Maki Asakawa

Japanese singer (1942-2010)
Person human Q529432
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Maki Asakawa

Summary

Maki Asakawa is a human[1]. She was born in Mikawa[2]. She was born on January 27, 1942[3]. She died in Nagoya[4]. She died on January 17, 2010[5]. She worked as a singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], jazz musician[9], and lyricist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Mikawa[2], Maki Asakawa…
  • Maki Asakawa passed away in Nagoya[4].
  • Maki Asakawa was born on January 27, 1942[3].
  • Maki Asakawa died on January 17, 2010[5].
  • Maki Asakawa held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Maki Asakawa held citizenship in Empire of Japan[13].
  • Maki Asakawa's professions included singer[6].
  • Maki Asakawa worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • Maki Asakawa worked as a composer[8].
  • Maki Asakawa worked as a jazz musician[9].
  • Maki Asakawa worked as a lyricist[10].
  • Maki Asakawa worked as a recording artist[14].
  • Maki Asakawa's education included a stint at Q11586016[15].
  • Maki Asakawa is recorded as female[16].
  • Maki Asakawa's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Maki Asakawa's genre is jazz[18].
  • Maki Asakawa's record label is recorded as EMI[19].
  • Maki Asakawa's discography is recorded as Maki Asakawa discography[20].
  • Maki Asakawa's family name is recorded as Asakawa[21].
  • Maki Asakawa's given name is recorded as Maki[22].
  • Maki Asakawa's official website is recorded as https://www.universal-music.co.jp/asakawa-maki/[23].
  • Maki Asakawa's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Maki Asakawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Maki Asakawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '浅川マキ'}[26].
  • Maki Asakawa's name in kana is recorded as あさかわ マキ[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1942-01-27[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-01-17[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d16719b-d1c2-4b0e-a7cf-8d10567aa4aa[34]

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Origins and Family

Maki Asakawa was born in Mikawa[2]. She was born on January 27, 1942[3].

Education

Maki Asakawa was educated at Q11586016[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], jazz musician[9], lyricist[10], and recording artist[14].

Death and Burial

Maki Asakawa died on January 17, 2010[5]. She passed away in Nagoya[4].

Why It Matters

Maki Asakawa ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Maki Asakawa born?

Born in Mikawa[2], Maki Asakawa…

Where did Maki Asakawa die?

Maki Asakawa passed away in Nagoya[4].

What did Maki Asakawa do for work?

Maki Asakawa worked as singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], composer[8], jazz musician[9], and lyricist[10].

Where did Maki Asakawa go to school?

Maki Asakawa was educated at Q11586016[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . jiji.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Maki
    Family name Asakawa
    Country of citizenship Japan, Empire of Japan
    Website
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