is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of his career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists such as

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. He also discovered and collaborated with

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, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s. Oda has embarked on his own solo career since the 1980s, achieving mainstream success with the help of contributions from other artists. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992. In 1990, Oda won the 32nd

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for the song " Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by

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were damaged and his singing voice disappeared. After a year of rehabilitation, Oda resumed a live tour in 2002.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Voices'' (1983) *''New Morning'' (1984) *''Night Waves'' (1985) *''Life'' (1986) *''Wildlife'' (1987, EP) *''Ships'' (1987) *''Season'' (1988) *''Candle in the Rain'' (1989) * (1990) *''Endless Dream'' (1992) *''Songs'' (1993) *''T'' (1993) *''Melodies'' (2006) *''One Night'' (2007) *''W FACE'' (2013)

Compilation albums

*''Complete of Tetsuro Oda at the Being Studio'' (2002) *''Best of Best 1000: Tetsuro Oda'' (2007) *''Growing Up 1983–1989'' (2008)

List of provided works

Composer

**Good-bye my Loneliness **Makenaide **My Friend **Yureru Omoi **Fushigi ne **Mou Sagasanai **Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite **Kitto Wasurenai **Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukaretemo **Anata wo Kanjiteitai **Kokoro wo Hiraite etc. *

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**Kimi ga Hoshikute Tamaranai **Zettai ni Dare mo * Deen **Kono Mama Kimi dake wo Ubaisaritai **Tsubasa wo Hirogete **Memories **Hitomi Sorasanaide ** Hitori ja Nai **Sugao de Waratteitai **Twelve **Starting Over *

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**Just Illusion **Sayonara kara Hajimeyou **Sure Chigai no Junjou *

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**Koe ni Naranai hodo ni Itoshii **Nemurenai Machi ni Nagasarete **Kimi ga Hoshii Subete ga Hoshii *

**Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai **Bye Bye **Like a hard rain **Break out! **Tenshi no You ni Odorasete **Koigokoro **Trouble Maker **Tori ni Naretara etc. *

** Kimi ga Ita kara **Totsuzen **

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**Dreams *

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** Aoi Usagi *

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References

External links

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Official blog
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oda, Tetsuro 1958 births Living people Japanese male composers Japanese composers Japanese record producers Being Inc. artists Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Singers from Tokyo Japanese male pop singers