Masayoshi Yamazaki

Japanese singer-songwriter with a bluesy sensibility, who has been releasing rhythm & blues, rock and pop recordings since 1995. Made his major-label debut in 1995 with the single “Tsukiakari ni terasarete”, followed by his debut album “Allergy no tokkouyaku” in 1996. Scored his biggest hit with the single “Boku ha koko ni iru”, released in 1998, which made no. 3 on the Oricon charts in Japan. Also had a string of 11 consecutive top 10 hits from 2002 to 2009. Yamazaki is a multi-instrumentalist who generally sticks to acoustic and electric guitar, blues harp and piano on his records. NB. Masayoshi (given name) Yamazaki (family name; the Japanese order is Yamazaki Masayoshi) is his real name. In Japanese, his real given name is written 将義, but he styles it まさよし (in hiragana) on his records.