Akiko Futaba | |
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![]() Akiko Futaba, late 1930s | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Yoshie Kato |
Born | Hiroshima, Japan | February 2, 1915
Died | August 16, 2011 Hiroshima, Japan | (aged 96)
Genres | Ryūkōka |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1936–2003 |
Labels | Columbia Music Entertainment |
Akiko Futaba (二葉 あき子, Futaba Akiko, born Yoshie Kato (加藤 芳江); February 2, 1915 – August 16, 2011) was a Japanese popular music (ryūkōka) singer. At of the end of World War II, she was one of the most popular female singers in Japan, competing with Hamako Watanabe and Noriko Awaya.[1] In addition, she took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen, one of Japan's most famous annual musical television shows, ten times.[2]