Noriko Kamachi, professionally known as Seiko Matsuda, is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s.
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25 Facts About Matsuda Seiko
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Matsuda Seiko placed right behind pop group SMAP and ahead of Akina Nakamori, her biggest rival from the 1980s, who was listed in third place.
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Matsuda Seiko's legacy is best expressed in singles rather than albums.
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Matsuda Seiko once held the record for number-one hits from 1983 to 2000 and for solo artist.
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Matsuda Seiko's run of number-one records ended in 1989 when her 27th single "Precious Heart" ranked at number two, behind Tetsuya Komuro's "Gravity of Love".
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Matsuda Seiko held the record for the most number-one singles and most consecutive number-one singles on Japan's Oricon charts for 12 years, from 1988 to 2000.
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Matsuda Seiko's held the record for the most consecutive number-one singles by a female singer and any soloist for 22 years, from 1988 to 2010.
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Matsuda Seiko held records for the most top-ten albums and most number-one albums.
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Matsuda Seiko was the first artist to have a single and an album debut at No 1 on the Oricon Chart in the same week.
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Matsuda Seiko's long staying power is mainly due to her continuous re-invention of herself.
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Matsuda Seiko attempted to break into the North American market with an English-language, self-titled album in 1990.
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Matsuda Seiko managed to score a hit – "The Right Combination", a duet with boy band New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg.
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Matsuda Seiko has been a secret idol for subsequent female celebrities such as Shoko Nakagawa who called Matsuda "God" and "My Universe".
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Matsuda Seiko is on the Top 3 list of Most No 1 albums, Most Top 10 singles and Most Top 10 albums for a solo artist.
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Matsuda Seiko still holds annual concerts, Christmas dinner shows and New Year's Eve Countdown shows.
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Matsuda Seiko is listed as second only behind Eikichi Yazawa as an artist to have performed many concerts at the Nippon Budokan.
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Matsuda Seiko made a guest appearance on one of Fox Broadcasting Company's popular TV dramas "Bones" in 2010.
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Matsuda Seiko performed as a guest vocalist on the album "Esprit De Four" by the contemporary Jazz super-group Fourplay, released worldwide on 18 September 2012.
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Matsuda Seiko married actor Masaki Kanda in 1985 and they divorced in 1997.
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Matsuda Seiko's second husband, Hiroyuki Hatano, was a dentist to whom she remarried in 1998 and divorced in 2000.
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In 2015, Matsuda Seiko caused a stir in the Japanese entertainment industry when she modelled for lingerie company, Triumph International.
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