Noriko Awaya
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Life and career
Awaya was born as Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.[1] She was the oldest daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose business went bankrupt while his daughter was in her teenage years.[1] In 1910, her family's home was destroyed in the Aomori City fire. In 1923 she, along with her mother and younger sister, went to Tokyo. There, she was admitted to the piano department of a music school. Later, her disposition towards singing was discovered and she was admitted to the vocal department. With the aim of becoming an opera singer, she made an extensive study of classical music. However, due to her family's poverty, she was forced to leave school for a year and worked as a nude model.[1] Eventually, she returned to the music academy, and graduated top of her class in 1929.
She became a classical singer. However, she soon began to sing popular songs because the salary of a classical music performer was very low. Her 1937 song Script error: No such module "Nihongo". became a hit. In 1938, she also released Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1] In Taiwan, the song was later given the alternative title "Han Yu Qu" (寒雨曲). In 1939, she recorded the song Script error: No such module "Nihongo". as an insert song of the movie Tokyo no Josei, in which Setsuko Hara played the main role. However, the song was banned by Japanese authorities.[6]
Awaya had a daughter outside marriage.[7] In her old age, she criticized enka.[7] She also criticized Hideki Saijo and Seiko Matsuda because Saijo enjoyed dancing and Matsuda sang songs without feeling.[7] She said that songs without pain, distress and effort were frauds.[7] Kenichi Mikawa respected her.[7] In 1996, Awaya gave Mikawa her song "Rainy Blues" at her final live performance.[7] She was elected an honorary citizen by her hometown Aomori City in 1998 and died in 1999.[5]
In 2007, Hideaki Tokunaga covered Awaya's song "Farewell Blues" at a concert.[8]
The use of the term 'blues' in some song titles is misleading, as the songs bear no resemblance to western blues. Instead, they referred to slow melancholic songs, known commonly in Japan as kayōkyoku.[9]
Discography
Singles
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1929
- Love Parade : 1930
- Veny Ven : 1934
- Dona Marriquita : 1935
- Poema : 1935
- Barcelona : 1935
- Teresina : 1935
- Dardanella : 1936
- Morucha : 1936
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1936
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1937
- Madiana : 1937
- Amapola : 1937
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1938
- Rumba Tambah : 1938
- La Cumparsita : 1939
- La Seine : 1952
- My Shawl : 1952
- Romance : 1953
- Maria la O : 1959
- Adieu : 1959
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1960
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1982
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1993
Albums
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1971
- Noriko Awaya 50th Anniversary : 1978 album including song "Charmaine"
- Last Song : 1982
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1988
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 1993
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2000 – Triple-CD greatest-hits album set just after her death
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2003 compilation
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2004 compilation
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2005 compilation
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2007 compilation
- Golden Best Noriko Awaya: Chanson Album : 2009 compilation
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". : 2010 compilation
Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearances
| Year | # | Song | No. | VS | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 (Showa 28)/4th | 1 | Addu (アデュー) | 17/17 | Ichirō Fujiyama | Finale |
| 1954 (Showa 29)/5th | 2 | Kareha (枯葉) | 12/15 | Itou Hisao | |
| 1956 (Showa 31)/7th | 3 | Muruha Tamuba (ムルハ・タムバ) | 8/24 | Dick Mine | |
| 1957 (Showa 32)/8th | 4 | Ame No Tokyo (雨の東京) | 6/25 | Itou Hisao (2) | |
| 1958 (Showa 33)/9th | 5 | Barairo No Jinsei (ばら色の人生) | 21/25 | Dick Mine (2) | |
| 1959 (Showa 34)/10th | 6 | Ame No Blues (雨のブルース) | 19/25 | Katsuhiko Haida | |
| 1960 (Showa 35)/11th | 7 | Wakarerarenai Blues (忘れられないブルース) | 17/25 | Isao Hayashi | |
| 1961 (Showa 36)/12th | 8 | Maria Rao (マリア・ラオ) | 19/25 | Itou Hisao (3) | |
| 1964 (Showa 39)/15th | 9 | Wakare No Blues (別れのブルース) | 19/25 | Itou Hisao (4) |
References
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