Takako Okamura
Person · female · Japan · Okazaki · born 1962
Japanese singer-songwriter
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Also known as 冈村孝子
Timeline
1960s
Biography
Biography
Takako Okamura (岡村孝子, Okamura Takako; born January 29, 1962) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in 1982 as part of the folk duo Aming (あみん, amin) with the single Matsu-wa that became a success in Japan. The duo disbanded in 1984, and Okamura started a successful solo career in 1985. By 2006, she had released 15 original albums and 30 singles. She put her solo career on hold and reformed the duo Aming in 2007 for its 25th anniversary.
On April 21, 2019, it was announced that Okamura was diagnosed with acute leukemia.
Albums
夢の樹 (1985.10.19)
私の中の微風 (1986.07.02)
liberté (1987.07.05)
SOLEIL (1988.07.01)
Eau Du Ciel(天の水)(1989.06.24)
Kiss -à côté de la mer- (1990.06.27)
Chou-fleur (1991.07.17)
mistral (1992.02.21)
満天の星 (1993.06.20)
SWEET HEARTS (1994.09.14)
BRAND-NEW (1996.02.19)
Reborn (2000.08.23)
TEAR DROPS (2003.09.25)
Sanctuary (2005.03.23)
四つ葉のクローバー (2006.05.24)
Yūki (2011.09.07)
Compilations
Andantino (1986.11.29)
Andantino a tempo (1987.02.04)
After Tone (1987.11.25)
After Tone II (1990.12.12)
Ballade (1992.12.16)
After Tone III (1994.03.02)
Histoire (1994.11.23)
夢をあきらめないで (1995.03.01)
夢見る頃を過ぎても (1995.05.01)
岡村孝子ベスト SUPER BEST 2000 (1995.11.15)
After Tone IV (2001.09.27)
DO MY BEST (2002.07.24)
TOY BOX (2005.11.23)
Best★BEST 岡村孝子 (2006.09.06)
After Tone V (2006.12.14)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Takako Okamura head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1134859genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1134859seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takako_Okamurabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takako_Okamura
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1134859 · MusicBrainz: 501e6b82-4e8b-43df-abbf-60661f53627e
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