Tatsuo Kamon

Tatsuo Kamon
嘉門 達夫
Background information
Birth nameTatsuo Torikai
鳥飼 達夫
Born (1959-03-25) 25 March 1959 (age 65)
OriginJapan
GenresKayōkyoku, novelty song
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocal, guitar
Years active1975–1980 (rakugoka)
1983–present
LabelsNippon Columbia
Victor Music
Daipro-X
Websitedaipro-x.co.jp/kamon/

Tatsuo Kamon (嘉門 達夫, Kamon Tatsuo), real name Tatsuo Torikai (鳥飼 達夫, Torikai Tatsuo),[1] is a Japanese singer-songwriter born 25 March 1959 in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3] He is represented by the talent management firm Daikan'yama Production, and releases works through Daipro-X, a record company which is a subsidiary of Daikan'yama.

He made his professional singer-songwriter debut in 1983 by winning two major awards and being named the "Rookie of the Year" for his single Yankee no Niichan no Uta (ヤンキーの兄ちゃんのうた, Yankī no Niichan no Uta).[1]

  1. ^ a b c 嘉門達夫のプロフィール (in Japanese). Daipro-X. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  2. ^ "嘉門達夫 PROFILE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. ^ "アメリカで輝いている人 Vol.19: 嘉門達夫 Tatsuo Kamon" (in Japanese). Odekake.US. Retrieved 8 July 2009.