Akiko Futaba
Born Yoshie Kato; February 2, 1915 – August 16, 2011 was a Japanese popular music (ryūkōka) singer. In addition, she took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen, one of Japan's most famous annual musical television shows, ten times.
Akiko Futaba
本人 · 1930年代に発売されたブロマイド · Public domain
- Name
- Akiko Futaba
- Birth Name
- Yoshie Kato
- Born
- 2 February 1915
- Birthplace
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Died
- 16 August 2011
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Tokyo Academy of Music
- Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon
- Languages
- Japanese
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• Name — Akiko Futaba • Birth Name — Yoshie Kato • Born — 2 February 1915 • Birthplace — Hiroshima, Japan • Died — 16 August 2011 • Place of death — Hiroshima, Japan • Genre — Ryūkōka • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1936–2003 • Label — Columbia Music Entertainment
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Akiko Futaba, born on 2 February 1915 and died on 16 August 2011, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Biography
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She was born in the city of Hiroshima, and raised in Miyoshi city, Hiroshima Prefecture. She graduated from the Tokyo Music School. Impressed by Takeo Masunaga (also known as Ichiro Fujiyama) at a performance held by the music school, she debuted in 1936. Her famous song lit. "Old Flower Garden" was released in 1939. On August 6, 1945, she narrowly avoided the atomic bombing of Hiroshima because she was riding a train traveling through a tunnel at the time of the explosion. She ceased activity as a singer in 2003, and retired in Hiroshima Prefecture. She died in Hiroshima on August 16, 2011.
Discography
• Ano Yume Kono Yume: 1936 • Girl at the Age of 19: 1937 • Furuki Hanazono: 1939 • That Flower, This Flower: 1940 • Even If We're Apart: 1946 • Otome Gokoro wa: 1946 • フランチェスカの鐘: 1948 • Yume yo Mō Ichido: 1949 • Hoshi no Tameiki: 1950
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