Tatsuro Yamashita

Tatsurō Yamashita (山下 達郎, Yamashita Tatsurō, born February 4, 1953), occasionally referred to as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the city pop style of music.His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", the best-selling single song released in Japan in the 1980s. It appeared on the Japanese singles chart for over 35 consecutive years.He is known for his collaborations with his wife, singer Mariya Takeuchi, on many songs including "Plastic Love", as well as with American songwriter Alan O'Day with whom he wrote songs like, "Your Eyes," "Magic Ways," "Love Can Go the Distance," and "Fragile" (which was interpolated by American rapper Tyler, the Creator in "Gone, Gone / Thank You"). He is sometimes referred to as the "king" of city pop.Yamashita is considered an important contributor to Japanese music and ranked by HMV Japan as sixth in the Top 100 Japanese Artists.