Tokyo Music Festival
Appearance
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Genre | Pop music |
Dates | 13 May 1972 |
Years active | 1972 to 1991 |
Founders | Tokyo Music Festival Association |
The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1991. It was organised by the Tokyo Music Festival Association. The first edition of the Tokyo Music Festival took place on 13 May 1972 with 12 participating countries.
Grand Prix Winners
- 1972: Izumi Yukimura (
Japan)
- 1973: Mickey Newbury (
United States)
- 1974: René Simard (
Canada)
- 1975: Didith Reyes (
Philippines)
- 1976: Natalie Cole (
United States)
- 1977: Didith Reyes (
Philippines)
- 1978: Al Green (
United States)
- 1979: Leah Navarro (
Philippines)
- 1980: Dionne Warwick (
United States)
- 1981: The Nolans (
United Kingdom)
- 1982: John O'Banion (
United States)
- 1983: Lionel Richie (
United States), Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (
United Kingdom)(
United States)
- 1984: Laura Branigan (
United States)
- 1985: Kool & the Gang (
United States)
- 1986: Miami Sound Machine (
United States)
- 1987: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1988: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1989: Hideaki Tokunaga (
Japan)
- 1990: Wilson Phillips (
United States)
- 1991: Smokey Mountain (
Philippines)
See also
External links
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