Seiko Matsuda

Quick Facts

Full Name	Seiko Matsuda
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1962(1962-03-10)
Age	62
Birthplace	Kurume
Country	Japan
Birth City	Fukuoka Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Seiko Matsuda Biography

Seiko Matsuda is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on March 10, 1962 in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Seiko Matsuda (Song Tian Sheng Zi , Matsuda Seiko, born on 10 February 1962) was a Japanese pop singer-songwriterand is famous as among the top well-known Japanese idols during the 1980s. Because of her popularity during the 1980s, and her lengthy career, she’s been called”the “Eternal Idol” by the Japanese media. Seiko previously held the record for the most popular hits in the year 1983 until the year 2000 (broken by the band B’z) and also for the solo artist (broken with Ayumi Hamasaki on June 6, 2006). Seiko was the final performer on Kouhaku (Red Black Music Battle) both in 2014 as well as 2015. It was the highly regarded NHK New Year’s Eve music show that she appeared 21 times (up until 2017). She continues to release new albums and singles and performing tour dates for summer concerts and winter dinner shows. She also appears in prominent TV commercials and films and regularly makes appearances on TV and radio.

Matsuda was wed three times. Her wedding was to actress Masaki Kanda from 1985 until 1997. Their only daughter and son, Sayaka Kanda, is also a singer.

Matsuda attempted to break into the North American market with an English- language, self-titled album in 1990. She managed to score a hit – “The Right Combination”, a duet with boy band New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg. The album sales were mediocre, and her follow-up Was it the Future failed to generate significant sales. In 2002, however, Matsuda’s English dance hits “All to You” and “Just for Tonight” managed to reached the Billboard dance chart at No. 8 and No. 2, respectively.

Her second husband, Hiroyuki Hatano, was a dentist to who she was married from 1998 to 2000.

Matsuda’s voice, as well as her singing technique has earned her two top award for performance in the Nippon Record Awards, first in 1983 for garasunoLin Qin (lit. Glass Apple) and again in 1993 for ‘kitsuto mataFeng Eru’ (lit. I’m sure we’ll see you again).

Seiko Matsuda Net Worth

Seiko Matsuda is one of the richest Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Seiko Matsuda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was in 1983 Seiko had a romantic relationship to singer Hiromi Go. While there was speculation of a possible wedding, Go’s strict values would have demanded Seiko to quit her singing career and concentrate on raising her family instead. Momoe Yamaguchi, Japan’s top female idol in the 1970s, was a follower of the same path, however Seiko had ended her relationship to Go instead. Seiko’s departure from the norm established a standard for Japanese women of the 1990s and 1980s to keep their careers going after they got married.

Matsuda began writing her own songs. She wrote the lyrics at first in 1983 when she released her first single “Chiisana Love Song” (lit. “Small Love Song”) in 1983. It was then followed by her first written track “Canary”. The music and lyrics on the album Baby’s Breath were written by herself. The album was her first entirely self-produced album.

Matsuda held the record for the most number-one singles (25) and most consecutive number-one singles (24) on Japan’s Oricon charts for 12 years, from 1988 to 2000. Both were surpassed by B’z in late 2000. She held the record for the most number-one singles (25) by a female singer for 18 years, from 1988 till 2006, when Ayumi Hamasaki’s “Startin’/Born to Be…” became her 26th single to top the charts. Matsuda’s held the record for the most consecutive number-one singles (24) by a female singer and any soloist for 22 years, from 1988 to 2010. It was broken by Hamasaki’s “L” in September/October

2010. Matsuda also held records for the most top-ten albums (50) and most number-one albums. Both records have since been broken by Hamasaki. Matsuda was the first artist to have a single and an album debut at No. 1 on the Oricon Chart in the same week. So far, this has only happened three times.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Seiko Matsuda Dating?

According to our records, Seiko Matsuda married to Hiromasa Kawana , Hiroyuki Hatano , Masaki Kanda. As of December 1, 2023, Seiko Matsuda’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2011, the Japanese music television program Music Station listed her as the 2nd best-selling idol of all time in Japan, with 29,510,000 records sold. She placed right behind pop group SMAP and ahead of Akina Nakamori, her biggest rival from the 1980s, who was listed in third place.

Facts & Trivia

Seiko Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Seiko Matsuda celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

Matsuda made a guest appearance on one of Fox Broadcasting Company’s popular TV dramas “Bones” in 2010. In 2011, she was invited to performed in American music producer Quincy Jones’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. She also performed as a guest vocalist on the album “Esprit De Four” by the contemporary Jazz super-group Fourplay, released worldwide on 18 September 2012