Masafumi Akikawa
Masafumi Akikawa | |
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| Born | 11 October 1967 |
| Other names | 秋川 雅史 |
| Occupation | singer(tenor) |
| Website | Official website |
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.
Biography
[edit]His single Sen no Kaze ni Natte (千の風になって) (released 24 May 2006) made it to No.1 on 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. The Korean version was used as a requiem for Sewol victims in 2014. [3]
See also
[edit]- Barefoot Gen (TV drama) (2007)
References
[edit]- ^ Summary of appearance on the Eigo de Shabera Night talk show, 22 December 2006 Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ (in Japanese) Oricon Sen no Kaze ni Natte page. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- ^ "Japanese megahit becomes requiem for S. Korean ferry victims - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Official website
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