Junko Akimoto

Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子, Akimoto Junko, born June 21, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese kayōkyoku singer. She also sings jazz, chanson, canzone, and min'yō. She made her debut in 2005. She attended the 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.^[1] Her song "Ai no Mama de" (愛のままで, Still in Love) reached number-one on the Japan's Oricon charts in January 2009. By this, she became the eldest singer to reach the number-one position on single charts in Oricon history.^[2] The single was on the charts for 64 weeks and sold 568,334 copies during that time.

Discography

Albums

• Madison-gun no Koi (マディソン郡の恋, Madison County Love) (2006)
• Second Story (2008)
• Aisuru Hito no Tame ni (愛する人のために, For the People I Love) (2009)
• Encore: Jazz Standard (2010)

Singles

• "Madison-gun no Koi" (マディソン郡の恋, Madison County Love) (2005)
• "Ame no Tabibito" (雨の旅人, Rain Traveller) (2007)
• "Ai no Mama de" (愛のままで, Still in Love) (2008)
• "Tasogare Love Again" (黄昏Love again, Evening Love Again) (2009)
• "Ichimai no Shashin" (一枚の写真, One Photograph) (2010)

References

1. ↑ 還暦過ぎで紅白初出場の秋元順子、息子のエールは「最初で最後のつもりで」. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. December 29, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2010. 
2. ↑ 「アラ還の星」　秋元順子、６１歳で最年長シングル首位 ["Star of Around 60" Junko Akimoto became the eldest musician to top the Single Charts at the age of 61] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 

External links

• (Japanese) Official website