Kenji Sawada

Kenji Sawada
Also known asJulie
Born (1948-06-25) June 25, 1948 (age 76)
Tsunoi, Iwami (present: Tsunoi, Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan
OriginSakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
GenresRock, pop, glam rock, adult contemporary
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, lyricist, actor
Years active1967–present
LabelsPolydor Japan, Toshiba EMI/Eastworld, Julie Label
WebsiteOfficial

Kenji Sawada (沢田 研二, Sawada Kenji, born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and actor, best known for being the vocalist for the Japanese rock band The Tigers. Nicknamed "Julie" (ジュリー, Jurī) because of his self-professed adoration of Julie Andrews, he was born in Tsunoi, Iwami (now part of Tottori), Tottori Prefecture, Japan, and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto at age 3.

As a singer, songwriter, and actor, Sawada prospered greatly on Japanese popular culture in the last three decades of the Shōwa era. At the end of the 1960s, he had great success as the lead singer of the band The Tigers. After the breakup of The Tigers and another project Pyg, he began his own solo career.