Daisuke Inoue (singer)
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| Born | 13 September 1941 |
| Died | 30 May 2000 (aged 58) Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Tadao Inoue |
Daisuke Inoue (Japanese: 井上大輔; 13 September 1941 - 30 May 2000), stage name of Tadao Inoue (Japanese: 井上 忠夫) was a Japanese singer, composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Tokyo, Inoue started his musical career in 1960 as a member of the group Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets, serving as multi-instrumentist, vocalist and often also as composer. Among others, he penned the group's major hit "Blue Chateau" (ブルー・シャトウ, "Burū shatō"), which won a Japan Record Award and sold over one million copies.[1] After the group disbanded, Inoue started a career as a solo singer and as a composer for other artists, notably Finger 5 and Hiromi Go. In 1981 he adopted the stage name Daisuke Inoue to mark a fresh start to his career.[1][2] Among his major hits is "Ai Senshi", the theme song of the Mobile Suit Gundam film trilogy.[1] He also composed music for commercials, notably the popular tune "I Feel Coke" for a series of 1980s-1990s Coca-Cola commercials.[1]
Suffering from a retinal detachment that was not resolved by a recent surgery, and with his wife seriously ill, Inoue committed suicide by hanging on 30 May 2000, at the age of 58. His wife hanged herself one year later.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "ブルーコメッツ井上忠夫さん自殺". Shikoku News. 19 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Makaino, Motohiro (2018). Shōwa kayō shokugyō sakkyokuka gaido (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō. ISBN 978-4-401-64371-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "故井上忠夫さんの妻死亡／都内の自宅で死後数カ月". Nikkan Sports. 19 August 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-19. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Daisuke Inoue at AllMusic
- Daisuke Inoue discography at Discogs
- Daisuke Inoue discography at MusicBrainz
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