Birth name Kimiko Itoh Name Kimiko Itoh Origin Japan Role Singer | Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1982–present | |
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Labels Record Teichiku, Epikkusonirekodo, Columbia, Video Arts Music, One Voice Records, PM Music Albums KIMIKO, Standards My Way Similar People Makoto Ozone, Nancy Wilson, Kenji Kawai, Masahiko Sato, Ryo Kawasaki | ||
Kimiko itoh you ve got a friend live at java jazz festival 2007
Kimiko Itō or Kimiko Itoh (伊藤 君子, Itō Kimiko, born July 11, 1946) is a Japanese jazz singer. She was born on the island of Shōdoshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
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- Kimiko itoh you ve got a friend live at java jazz festival 2007
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After graduating from Musashino Art University with a degree in oil painting, she studied under Yasushi Sawada.

In 1982, she made her debut with her first jazz album, "Birdland". In 1989, she released the album "フォロー・ミー(FOLLOW ME)" simultaneously in Japan and the United States. It ranked 16th in the Radio & Records Contemporary Jazz charts. Swing Journal (スイングジャーナル) voted Kimiko Number 1 female vocalist in 1988–1996.

In 2004, her cover of the song "River of Crystals" from her album "Follow Me" was featured in the Mamoru Oshii-directed film Ghost in the Shell: Innocence.

Kimiko itoh bridges live at java jazz festival 2007
History

Several of Kimiko Itoh's recordings are available from Videoarts Music.