Yukiko Haneda
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese singer.
in Tokyo
with a degree in philosophy
.
Haneda made her debut as a recording artist with her album Beating Mess in 1988. Several of her songs have appeared on television commercials in Japan, with her initial single, "Encore," featured in the Fuji Television
drama series
Dakishimetai! (抱きしめたい!).
Since the late 1990s, Haneda has been noted for her cover version
s of works by Western artists. Her albums since her 1997 release Good Times, Bad Times have encompassed genres including fado
, tango
, jazz
, and American show tunes
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese singer.
Biography
Haneda's name at birth was Yukiko Itō (伊藤 征子 Itō Yukiko). She graduated from the University of the Sacred HeartUniversity of the Sacred Heart (Japan)
The is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo.It was established in 1916 as a special school by the Society of the Sacred Heart...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
with a degree in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
.
Haneda made her debut as a recording artist with her album Beating Mess in 1988. Several of her songs have appeared on television commercials in Japan, with her initial single, "Encore," featured in the Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
drama series
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
Dakishimetai! (抱きしめたい!).
Since the late 1990s, Haneda has been noted for her cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of works by Western artists. Her albums since her 1997 release Good Times, Bad Times have encompassed genres including fado
Fado
Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
, tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
, 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...
, and American show tunes
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
.
Albums
| Year | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Beating Mess | March 21, 1988 |
| 1989 | Sora | August 21, 1989 |
| 1997 | Good Times, Bad Times Reissued in 2005 on Domo Records Domo Records Domo Records is an independent record label in Los Angeles, California. Domo Records was established in 1993 by Ei'ichi Naito, a record producer and engineer... |
June 1997 |
| 2002 | Love in the Hands | June 19, 2002 |
| 2005 | Aire de Tango Collaboration with Kiyoshi Shiga |
March 2005 |
| 2008 | fadista | June 2008 |
| 2010 | Music Trip -Aranjuez- Collaboration with Trio The Trip |
July 27, 2010 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Encore" Featured in the Fuji Television Fuji Television is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the .... drama series Japanese television drama , also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others... Dakishimetai! (抱きしめたい!) |
July 21, 1988 |
| 1991 | "You Are My Home" Main theme in the film Strawberry Road (ストロベリーロード) |
April 26, 1991 |
Contributions to other works
| Year | Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Great Masters of Art" On the TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... series The Great Masters of Art 2000-2006 (美の巨人たち Bi no kyoujin-tachi) soundtrack album |
March 24, 2006 |
| 2006 | "Mais Para La" On the album Mais para la by Mikio Watanabe & Best Friends |
September 11, 2006 |