The 11th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the

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, on December 31, 1969, starting at 7:00PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.

Award winners

Japan Record Award *

Naomi Sagara is the stage name of , an award-winning Japanese popular singer who was prolific between 1967 and 1980. She won numerous awards as a singer and composer, branching into acting. After a surgery to remove polyps on her vocal cords in 1985, she bec ...

( ja) for "Iijanai No Shiawase Naraba" ( ja) ** Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award. ** Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani ** Composer: Taku Izumi ( ja) ** Arranger: Taku Izumi ** Record Company:

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Best Vocalist *

Shinichi Mori known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians. Mori has been married and divorced twi ...

for "Minatomachi Blues" ( ja) ** Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote. Best New Artist *

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for "Yoru To Asa No Aida Ni" ( ja) New Artist Award * Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "Kaze" ( ja) *

Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five are a Japanese kayōkyoku group, formed by Hiroshi Uchiyamada (born Michio Uchiyamada, 1936–2006) in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa. In 1969, the group debuted with the 11th Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa ...

for "Nagasaki Wa Kyō Mo Ame Datta" ( ja) * Kaoru Chiga ( ja) for "Mayonaka No Guitar" ( ja) * Kyōko Takada ( ja) for "Minna Yume No Naka" ( ja) Vocalist Award *

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for "Ikebukuro no Yoru" ( ja) **Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award. *

Mieko Hirota was a Japanese singer. Her nickname was Mico (also spelled ''Miko''). Hirota was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. She grew up listening to pop and jazz in places like Tachikawa, which was frequented by Occupation troops. She made her debut in 1961 at ...

for "Ningyō no Ie" ( ja) *

Tokiko Kato is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist, actress and activist. She was born in Harbin, Manchukuo, to Japanese parents and graduated from the University of Tokyo. She worked as a visiting professor at Josai International University. While ...

for "Hitorine No Komori Uta" General Public Award * Kiyoko Suizenji for "365 Step's March" ( ja) & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March" *

Ryoko Moriyama (born January 18, 1948) is a Japanese folk singer and actress. Her father is Hisashi Moriyama, a pioneer of Japanese jazz. Her son Naotarō Moriyama is a singer. Her first cousin Hiroshi Kamayatsu is also a musician. She is known as the ''Ja ...

for "Kinjireta Koi" ( ja) Lyricist Award * Michio Yamagami ( ja) for "Yoake no Scat" ** Singer: Saori Yuki Composer Award *

Kyōhei Tsutsumi (born Eikichi Watanabe, 28 May 1940 - 7 October 2020), was a Japanese composer, record producer and arranger. Tsutsumi began his career as a songwriter about 1966, and he came to prominence as a composer of Ayumi Ishida's chart-topping hit "Blu ...

for "Blue Light Yokohama" ( ja) ** Singer: Ayumi Ishida Arranger Award * Shinzō Teraoka ( ja) for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru" ** Singer: Mariko Ann ** Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award. Planning Award *

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** Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award. Children's Song Award * Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin" Special Award * Takao Saeki ( ja) * EMI Music Japan

Other Performers

Guests

Jun Mayuzumi Jun Mayuzumi (黛ジュン ; born 26 May 1948, in Chōfu, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer. Her best known songs include "Tenshi-no Yūwaku" (Angel's Temptation 1968).John Francis DE FRANCIS, Leatrice T. Mirikitani ''Things Japanese in Hawaii'' 1972 ...

(Last year's Japan Record Award winner, give trophy to Naomi Sagara.) * Yoichi Sugawara (Last year's vocalist award winner, give trophy to Mori Shinichi.) * Pinky & Killers (Last year's new artist award winner, give trophy to Peter and banquet to Naomi Sagara.) * Yukio Hashi *

Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthu ...

Dancers

* Studio No.1 Dancers * BM Dancers

Chorus

* Cole Acacia * Wakakusa Children's Chorus

References

External links

* {{Japan Record Awards

Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show, held annually in Japan that recognizes outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association. Until 2005, the show aired on New Year's Eve, but has since aired every December 30 on TBS Japan at 6:30 P.M JST a ...

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