Kenji Sawada
Kenji Sawada (沢田 研二, Sawada Kenji, born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed "Julie" (ジュリー, Jurī) because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami (now part of Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3.
Kenji Sawada | |
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| Also known as | Julie |
| Born | June 25, 1948 Tsunoi, Iwami (present: Tsunoi, Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Origin | Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan |
| Genres | Rock, pop, glam rock, adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, lyricist, actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Polydor Japan, Toshiba EMI/Eastworld, Julie Label |
| Website | Official |
As a singer, songwriter, and actor, Sawada prospered greatly on Japanese popular culture in the last three decades of the Shōwa era. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project Pyg, he began his own solo career.
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