Sakiko Ito
Sakiko Ito (伊藤咲子, Ito Sakiko, born as Sakiko Chiba on April 2, 1958) is a Japanese singer and actress.
Biography
In 1973, at the age of 15, Sakiko Ito was a contestant on the Japanese TV show Star Tanjou! (A Star Is Born) and won a recording contract.[1] The following year she debuted as an idol with the single "Himawari Musume" (The Sunflower Girl), which peaked at #20 on the Oricon chart list.[2] In the winter of 1974 she scored her biggest hit with the song "Kogarashi No Futari" (Two In The Cold Wintry Wind), which peaked at #5 on the Oricon chart list.[3] Other hits include "Otome no Waltz" (Waltz For The Girls) from 1975[4] and "Kimi Kawai Ne" (You Are Cute) from 1976.[5] "Kimi Kawai Ne" reached the #9 spot on the Oricon chart list and with this song she made an appearance on Kohaku Uta Gassen in 1976.[6] The backing vocals for this performance were provided by other Japanese idols such as Hiromi Iwasaki, Masako Mori, Hiromi Ota and Candies.