Chiyako Satō | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chiyo Sato |
| Born | 13 March 1897 Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Origin | Romuli, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania |
| Died | 13 December 1968 (aged 71) |
| Genres | Ryūkōka |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
Chiyako Satō (佐藤千夜子 Satō Chiyako) was a Japanese singer.
Biography
The Japanese singer Chiyako Satō (real name Chiyo Satō 佐藤千代 Satō Chiyo[1]) was born in Tendō, Yamagata[1] in 1897.[1]
After graduating the Tokyo Music School (a precursor to the modern Tokyo University of the Arts[1] her musical talents were recognized by the poet Ujō Noguchi (野口雨情)[1] and the composer Shinpei Nakayama.[1] In the early Shōwa period she achieved enormous success with "Habu no Minato" (波浮の港; 1928; lyrics by Noguchi, music by Nakayama)[1] recorded at Japan Victor Company,[1] and followed this up with "Tōkyō Kōshinkyoku" (東京行進曲; 1929; lyrics by Yaso Saijō, music by Nakayama).[1]
In 1930, she went to study in Italy,[1] but upon returning to Japan in 1935 she was unable to reclaim her position in the Japanese show business world.[1] She died in obscurity in 1968.[1]
References
Citations
Works cited
- Saitō, Akira (2001). "Satō Chiyako" 佐藤千夜子. Encyclopedia Nipponica (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 20 December 2018.