My Take
Carlos Toshiki is one of those artists who defined an era without most people fully realizing it. Born in Brazil to a Japanese family and raised straddling two cultures, he ended up as the voice of Omega Tribe from 1986 to 1991 — and what a voice it was. That impossibly smooth, almost weightless tenor of his was perfectly matched to the city-pop and AOR sound the band was serving up, and hits like "Kimi ha 1000%" became the kind of songs that still transport you straight back to a neon-lit Japanese summer night, even if you weren't alive for it. He was essentially the human embodiment of a gentle ocean breeze, and the Japanese music world was richer for it. The city-pop revival of the 2010s and 2020s gave his catalog a whole new audience, which honestly felt overdue.
Overview
Carlos Toshiki Takahashi (カルロス・トシキ・タカハシ, Karurosu Toshiki Takahashi; born 7 April 1964) is a Japanese Brazilian singer and farmer known for being the singer for the Japanese band Omega Tribe from 1986 to 1991. During his time as the lead vocalist of Omega Tribe, he was known for having a soft voice, with the singles "Kimi ha 1000%" and "Aquamarine no Mama de Ite" being hit singles on the Oricon charts.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Carlos Toshiki
- Name (Japanese)
- カルロス・トシキ
- Reading
- かるろす・としき
- Born
- April 7, 1964 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / lyricist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.