| Mariko Takahashi | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Mariko Morioka |
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1949 |
| Origin: | Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Genre: | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 1973 - present |
| Label: | Victor Entertainment |
| Website: | www.the-musix.com/mariko |
is a Japanese female singer. She is known for her ballad pop songs.[1] She began her singing career in 1973 singing covers, but soon progressed to writing her own songs. She is also able to play piano and saxophone.
On May 20, 2009, Takahashi released the cover album of Japanese male singers, No Reason: Otoko Gokoro, in which she covered Kyu Sakamoto's "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" and Yūzō Kayama's "Kimi to Itsumademo." The album debuted at No. 7 on the Japanese Oricon album charts.[2] Representative works include'Peach Breath' (Peach Breath / 1984).