Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや) (born March 20, 1955 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Takeuchi started her own career with a single "Modotte-Oide, Watashi no Jikan" in 1978. From the late 1970s to the early '80s, she has recorded 5 albums and several singles including top-ten hit "Fushigi na Peach Pie". Those materials have featured dozens of Japanese and North American distinguished songwriters, instrumentalists, and producers