Junko Yagami

Junko Yagami
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Junko Yagami in 1981
Background information
Native name
八神 純子
Born (1958-01-05) January 5, 1958 (age 61)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active1978 - present
Websitehttp://junkoyagami.com

Junko Yagami (八神 純子, Yagami Junko, born 1958), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Aichi Prefecture.[1] She has released 25 albums, including 6 live concert albums, and is a notable figure in Japanese pop of the 80s and 90s. Popular albums include "I WANNA MAKE A HIT WIT-CHOO" (1983) and "COMMUNICATION" (1985).[2]

In 1986, Yagami married singer J.J. Stanley and took on the married name Stanley. She has also worked under the name June Stanley. As of 2019, she lives in the United States and remains active as both a recording and concert artist in the US and Japan.[1]

Biography

History

Yagami was born in 1958 in Nagoya, Chūbu, Japan as the eldest daughter of Ryozo Yagami, the founder and fourth chairman of Yagami Mfg. Co. Ltd.[3]

Yagami learned the piano at the age of 3 and Japanese dancing from the first grade. Yagami recalled, “I've loved singing ever since I was a little girl, and continued to sing the songs of The Peanuts (ザ・ピーナッツ) and Shirley Bassey songs towards the wall at home.”[4] She attended Aichi Shukuto Senior High School.

Her first single, "Alone on a Rainy Day" (雨の日のひとりごと) was released on December 10, 1974 by Canyon Records/AARD-VARK.[1] Her second single, "The Time of Happiness" (幸せの時) was released on February 10, 1975. Throughout the 80s, she released 10 albums including "I WANNA MAKE A HIT WIT-CHOO" (1983), "COMMUNICATION" (1985), and "YAGAMANIA" (1986).

As of 2019, Junko Yagami remains active, releasing her 19th album "There you are" in 2016[5] and holding a concert tour titled "Live キミの街へ~Here We Go!" across Japan in 2019.[1][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "61歳八神純子「継続は力なり」3オクターブ健在". Nikkan Sports. 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ Guzman, Richard (26 February 2019). "Record collectors alert: Find rare Japanese vinyl at this 2-week-only pop-up". Daily News. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "元八神製作所社長で歌手八神純子さんの父、八神良三氏死去". Jiji. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-25. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ 八神純子『探しものは心の中に』p.100(角川書店、1997年)
  5. ^ Hisakatsu, Tanaka (8 August 2017). ""日本のAORの女王"・八神純子 これからも歌い続けていくために必要な事、大切にしたい想い". Yahoo News JP. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ^ "八神純子の新曲配信へ「さらなる挑戦を聞いて」". Nikkan Sports. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

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