Jerry Fujio

Jerry Fujio
ジェリー藤尾
Background information
Birth nameShigeki Fujio
Born26 June 1940
Shanghai, RNGR China, Empire of Japan
Died14 August 2021 (age 81)
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, tarento
Years active1958–2021

Jerry Fujio (ジェリー藤尾, Jerī Fujio); 26 June 1940 – 14 August 2021) was a Japanese singer, actor and tarento. Born to a British mother and Japanese father in Shanghai, in Japanese-occupied China,[1] his real name was Shigeki Fujio (藤尾 薫紀, Fujio Shigeki).[2]

Fujio was represented with Office Kiko. He was known for one of his songs "Tōku e Ikitai". Fujio dropped out from Senshi University Keio High School. His daughters were former actresses Miki Fujio and Aki Fujio. Fujio's ex-wife was singer and tarento Tomoko Watanabe. He died in Yokohama of acute pneumonia.[3]

  1. ^ "ジェリー藤尾". Office Kiko (in Japanese). Music Office Goda. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ amazon.co.jp 著者略歴 (「BOOK著者紹介情報」より) (in Japanese). ASIN 442031012X.
  3. ^ "ジェリー藤尾さん死去、81歳 「遠くへ行きたい」大ヒット - おくやみ : 日刊スポーツ".