Saori Minami

Saori Minami (born Akemi Shinoyama, 篠山 明美) is a retired Japanese female popular singer. She was also called "Cynthia" as a nickname. [1]

Early life and career

Minami was born on July 2, 1954 in Okinawa, Japan. She is bilingual in English and Japanese as her father-in-law was of the Philippine origin.[2] In 1971, at age 17, her talent in music was discovered by a manager who worked for music company. She was recommended by him as a singer. Soon after that, she recorded a song "17才"(Seventeen years old), written by a songwriter Kyohei Tsutsumi. She then became popular all over Japan. She had been continuing to make hit songs in 1970s. She retired from a singer in 1978 and got married to a famous cameraman in 1979.[3]

Discography

Her major hit songs were as follows.[4]

  • 17才 (1971)[5]
  • 潮風のメロディー (1971)[5]
  • ともだち (1972)[5]
  • 哀愁のページ (1972)[5]
  • 早春の港 (1973)[5]
  • 色づく街 (1973)[5]
  • ひとかけらの純情 (1973)[5]
  • バラのかげり (1974)[5]
  • 想い出通り (1975)[5]
  • 人恋しくて (1975)
  • 春の予感 (1978)

References
  1. "ヘルシーな美貌で大人気「異色のアイドル」南沙織がかわいすぎた…！（現代ビジネス）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "南沙織 プロフィール". HMV&BOOKS online. デビュー時は母親の郷里、鹿児島県（奄美大島）生まれとされたが、実際は生まれも育ちも沖縄県。また長年、フィリピン人とのハーフであるとされてきたが、正しくは両親とも日本人、母の再婚相手（義父）がフィリピン人である。生育環境から所謂バイリンガルである。異父妹弟がいる。.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "biography". www.sonymusic.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. "m_single". www.sonymusic.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  5. music by Kyohei Ttsutsumi

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