Masaki Ueda
Japanese singer and composer (born 1949) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Masaki Ueda (Japanese: 上田正樹; born 7 July 1949) is a Japanese R&B and soul singer and composer.
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上田正樹 | |
| Born | 7 July 1949 (age 75) Kyoto, Japan |
Born in Kyoto, the son of a doctor, Ueda spent part of his childhood with his grandparents in Himeji, Hyōgo, as both his parents became infected with tuberculosis.[1] When his father died and his mother recovered and remarried he moved to Takayama City, Gifu.[1] He became interested in music in 1966, after having attended a concert of The Animals in Nagoya, and subsequently formed his first student band, with whom he performed a folk repertoire.[1]
While still a student at the Gifu University, in 1972 Ueda made his record debut with the single "Kin'iro no taiyō ga moeru asa ni" ("In the morning when the golden sun burns").[1] In 1974 he formed a band, Masaki Ueda & South To South, with whom he recorded an album;[1][2] the group disbanded in 1976 and Ueda reprised his solo career.[1] Ueda's major hit was the 1983 song "Kanashii iro ya ne" (悲しい色やね, "Sad Colors"), whose lyrics in 1988 inspired a film with the same title directed by Yoshimitsu Morita, in which Ueda also appeared.[2][3] His 1999 single "Hands of Time" became a hit in South Korea, selling over 200,000 copies.[2] In 2001, Ueda's duet with Indonesian singer REZA "Forever Peace" topped the Indonesian singles chart.[2] His song "Somewhere Sometime" was chosen as the theme song of the 2007 NHK drama series Shin Machiben.[2] In 2022, he held a national tour as to celebrate his 50 years of career.[4]
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