Tatsurō Yamashita (山下 達郎, Yamashita Tatsurō, born February 4, 1953), occasionally referred to as Tatsu Yamashita[2] or Tats Yamashita,[3] is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the city pop style of music.[4][5][6]
His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", a best-selling song released in Japan in the 1980s. It has appeared on the Japanese charts for over 35 consecutive years.[7][8][9][10]
Yamashita is considered a major contributor to Japanese music and is ranked by HMV Japan as the sixth among the top 100 Japanese Artists.[15][16][17]
^"Biography". tatsuro.co.jp. Smile Company Ltd. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
^Ride on Time (album) (LP front cover). Tatsuro Yamashita. BMGJapan. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Big Wave (Tatsuro Yamashita album) (LP sleevenotes). Tatsuro Yamashita. Warner/Moon Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)