Akiko Futaba Musical artist

Akiko Futaba (二葉 あき子, Futaba Akiko, born Yoshie Kato (加藤 芳江); February 2, 1915 – August 16, 2011) was a Japanese popular music (ryūkōka) singer. At of the end of World War II, she was one of the most popular female singers in Japan, competing with Hamako Watanabe and Noriko Awaya. In addition, she took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen, one of Japan's most famous annual musical television shows, ten times.

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Akiko Futaba
Birth dateFebruary 02, 1915
Birth place
Japan , Hiroshima , Hiroshima Prefecture
Date of deathAugust 16, 2011
Place of death
Japan , Hiroshima

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Musical artist

Career started1936
Career ended2003
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Ryūkōka
record label
Nippon Columbia

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