, (born 18 December 1961), of
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan, is a Japanese
enka singer.
Career
In 1982, under the alias "Hiromi Hoshi", she debuted with "Koi no Ienakiko" ('恋の家なき子'), released by
New Century Records. In April 1985, she used the name "Yuki Kagawa" with the song "Yoake Made Yokohama" ('夜明けまでヨコハマ'). In 1986, using her real name Terumi Nakagawa, she released the song "Yume Kizuna" ('夢きずな'). In 1987, she used the name Natsuko Godai, combining characters from the names of fellow Enka singers
Hiroshi Itsuki and
Aki Yashiro
, real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 ''Masuda Akiyo'') (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 ''Hashimoto Akiyo'') on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro" (八 ...
whom she greatly admired. Under that alias, she released her first major album, 'Modori Gawa' ('戻り川'). In 1990, she released the hit single
'Shinobu Ame' and appeared in ''
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK netw ...
'' for the first of more than 20 appearances. "Shinobu Ame" reached 12th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
She is the tourism ambassador for
Ozu, Ehime prefecture.
Personal life
She is the daughter of a fish dealer who had a storefront in
Shibuya
Shibuya ( 渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern half) and Shibuya Station.
As of April 1 ...
.
[木村隆『この母ありて』 青蛙房 2010年 121頁] In 1999, she married
Ryōtarō Sugi
(born 14 August 1944, Kobe) is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the father of actor Jundai Yamada.
He appeared in ''Sukima Kaze'', which sold over a million copies. His acting credits include 18 films. On television, he specialized in ''jid ...
.
Awards
* 1988
Japan Cable Awards Best Newcomer Award
* 1990
Japan Enka Awards Enka Star Award
* 1990
Japan Music Awards
for outstanding achievements in the Broadcast Music Producers Federation, was major music awards show held annually in Japan from 1969 to 1993. The 1988 awards ceremony was cancelled due to the deteriorating health of Emperor Shōwa.
List of J ...
Broadcast Music Award
* 1995
Japan Record Awards Special Award (with
Fuyumi Sakamoto
is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.
Career
Having won a singing contest in early 1986, and after receiving about 11 months of vocal training, Sakamoto debuted as an enka recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko" in March ...
,
Yōko Nagayama,
Kaori Kozai, and
Ayako Fuji)
See also
*
Ayako Fuji, born in the same year and also signed to
Sony Music Direct
References
External links
Official Website伍代夏子｜SonyMusic
SonyMusic特設サイト
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1961 births
Japanese-language singers
Musicians from Tokyo
Enka singers
Japanese women singers
Living people