Itsuwa Mayumi
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Last Name: Itsuwa
First Name: Mayumi
Gender: Female
Country of Origin: Japan
Birthday: Jan 24, 1951
Type: Person
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Mayumi Itsuwa (五輪 真弓 Itsuwa Mayumi) (born January 24, 1951 ) is a Japanese vocalist, composer, lyricist, and keyboardist who made her debut in 1972.

Her first studio album entitled Shoujo was recorded in Los Angeles, with distinguished musicians such as David Campbell, Carole King and Charles Larkey who was King's husband at that time. Owing to her introspective compositions, Itsuwa was often nicknamed "Japanese Carole King", along with other Japanese singer-songwriters like Yumi Matsutoya (who had worked under her birth name "Yumi Arai" during the mid 1970s) and Minako Yoshida.

Itsuwa has gained moderate success on the Japanese albums chart in her early career, and received massive popularity and acclaim through a single "Koibito yo" released in 1980. A song topped the Japan's Oricon chart for three consecutive weeks, and won the 22nd Japan Record Award for "Gold Prize" in a same year. It was covered by the country's legendary singers including Hibari Misora and Noriko Awaya in later years, and became a signature song for Itsuwa.

After "Koibito yo" became a hit, Itsuwa gained popularity also in non-Japanese Asian countries during the 1980s.

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Discography

1972 - Shoujo (少女)
1973 - Kaze no Nai Sekai (風のない世界)
1974 - Fuyuzareta Machi (冬ざれた街)
1974 - Toki wo Mitsumete (時をみつめて)
1975 - Hontou no Koto wo Ieba (本当のことをいえば)
1975 - Mayumity (Utsuro na Ai) (MAYUMITY・うつろな愛)
1977 - Etranger (えとらんぜ Etoranze)
1977 - Aozora (蒼空)
1978 - Itsuwa Mayumi (五輪真弓)
1978 - Nokoribi (残り火)
1979 - Kiro (岐路)
1980 - Koibito yo (恋人よ)
1981 - Shunshu (春愁)
1981 - Collection (cassette only, compilation)
1981 - Marionette
1982 - Collection '82 (compilation)
1982 - Shiosai (潮騒)
1983 - Live '83
1983 - Mado (窓)
1984 - Atsui Sayonara (熱いさよなら)
1985 - Best (compilation, cassette only)
1985 - Kaze no Uta (風の詩)
1986 - Best Collection (compilation, compact disc only)
1986 - Toki no Nagare ni (時の流れに?)
1986 - Best Selection (compilation, cassette only)
1987 - Wind and Roses

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