Hiroshi Kamayatsu

• Background — person • Name — Hiroshi Kamayatsu • Native Name — かまやつ ひろし • Birth Name — 釜萢 弘 • Alias — Monsieur • Born — 12 January 1939 • Birthplace — Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Empire of Japan • Died — 1 March 2017 • Genre — Group sounds, contemporary folk, rock, rock and roll • Occupation — Folk singer Composer DJ Guitarist • Instrument — Singing Guitar (Steinberger GL-2T, Vox Mark 4, Rickenbacker 345) • Label — Teichiku Records, Philips Records (as Phonogram Japan), EXPRESS, Warner Music Japan, For Life Music, avex io • Past Member Of — The Spiders, Vodka Collins, Sans Filtre

"Monsieur" was a founding member of bands The Spiders, Vodka Collins, and also a solo act. • Illustration — Hiroshi (top left) with The Spiders in 1966 In 2001 he had a reunion with some former members of The Spiders, as the band Sans Filtre. Among his recent work was his performance of the song "RTB", the ending song to the anime Sentou Yousei Yukikaze. He performed for over five decades. He also had a cameo appearance as a priest in 1984's "The Return of Godzilla".

Kamayatsu died from pancreatic cancer on 1 March 2017, aged 78.

The authorities additionally record the headings Monsieur Kamayatsu and Kamayatsu Hiroshi. His recorded language was Japanese. He was the child of Tib Kamayatsu. One child is recorded: Taro Kamyatsu. Other recorded relations include Ryōko Moriyama.