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Willy Okiyama
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Name:Ureo Okiyama
Stage Name:Willy Okiyama
Place of birth:Yokohama Feb. 25th 1933



 
1955Graduated St.Joseph College
1950Around this year, while attending school started singing in Western Bnad called "Country Boys" and later in band Called "Western Ramblers". Sang in U.S. Army Camps.
1953Joined the band called "Chuck Wagon Boys" and started singing in Japanese theaters.
1956Orgnized the band called "Blue Rangers".
1958Switched the singing style to Pop and started singing on radio and TV programs.
1959Signed contract with Victor Recording Company. Released the first record "She taught me how to Yodel".
1969Appeared TV program called "All Japan Singing Contest". Won 10 consecutive weeks and recieved championship award. At the end of the year, there were 13 champions and made a final contest among the champions and won the Grand Championship Award. Judges were 100 people from the audience and six regular critics.
1975April to July. Appeared at Las Vegas Silver Bird Hotel main stage and sang in a show called "AH SO SEXY !". Received the good review from many news papers.
1986From April, started workin in Night Club "Shell Room" at Bund Hotel as act of president and as a singer.
1990In Oct. released the original songs "KONO INOCHI ARU-KAGIRI" "SHIO-KAZE NO BALLADE"
1994Nov. Received an award called "Yokohama Yutai Sho". This award is sponsored by N.T.T., and given to only given to whom or which made an appear Yokohama to others.
Made many appearances on TV and radio such as :
Channel 8 "ORE-TACHI HYOKIN-ZOKU"
Channel 12 "TAMORI NO ONGAKU WA SEKAI DA"
Channel 4 "YORU MO ISSYO-KENMEI"
Channel 4 "YAMADA KUNIKO NO TABI CLUB"
N.H.K. "That's Music"
N.H.K. "TOKIMEKI YUME SOUND"
1998Nov. to Feb. 1999 made commercial film for printing machine call "Printo Gotukko".
1999May 25th By the closing of Bund Hotel after working 14 years. Started singing again as the free vocalist.
2003CD Album "Ansology; King of Yodel" was released.


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