Kakko (singer)
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Kakko is one of the pseudonyms of Yamagata Kakuko (former name Suzuki Kakuko), a Japanese actress, TV presenter and former pop
singer. Yamagata was born September 23, 1969 in Osaka
, Japan
. Under the name "Kakko", she was on the roster of Stock Aitken Waterman
but met with little success in the UK charts.
Yamagata attended an American school in Kobe
and aged 17 was spotted by a scout from CBS
records. She moved to the UK to attend a music school in London before coming to the attention of producers Stock Aitken and Waterman.
Her first single, the Stock/Aitken/Waterman penned "We Should Be Dancing", was released in February 1990 reaching number 101 in the UK charts, while her second release, "What Kind Of Fool
" (written by Harding/Curnow/Clift), didn't manage to get a chart rating.
She returned to Japan in 1991 and commenced working under the stage-name Suzuki Anju. She has become a popular actress in TV dramas and features in many commercials.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer. Yamagata was born September 23, 1969 in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Under the name "Kakko", she was on the roster of Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
but met with little success in the UK charts.
Yamagata attended an American school in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
and aged 17 was spotted by a scout from CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
records. She moved to the UK to attend a music school in London before coming to the attention of producers Stock Aitken and Waterman.
Her first single, the Stock/Aitken/Waterman penned "We Should Be Dancing", was released in February 1990 reaching number 101 in the UK charts, while her second release, "What Kind Of Fool
What Kind of Fool
"What Kind of Fool" is the title of a vocal duet from 1981 by singers Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. The songwriters for "What Kind of Fool" are Gibb and Albhy Galuten....
" (written by Harding/Curnow/Clift), didn't manage to get a chart rating.
She returned to Japan in 1991 and commenced working under the stage-name Suzuki Anju. She has become a popular actress in TV dramas and features in many commercials.