is a Japanese singer, who is best known for her work throughout the 1990s, most particularly for her singles which were performed for and featured in

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, most notably the ''

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'' franchise.

Career

Takahashi began her career in 1991, and released her first album, ''Pizzicato'', in 1992, which reached #28 on the Oricon weekly charts. In the following years, she released the albums ''

Kugatsu no Sotsugyō ''Kugatsu no Sotsugyō'' is the second album from Yoko Takahashi, including the hit single '' Blue no Tsubasa'', which reached #66 in the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supp ...

'' which charted, and '' Watashi wo Mitsukete'', which did not achieve the same success of her previous albums. In 1995, she released the single , which was used as the opening song in the anime series ''

''. The song has received gold and platinum certifications, charted on the

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weekly chart numerous times, and has frequently been cited as one of the most influential songs used in anime. She has remixed and released several versions of the single, which have been met with the same commercial success. In 1996, she released the album '' Living with Joy''. Following her achievements with music, she continued to release singles and albums throughout the 2000s and 2010s, for which she was met with mixed success. Takahashi's other works in anime includes performing an "

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bossa" version of "

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", and , the closing theme of '' Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''. She also performed "Metamorphose", the opening theme to studio

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's 20th anniversary series, ''

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'', the ending theme for the anime , and the opening theme for .

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Maxi Singles

Split Singles

As YAWMIN

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Other songs

Solo works

As YAUMIN

As featured artist

References

External links

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Yoko Takahashi Official Web
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