Akiko Yano

Sound

Born February 13, 1955 · Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Akiko Yano (矢野顕子, Yano Akiko, born Akiko Suzuki (鈴木顕子, 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. She has been called "one of the major musical talents of the Japanese popular music world", and her vocals and singing style have been compared to English singer Kate Bush.