Akiko Yano

Japanese singer-songwriter
Person human Q107424
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Akiko Yano

Summary

Akiko Yano is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Tokyo[2]. She was born on February 13, 1955[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], jazz musician[5], musician[6], composer[7], and pianist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Akiko Yano was born in Tokyo[2].
  • Akiko Yano was born on February 13, 1955[3].
  • A child of Akiko Yano was Miu Sakamoto[10].
  • Akiko Yano held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Akiko Yano worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Akiko Yano worked as a jazz musician[5].
  • Akiko Yano's professions included musician[6].
  • Akiko Yano's professions included composer[7].
  • Akiko Yano's professions included pianist[8].
  • Akiko Yano worked as a seiyū[12].
  • Akiko Yano's field of work was music composing[13].
  • Akiko Yano was educated at Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School[14].
  • Akiko Yano received the Oribe prize[15].
  • Akiko Yano was a member of Yanokami[16].
  • Akiko Yano was a member of Q17218137[17].
  • Akiko Yano is recorded as female[18].
  • Akiko Yano's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is jazz[20].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is synth-pop[21].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is electronic music[22].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is soul[23].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is J-pop[24].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is pop music[25].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is pop rock[26].
  • Akiko Yano's genre is disco[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1955-02-13[30]

  • Genre(s): city pop, j-pop, jazz, singer-songwriter, soul, techno kayō[31]

  • Community tags: city pop, j-pop, jazz, singer-songwriter, soul, techno kayō[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b215b03a-8e0b-48ca-b832-bbbd0db504f0[33]

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Origins and Family

Akiko Yano's place of birth was Tokyo[2]. She was born on February 13, 1955[3].

Education

Akiko Yano was educated at Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], jazz musician[5], musician[6], composer[7], pianist[8], and seiyū[12]. Akiko Yano's field of work was music composing[13].

Recognition

Akiko Yano received the Oribe prize[15].

Personal Life

A child of Akiko Yano was Miu Sakamoto[10].

Why It Matters

Akiko Yano ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month, #6,986 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Akiko Yano born?

Akiko Yano was born in Tokyo[2].

What did Akiko Yano do for work?

Akiko Yano worked as singer-songwriter[4], jazz musician[5], musician[6], composer[7], and pianist[8].

Where did Akiko Yano go to school?

Akiko Yano was educated at Aoyama Gakuin Senior High School[14].

What awards did Akiko Yano receive?

Honors received include Oribe prize[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . smh.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . last.fm. last.fm. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Discogs. oregonmusicnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . japantimes.co.jp. japantimes.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . catfishsmooth.net. catfishsmooth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Discogs. discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . youfel.com. youfel.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . AllMusic. fishpond.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . juno.co.uk. juno.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [15] . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, jazz musician, musician +6
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  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website https://www.akikoyano.com/, https://thegathering.jp/
    Record label Universal Music LLC, Philips Records
    Represented by Sony Music Artists
    Spouse Makoto Yano, Ryuichi Sakamoto
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