Tokyo Music Festival
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| Tokyo Music Festival | |
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| Genre | Pop music |
| Dates | 13 May 1972 |
| Years active | 1972 to 1992 |
| Founders | Tokyo Music Festival Foundation[1] |
The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1992. It was organized by the Tokyo Music Festival Foundation.[1][2] The first edition of the Tokyo Music Festival took place on 13 May 1972 with 12 participating countries.
Grand Prix Winners
[edit]- 1972: Izumi Yukimura (
Japan), with "Watashi wa Nakanai" - 1973: Mickey Newbury (
United States), with "Heaven Help the Child" - 1974: René Simard (
Canada), with "Midori-iro no Yane" - 1975: Maureen McGovern ( United States), with "Even Better Than I Know Myself"
- 1976: Natalie Cole ( United States), with "I'm Glad There Is You"
- 1977: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. ( United States), with "The Two of Us"
- 1978: Al Green ( United States), with "Belle"
- 1979: Rita Coolidge ( United States), with "Don't Cry Out Loud"
- 1980: Dionne Warwick ( United States), with "Feeling Old Feelings"[3]
- 1981: The Nolans (
United Kingdom), with "Sexy Music"[4] - 1982: John O'Banion ( United States), with "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"[5]
- 1983: Lionel Richie ( United States), with "You Are"; Joe Cocker ( United Kingdom) and Jennifer Warnes ( United States), with "Up Where We Belong"
- 1984: Laura Branigan ( United States), with "The Lucky One"
- 1985: Kool & the Gang ( United States), with "Cherish"
- 1986: Miami Sound Machine ( United States), with "Conga"
- 1987: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1988: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1989: Ofra Haza (
Israel), with "Im Nin'alu" - 1990: Wilson Phillips ( United States), with "Hold On"
- 1991: Cancelled
- 1992: Smokey Mountain (
Philippines), with "Paraiso"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Fukuhara, Haruhiko (1979-06-30). "Rita Coolidge Is Winner At Tokyo Music Festival". Billboard – via Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
Sponsored by Tokyo Music Festival Foundation.
- ^ Awards, honors & prizes: International and foreign. Gale Group. 2001. p. 464. ISBN 978-0-7876-3405-6.
Tokyo Music Festival Foundation (Zaidan - hojin Tokyo Ongakusai Kyokai) Tokyo ... Established in 1972 to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Tokyo Broadcasting System.
- ^ "Tokyo Music Festival Winners". The Japan Times. 5 April 1980. No 29183. p 9.
- ^ "Nolans Win Grand Prize At Tokyo Music Festival". The Japan Times. 31 March 1981. No 29535. p 2.
- ^ "U.S. Act Takes Top Tokyo Prize". Billboard. 17 April 1982. p 53.
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