Saori Minami facts for kids
Saori Minami (born Akemi Shinoyama, 篠山 明美) is a retired Japanese female popular singer. She was also called "Cynthia" as a nickname.
Early life and career
Minami was born on July 2, 1954 in Okinawa, Japan. She is bilingual in English and Japanese as her father-in-law was of the Philippine origin. In 1971, at age 17, her talent in music was discovered by a manager who worked for music company. She was recommended by him as a singer. Soon after that, she recorded a song "17才"(Seventeen years old), written by a songwriter Kyohei Tsutsumi. She then became popular all over Japan. She had been continuing to make hit songs in 1970s. She retired from a singer in 1978 and got married to a famous cameraman in 1979.
Discography
Her major hit songs were as follows.
- 17才 (1971)
- 潮風のメロディー (1971)
- ともだち (1972)
- 哀愁のページ (1972)
- 早春の港 (1973)
- 色づく街 (1973)
- ひとかけらの純情 (1973)
- バラのかげり (1974)
- 想い出通り (1975)
- 人恋しくて (1975)
- 春の予感 (1978)

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