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Fuyumi Sakamoto
Musical artist
Fuyumi Sakamoto (坂本 冬美, Sakamoto Fuyumi, born March 30, , in Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.
Career
[edit]Having won a singing contest in early , and after receiving about 11 months of vocal training, Sakamoto debuted as an enka recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March , and was well received. In , she took part in the 39th NHKKōhaku Uta Gassen (New Year's Eve "song battle") for the first time. As of , she has taken part 29 times, missing only the 53rd () edition due to illness. This achievement placed Sakamoto on the 5th place (tied with another enka veteran Harumi Miyako) for the most Kōhaku appearances for a female artist.
Sakamoto was also a vocalist of rock band HIS (ja) with bassist and producer Haruomi Hosono and guitarist Kiyoshiro Imawano, though Imawano died in [1] The band's name is an acronym coming from their names Hos
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With her soaring vocals, Japanese enka singer Fuyumi Sakamoto (坂本 冬美, Sakamoto Fuyumi, born 30 March in Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture) has found a close affinity with the national style since first debuting as an enka singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March following a year of training. Two years later, she went to number seven in Japan with the single "男の情話" before temporarily shifting her focus to rock music. She joined the rock group HIS alongside bassist Haruomi Hosono and guitarist Kiyoshiro Imawano and released the album Nippon No Hito (日本の人) in Two years later, she secured the song "美少女戦士セーラームーン" for the animated series Sailor Moon. After experiencing p
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Kiyoshiro Imawano facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Kiyoshiro Imawano | |
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Kiyoshiro Imawano () | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kiyoshi Kurihara |
| Born | ()April 2, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | May 2, () (aged 58) |
| Genres | Rock, R&B, människor rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals Guitars Harmonica |
| Years active | – |
| Labels | Toshiba EMI, Polydor Japan, Universal Music Japan, Swim Records, avex io, Warner Music Japan |
| Associated acts | RC efterträdelse eller följd, Reichi Nakaido, Shigeru Izumiya, Haruomi Hosono, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano, Kazutoki Umezu, Leyona, Booker T. & the M.G.'s |
Kiyoshiro Imawano(忌野 清志郎, Imawano Kiyoshirō), born Kiyoshi Kurihara(栗原 清志, Kurihara Kiyoshi, April 2, – May 2, ), was a Japanese rock musician, lyricist, composer, musical producer, and actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was dubbed "Japan's King of Rock". He formed and led the influential rock grupp RC Succession. He wrote many anti-nuclear