Hiro Takahashi

• Name — Hiro Takahashi 高橋ひろ • Birth Name — Hiroyuki Takahashi (高橋裕幸) • Born — 10 August 1964 • Died — 4 November 2005 • Origin — Tokyo, Japan • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, piano • Genre — Pop • Occupation — Singer–songwriter • Years Active — 1984–2005

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.

• Kimi ja Nakerya Iminaine (November 19, 1993) • Welcome To Popsicle Channel (November 18, 1994) • New Horizon (November 17, 1995) • Great Big Kiss (November 11, 2000) • From Future Present (February/March, 2007) • Takahashi Hiro Best Collection (March 15, 2010 – PCCS.00091)

• Itsumo Jōkigen (November 19, 1993) • Unbalance na Kiss o Shite (December 17, 1993) • Kimi ja Nakerya Imi ga Naine (February 18, 1994) • Taiyō ga Mata Kagayaku Toki (June 17, 1994) • Kuchibiru ga Hodokenai (June 21, 1995) • Shiawase no Pilot (November 1, 1995) • Soda Fountain (October 1, 1998) • Nazenani Kimi no Daizukan (March 23, 2002) • Karei Naru One Step (September 16, 2002) • Hohoemi no Bakudan (singer: Matsuko Mawatari)/Unbalance na Kiss o shite/Taiyō Ga Mata Kagayaku Toki (June 1, 2005) – Re-recorded version

Hiro Takahashi is recorded as singer, singer-songwriter and composer. Recorded at birth as 高橋 裕幸.