Hiro Takahashi (高橋 ひろ), born as Hiroyuki Takahashi (高橋 裕幸), was a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer.

Biography

On the music program Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ, he mentioned he composed two songs at the age of 11 – Heart of a Woman and Northern Town. In 1984, Takahashi started his work entering the band Popsicle. In 1987, he joined the band Tulip, beginning a more professional musical career. He played a major role in the band's development, writing some of its hit singles. In 1989, after the breakup of Tulip (reunited in 1997), he rejoined Popsicle temporarily. When his recording label shut down, he became more active as a composer. He composed numerous soundtracks for anime, stage, television, and radio. His music for Nippon Hōsō Show Up Nighter was used from 2005 until 2008. He died on November 4, 2005, at the age of 41, due to multiple organ failure resulting from a retroperitoneal sarcoma.

Discography

Albums

Singles