Yuko Nakazawa born June 19, 1973 in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer and actress, one of the original members of the all-female J-pop group Morning Musume.
Shortly after Morning Musume's, Yuko Nakazawa began her solo career, starting with enka styled songs and gradually changed to a more pop sound until recently.
Since then, Nakazawa has done some work in Japanese dramas such as Beauty 7 and Home Maker, performed in various plays, and continued in her solo singing career at a steady pace with reasonable success.
