Sakiko Ito
Sakiko Ito (伊藤 咲子, Itō Sakiko, born as Sakiko Chiba on April 2, 1958) is a Japanese singer.
Biography
[edit]In 1973, at the age of 15, Sakiko Ito was a contestant on the Japanese television show Star Tanjō! (A Star Is Born) and won a recording contract.[1] The following year she debuted as an idol with the single "Himawari Musume" (The Sunflower Girl), which peaked at #20 on the Oricon chart list.[2] In the winter of 1974 she scored her biggest hit with the song "Kogarashi No Futari" (Two In The Cold Wintry Wind), which peaked at #5 on the Oricon chart list.[3] Other hits include "Otome no Waltz" (Waltz For The Girls) from 1975[4] and "Kimi Kawai Ne" (You Are Cute) from 1976.[5] "Kimi Kawai Ne" reached the #9 spot on the Oricon chart list and with this song she made an appearance on Kohaku Uta Gassen in 1976.[6] The backing vocals for this performance were provided by other Japanese idols such as Hiromi Iwasaki, Masako Mori, Hiromi Ota and Candies.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 「スター誕生」と歌謡曲黄金の70年代. 文藝春秋. 2007. ISBN 9784167321055.
- ^ フォ-カス. 新潮社. 1985. ISBN 9784167321055.
- ^ Kenkichi, Kutsumoto. Shiki No Aishouka.
- ^ 週刊文春. 文藝春秋. 2001.
- ^ どうにもとまらない歌謠曲. 舌津智之. 2002.
- ^ "Official page of Sakiko Ito at Columbia" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2019.
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