, real name (born May 8, 1959 in

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

), is a former Japanese singer and composer.

Early life and career

As early as grade school she was already composing her own music. She debuted in 1982 with the single and the album . Her 1984 single was the 50th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 237,000 copies sold. She became instantly popular. Her song was the opening theme and was the ending theme for the 1985 anime television series ''

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''. Ro Ro Ro Russian Roulette won the award for Best Song at the 8th

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in 1986. For the 1987–1988 anime television series ''

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'', was the third opening theme song and was the third ending song. The 1992 live tour was the last public performance from her and her singing career is considered to have ended around this time.

Later career

Even after ceasing to continue as a singer, Nakahara has still worked as a composer for groups and singers like

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and

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. A tribute band to her called Lotos was formed in 2010 and was still active as of 2019.

Discography

Albums

Greatest hits albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakahara, Meiko Living people Musicians from Chiba Prefecture Anime singers 1959 births 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers