Name Yutaka Ozaki | Years active 1983–1992 Occupation(s) Musician Children Hiroya Ozaki | |
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Labels CBS Sony(1983-1986, 1988-1992)Mother & Children(1987-1988) Died April 25, 1992, Bunkyo, Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan Albums Birth, Tropic of Graduation, 十七歳の地図 (Sevente, ALL TIME BEST, Through the Broken Door | ||
Japanese pop music collection the night yutaka ozaki live in 1984 with eng lyrics
Yutaka Ozaki (尾崎 豊, Ozaki Yutaka, November 29, 1965 – April 25, 1992) was a popular Japanese musician.
Contents
- Japanese pop music collection the night yutaka ozaki live in 1984 with eng lyrics
- i love you yutaka ozaki i love you piano
- Biography
- Death
- Tribute covers
- Movie
- Singles
- Albums
- Compilations
- Live Albums
- I love you yutaka ozaki music box
- References
He is ranked at No. 23 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians by HMV.
i love you yutaka ozaki i love you piano
Biography
He was born in Tokyo Setagaya Ward SDF Central Hospital to Kinue and Kenichi Ozaki. He has one older brother, Yasushi. Early in life, he was hospitalized with intestinal torsion and bronchitis which subsequently weakened his internal organs. In 1973 he began studying martial arts and continued training throughout his life. In January 1975 he began playing piano and in March of that year he wrote his first poem. His first live performance was in 1978 at his school's cultural festival. He was discovered by producer Akira Sudo and signed to Sony Records in 1983.
Death
Ozaki was found naked, drunk and unconscious in a Tokyo alleyway on April 25, 1992. He was taken by ambulance but was soon dismissed from the hospital. He died several hours later. The cause of death was reported as pulmonary edema but many theories have arisen as to the actual cause of death, the most popular being homicide. He left behind a wife, Shigemi, and a son, Hiroya.
Tribute covers
Thelma Aoyama, Mika Nakashima, Kazumasa Oda, Ryuichi Kawamura, Hikaru Utada, Ayaka, Kobukuro, Tsuyoshi Domoto and many other Japanese artists have covered Ozaki's song, "I Love You." American singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson recorded an English-language cover of "I Love You" in her 2010 album Ms. Vocalist. In addition, American guitarist Marty Friedman recorded an instrumental cover of "I Love You" in his 2011 album Tokyo Jukebox 2. Nanase Aikawa, Goto Maki, MINMI and Tomiko Van have covered "Oh My Little Girl." Shunsuke Kiyokiba also has covered two of his songs, 太陽の破片 taiyou no hahen ("Fragments of the Sun") and ふたつの心 futatsu no kokoro ("Two Hearts"). Shimizu Shota covered his song, Forget-Me-Not and Mr.Children has covered "僕が僕であるために-Boku ga boku de aru tame ni" (translated as "Me to being Me") on "ap' bank fes. 2010". In 2013, K-pop artist and main vocalist of BIGBANG, Daesung(known in Japan as "D-Lite") covered "I Love You" and it was used as the theme song for the drama I Love You.
In 2014, Tamai Shiori of Momoiro Clover Z, sang a cover of 'Graduation' for a special concert.
Movie
A 2011 TV-Drama called "Kaze no Shounen" portrayed his life and in depth earlier career, from meeting his manager Sudo to his death. He was played by Hiroki Narimiya.