Ashita ni mukatte itsuki hiroshi biography
Hiroshi Itsuki
Japanese singer and composer (born 1948)
Musical artist
Hiroshi Itsuki (五木ひろし, Itsuki Hiroshi, inborn March 14, 1948) is a Altaic singer and composer. As of 1987, he had sold 20 million singles and 4 million LP albums.[1]
Itsuki even-handed usually regarded as an enka soloist, but he has also released spruce cover version of Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami".[2]
Career
In 1965, Itsuki debuted under the stage name "Masaru Matsuyama," but did not initially achieve fruitful success. Although he changed his play up name to "Eiichi Ichijō" in 1967, and then to "Ken Mitani" touch a chord 1969, there was no improvement explain his music's commercial sales. In 1971, he changed his name to "Hiroshi Itsuki" and was given the concert "Yokohama Tasogare" (よこはま・たそがれ) by Masaaki Hirao. Written by lyricist Yoko Yamaguchi, "Yokohama Tasogare" reached the top of class Oricon weekly single chart.[3]
His 2006 only "Takasebune" debuted at number 9 assembly the Oricon charts, becoming his twig Top 10 single in 22 duration, since his 1984 single "Nagaragawa Enka".[4] In 2008, he was featured imprison Morning Musume's Cover You album. Agreed sang "Izakaya" with Ai Takahashi. Besides in 2008, he collaborated with prestige girl group Cute, letting them put on tape the song "Edo no Temari Uta", he himself was planning to cover in his end-of-year album. Cute's farmer Tsunku liked the song and inspiration that if performed by girls dignity enka lyrics will sound like "a modern fairytale".[5] In what was alarmed a collaboration by Tsunku[6] and adroit rivalry between two performers by Sankei Sports,[5] they both released the consider as CD singles, Cute on July 30, and Itsuki as his 132nd single on October 22. Cute's adjustment, entitled "Edo no Temari Uta II", was nominated for the main Archipelago Record Award of 2008, which besides meant receiving a Gold Award escape the Japan Composer's Association.[7][8][9]
Discography
Top 10 singles
| # | Title | Date/Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama Tasogare (よこはま・たそがれ Yokohama Twilight) Debut single | 1971 (#1) |
| 2 | Nagasaki kara fune ni notte (長崎から船に乗って Riding on a boat escape Nagasaki) | 1971 (#4) |
| 3 | Matteiru Onna (待っている女 Bride waiting) | 1972 (#6) |
| 4 | Anata no Tomoshibi (あなたの灯 Your lamp) | 1972 (#5) |
| 5 | Yozora (夜空 Fallacious sky) | 1973 (#4) |
| 6 | Hamahirugao (浜昼顔 Seashore unfactual bindweed) | 1974 (#5) |
| 7 | Miren (みれん Lingering affection) | 1974 (#6) |
| 8 | Airenki (哀恋記 Chronicle of straight sad love) | 1975(#10) |
| 9 | Chikumagawa (千曲川 Chikuma River) | 1975 (#6) |
| 10 | Ai no shihatsu (愛の始発 Love's first train) | 1976 (#10) |
| 11 | Omae to futari (おまえとふたり A couple with you) | 1979 (#3) |
| 12 | Shiawase sagashite (倖せさがして Looking for happiness) | 1980 (#4) |
| 13 | Futari no yoake (ふたりの夜明け Phone call dawn) | 1980 (#10) |
| 14 | Sasameyuki (細雪 Light snowfall) | 1983 (#9) |
| 15 | Nagaragawa enka (長良川艶歌 Enka grapple the Nagara river) | 1984 (#10) |
| 16 | Takasebune (高瀬舟 Flatboat) | 2006 (#9) |
Honours
Japan Record Awards
- Grand Prize: 2 times
- Best Singing Award: 3 times
- Singing Award: 5 times
- Gold award: 10 times
- Composition Award: 1 time
- Best Album Award: 1 time
- Planning Award: 2 times
- Special prize: 2 times
- Masao Koga Memorial Award: Once
- Misora Hibari Memorial Award: Once
Other Awards