Sakiko Ito

In 1973, at the age of 15, Sakiko Ito was a contestant on the Japanese television show Star Tanjō! (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.

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