Maki Goto

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Maki Goto
後藤 真希
Goto at Premium Live in 2010
Born	(1985-09-23) September 23, 1985 (age 38)[1] Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Occupations	Singer actress
Spouse	Undisclosed ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Relatives	Yuki Goto (brother) Moa Serizawa (niece)
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1999–2007 2008–present
Labels	Zetima Piccolo Town Rhythm Zone Avex Trax
Formerly of	Morning Musume Gomattō Nochiura Natsumi Def.Diva Petitmoni Akagumi 4 7-nin Matsuri Sexy 8 Hello! Project
Musical artist

Maki Goto (後藤 真希, Gotō Maki, born September 23, 1985) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and former actress. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Goto began her musical career in 1999 when she joined Morning Musume as the only third generation member. Her first single with the group, "Love Machine", topped the Oricon singles charts and sold over a million copies. Goto was the lead vocalist of the group up until her graduation from the group in 2002. While still a member of Morning Musume, Goto released her debut solo single, "Ai no Bakayarō", in 2001, which topped the Oricon charts. In 2003 she released her debut album, Makking Gold 1, which debuted at number four on the Oricon album charts.

In 2007, at her G-Emotion II: How to Use Sexy concert, Goto announced that she was graduating from Hello! Project. In 2008, Goto signed with Avex Group sub-label Rhythm Zone and returned to the music scene at A-nation '08. In 2009, under the stage name Sweet Black feat. Maki Goto, she released her debut mini album Sweet Black. Goto transferred to Avex Trax in 2010 and released her second mini-album, One, which marked her official comeback as a singer.