers' songs such as KinKi Kids' "Eien Ni" (from their 2007 album '' Phi''). Tokunaga gained high popularity in Hong Kong due to huge number of songs covered in Cantonese version ...
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Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs " San Francisco Bay Blues", " Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on " Gone at Last". She recorded " San Francisco Bay Blues" also. She was described by ''The New York Times'' as a "contralto grounded in a bluesy growl and capable of sweeping over four octaves." Snow also sang numerous commercial jingles for many U.S. products during the 1980s and 1990s, including General Foods International Coffees, Salon Selectives, and Stouffer's. Snow experienced success in Australia in the late 1970s and early 1980s with five top 100 albums in that territory. In 1995 she recorded a gospel album with Sisters of Glory. Early life, family and education Phoebe Ann Laub was born in New York City in 1950, and raised in a musical household in which Delta blues, Broadway show tunes, Di ...
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Utahime 2
''Utahime'' (歌姫) is a cover album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 24 March 1994 under the MCA Records label. It is Nakamori's first cover album, and her only cover album to be released in the 90s. On the same day the promotional cover single " Kataomoi" was released. The calligraphy on the album cover was written by Yousui Inoue. The re-printed version includes instrumental versions of the cover tracks arranged by Akira Senju is a Japanese composer, arranger and conductor. Biography Senju studied composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and received his master's degree with honors. Between 1994 and 2003, he produced series of cover albums .... In 2002, Nakamori returned to her ''Utahime'' cover album series under Universal Music Japan. Stage performance In December 1994, Nakamori held a one-night "''Utahime'' Akina Nakamori Live" show in Parco Theatre, where she performed "Aizenbashi", "Watashi wa Kaze", "Shishuuki" and ...
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Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is one of the most popular and best-selling artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the talent show '' Star Tanjō!''. Her debut single " Slow Motion" was released to moderate success, peaking at number thirty on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. Nakamori's popularity increased with the release of her follow-up single, " Shōjo A", which peaked at number five on the Oricon charts and sold over 390,000 copies. Her second album ''Variation'' became her first number-one on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, staying in that position for three weeks. She made her acting debut in 1985 with an appearance in the Japanese romance movie '' Ai, Tabidachi''. After an extended hiatus from 2010 to 2014, Akina released two compilation albums, '' All Time Best: Original'' and ''All Time Best: Utahime Cover'', both of which were commercially successful. As of 2011, Akina has sold over 25.3 million records and was n ...
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Grasshopper (band)
Grasshopper is a Hong Kong Cantopop male group formed in 1985. The band consists of Edmond Chi-Wai So (Chinese: 蘇志威), Calvin Yat-Chi Choy (Chinese: 蔡一智) and Remus Yat-Kit Choy (Chinese: 蔡一傑). Career Calvin and Remus are brothers and grew up with neighbour Edmond in a poor neighbourhood in Hong Kong. It was Remus who was interested in dancing and singing at the beginning. His mother was his dancing teacher. In order to enter a talent competition, the 16-year-old Remus enlisted Calvin and Edmond as his back-up dancers. The act did not make it far in the competition but began to perform as a trio. They later named themselves Grasshopper inspired by their agility and favourite cocktail. In 1985, the trio auditioned in the Hong Kong New Talent Singing Awards where Anita Mui was one of the judges. Before their turn to perform during the audition, the venue had a black-out. While waiting for candles to be lit to illuminate the venue, Anita chatted with the t ...
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