Chiyako Sato
Chiyako Satō | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Chiyo Sato |
Born | Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | 13 March 1897
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
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.