Keiko Fuji

Quick Facts

Full Name	Keiko Fuji
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jul 5, 1951(1951-07-05)
Age	73
Date Of Death	August 22, 2013, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Birthplace	Ichinoseki
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Leo

Keiko Fuji Biography

Keiko Fuji is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on July 5, 1951 in Ichinoseki, Japan. Junko Abe (阿部 純子 , Abe Junko) (5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name Keiko Fuji (藤 圭子 , Fuji Keiko) was a Japanese enka singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad-type songs. She was married on- and-off with Utada Teruzane, and was the mother of Japanese pop singer Utada Hikaru.

On 3 March 2006, U.S. DEA officials confiscated more than $420,000 in American, Canadian, and Australian currencies from Keiko Fuji’s carry-on luggage at JFK Airport, New York, as she waited to board a flight to Las Vegas. Keiko denied any wrongdoing, and was not charged with any crime. However, the government initiated forfeiture proceedings, seeking to seize the money, which it alleged represented proceeds of drug sales or was intended to be used to buy drugs.

Keiko Fuji died on 22 August 2013, by jumping from the thirteenth floor of a condominium building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. No foul play was suspected. Her body was found in the grounds of her apartment building. Police said that her slippers were found at the end of her balcony, with no suicide note found. However, her daughter Utada Hikaru, claims there was a suicide note.

She married the enka singer Kiyoshi Maekawa and retired from singing in 1979, announcing her retirement during a TV show on 30 December of that year. The marriage ended in divorce, after which she emigrated to the United States, where she became active in music again by 1981. There, she married to Teruzane Utada, a record producer. Their only child, Hikaru Utada, was born in 1983 in New York City (and later herself became a record-setting pop star in Japan by her late teens, and is now better known by Japanese name order as Utada Hikaru or by the mononym Utada). The couple married and divorced seven times.

Keiko Fuji Net Worth

Keiko Fuji is one of the richest Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keiko Fuji 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her debut album, Shinjuku no Onna/Enka no Hoshi Fuji Keiko no Subete (新宿の女/「演歌の星」藤圭子のすべて , Woman in Shinjuku/”Star of Enka” All of Keiko Fuji) , released 5 March 1970, topped the Oricon album chart for 20 consecutive weeks, and her next album Onna no Blues (女のブルース , Woman’s Blues) , released 5 July 1970, continued topping that chart for 17 consecutive weeks. She topped the Oricon album chart for a 37 consecutive weeks, an incredible record in Japan’s music history. Her debut album’s number-one record of 20 consecutive weeks remains the longest consecutive number-one record in Oricon history.

Fuji (sometimes credited as Keiko Fujita) was born in Iwate Prefecture, where her father was a rōkyoku singer. Her mother was a rōkyoku shamisen player . As a child, Fuji sometimes accompanied her parents and sang with them when they were on tour. Her song “Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku” (Keiko’s version of “Yume wa Yoru Hiraku”) won the Mass Popularity Award at the Japan Record Awards in 1970. She also performed this song in the 21st Kōhaku Uta Gassen New Years Eve TV special. Fuji lent her voice in the anime television series Wandering Sun, acting as main character Nozomi who is also a singer in the show. This allowed her to gain higher exposure in the Japanese music world.

Keiko disputed the government’s claim. In August 2008, the matter remained pending in Federal District Court in New York. On 27 January 2009, the Federal District Court in New York ordered the confiscated money returned to her, citing lack of evidence.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Keiko Fuji Dating?

According to our records, Keiko Fuji married to Teruzane Utada , Kiyoshi Maekawa. As of December 1, 2023, Keiko Fuji’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Keiko Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Keiko Fuji celebrates birthday on July 5 of every year.

Does Utada Hikaru have a child?

Hikaru Utada
Occupation| Singer songwriter producer
Spouse(s)| Kazuaki Kiriya ​ ​ ( m. 2002; div. 2007)​ Francesco Calianno ​ ​ ( m. 2014; div. 2018)​
Children| 1

Is Utada Hikaru a mother?

Keiko Fuji
Associated acts| Hikaru Utada Teruzane Utada Kiyoshi Maekawa

Who is Utada Hikaru's mom?

Keiko Fuji

Is Utada Hikaru married?

Spouse

What nationality is Utada Hikaru?

Nationality