Miki Matsubara
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was a Japanese singer, lyricist and composer from Nishi-ku, Sakai
, Japan.
She is known mainly as a pop singer by some hit songs like "Mayonaka no door", "Neat na gogo san-ji", "The Winner", among others. During her career, she has released 16 singles
, 9 album
s. Despite her work being mainly domestic, she is well known outside of Japan as an anime
singer and song writer. She also had some international work with Motown musician Dr.STRUT, in Los Angeles
. On the other hand, she released a jazz
cover album entitled "Blue Eyes
".
She died at the age of 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer
.
Nishi-ku, Sakai
is a ward of the city of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 28.62 km² and a population of 133,583. The population density is 4,667 per square kilometer. The name means "West Ward."...
, Japan.
She is known mainly as a pop singer by some hit songs like "Mayonaka no door", "Neat na gogo san-ji", "The Winner", among others. During her career, she has released 16 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, 9 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s. Despite her work being mainly domestic, she is well known outside of Japan as an anime
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
singer and song writer. She also had some international work with Motown musician Dr.STRUT, in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. On the other hand, she released a jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
cover album entitled "Blue Eyes
Blue eyes
Blue eyes may refer to:*Blue eye color*Blue-eyes or Pseudomugilidae, a family of fish*Blue Eyes , a hentai manga by Tohru Nishimaki*Blue Eyes White Dragon, a fictional monster from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe...
".
She died at the age of 44 due to complications from uterine cervix cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
.
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External links
- Miki Matsubara at VGMdb
- Miki Matsubara at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....