was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
Life and career
Tanimura set up the musical group
Alice
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together with
Takao Horiuchi in 1971 and released his first
extended play
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musical album in the following year. Alice produced its first album two years later. During this time, Tanimura also composed several musical pieces for other singers, such as
Momoe Yamaguchi
, known by her maiden name , is a Japanese former singer, actress, and Japanese idol, idol whose career lasted from 1972 to 1980. Often simply referred to by her given name "Momoe", Yamaguchi is one of the most successful singers in Japanese musi ...
. In 1981, he held concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing. He also made recordings on the Japanese division of the
Casablanca Records
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label.
Tanimura died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 74. It was reported that he had battled
enteritis
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for some time and had surgery for the disease in March of the same year.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Self-cover albums
Cover albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Box sets
Singles
Duet singles
Videography
Video albums
References
External links
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1948 births
2023 deaths
20th-century Japanese male singers
21st-century Japanese male singers
People from Suminoe, Osaka
Singers from Osaka
Japanese male singer-songwriters
Universal Music Japan artists
Academic staff of the Tokyo College of Music
Academic staff of Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon