Noriko Awaya · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Watakushi no iifurikoki jinsei
- Waga hōrōki
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1907
- Active to
- 1999
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 996
- Total plays
- 8,209
Tags
bluesjapanesejapanfemale vocalistryukoka
Noriko Awaya (淡谷のり子, Awaya Noriko) (August 12, 1907 – September 22, 1999) was a Japanese female Soprano chanson and popular music (ryūkōka) singer. She has been dubbed the "Queen of Blues" in Japan. Awaya was born as Nori Awaya (淡谷のり Awaya Nori) in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. She was the oldest daughter of a wealthy merchant family, but in 1910 her family's home was destroyed in the Aomori City fire. Ten years later they were completely bankrupt, and in 1923 she, along with her mother and younge
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Noriko
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Aomori
- Place of death
- Ota
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Tokyo College of Music
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- chanson
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Nippon Columbia
- Image
- Noriko Awaya.jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- date of death
- 1999-09-22
- date of birth
- 1907-08-12
- name in kana
- あわや のりこ
- birth name
- 淡谷 のり
- Commons category
- Noriko Awaya
- name in native language
- 淡谷のり子
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
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