Fuyumi Sakamoto
| Fuyumi Sakamoto 坂本 冬美 |
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| Born | March 30, 1967 |
| Origin | Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Enka, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | EMI Music Japan |
| Associated acts | Haruomi Hosono, Kiyoshiro Imawano |
| Website | www |
Fuyumi Sakamoto (坂本 冬美 Sakamoto Fuyumi?, born March 30, 1967 in Kamitonda, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female enka singer under EMI Music Japan.
On March 4, 1987, Sakamoto debuted as a recording singer with the single "Abare Daiko". In 1988, she took part in the 39th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen (New Year's Eve "song battle") for the first time. As of 2009, she has taken part 21 times.
Sakamoto was also a vocalist of rock band HIS with bassist Haruomi Hosono and guitarist Kiyoshiro Imawano, though Imawano died in 2009. The band's name is an acronym coming from their names Hosono, Imawano and Sakamoto. The band released their album Nippon no Hito (日本の人 Japanese People?) on July 19, 1991.
In the 1993 Kōhaku Uta Gassen, she played Sailor Mercury with Hiroko Moriguchi as Sailor Moon and Hikaru Nishida as Sailor Mars. "Yozakura Oshichi" (1994) is one of her most famous songs. Although her songs are not usually popular with young people, this was the exception.
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