Masafumi Akikawa
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Masafumi Akikawa | |
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Born | 11 October 1967 |
Origin | Japan |
Genre(s) | Opera |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Voice type(s) | Tenor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Label(s) | Teichiku Records |
Masafumi Akikawa (秋川雅史 Akikawa Masafumi?) is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop.[1] He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast.
His single Sen no Kaze ni Natte (千の風になって?) (released 24 May 2006) made it to Number 1 on the 22 January 2007 Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking following his appearance on Uta Gassen.[2] Based on the poem Do not stand at my grave and weep, the single has since sold in excess of 1,000,000 copies in Japan.
[edit] References
- ^ Summary of appearance on the Eigo de Shabera Night talk show, 22 December 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ (Japanese) Oricon Sen no Kaze ni Natte page. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website