Akiko Yano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Akiko Yano

Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)

Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1955

Place of Birth: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Profession: composer, pianist, singer-songwriter, musician, voice actor, radio personality, jazz musician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Akiko Yano (?? ??, Yano Akiko, born Akiko Suzuki (?? ?? Suzuki Akiko); February 13, 1955) is a Japanese pop and jazz musician and singer born in Tokyo and raised in Aomori and later began her singing career in the mid-1970s.
Her vocals and singing style have been compared to British singer Kate Bush.She has recorded with Yellow Magic Orchestra and its members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, as well as with Swing Out Sister, Pat Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie Haden, Peter Erskine, Anthony Jackson, David Rhodes, Bill Frisell, Thomas Dolby, the band Quruli, Rei Harakami as Yanokami and her daughter Miu Sakamoto.