Natsuko Godai
伍代夏子
taken December in 2021
taken December in 2021
Background information
Birth nameTerumi Nakagawa
中川輝美
Born(1961-12-18)18 December 1961
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan[1]
GenresEnka
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1985-
LabelsSony Music Direct
WebsiteOfficial Website

Natsuko Godai (伍代夏子), (born 18 December 1961), of Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese enka singer.[2]

Career

In 1982, under the alias "Hiromi Hoshi", she debuted with "Koi no Ienakiko" ('恋の家なき子'), released by New Century Records.[3] In April 1985, she used the name "Yuki Kagawa" with the song "Yoake Made Yokohama" ('夜明けまでヨコハマ'). In 1986, using her real name Terumi Nakagawa, she released the song "Yume Kizuna" ('夢きずな'). In 1987, she used the name Natsuko Godai, combining characters from the names of fellow Enka singers Hiroshi Itsuki and Aki Yashiro whom she greatly admired. Under that alias, she released her first major album, 'Modori Gawa' ('戻り川'). In 1990, she released the hit single 'Shinobu Ame' and appeared in Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first of more than 20 appearances. "Shinobu Ame" reached 12th in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

She is the tourism ambassador for Ozu, Ehime prefecture.[4]

Personal life

She is the daughter of a fish dealer who had a storefront in Shibuya.[5] In 1999, she married Ryōtarō Sugi.[2]

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Natsuko Godai". IMDb.
  2. 1 2 "Natsuko Godai". SYNC MUSIC JAPAN. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. ↑ 恋の家なき子（星ひろみ（伍代夏子）） (Video file). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Enka singer gets royal treatment at west Japan castle during lodging test run". Mainichi Daily News. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ↑ 木村隆『この母ありて』 青蛙房 2010年 121頁
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