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Kenji Sawada

Born
Jun 25, 1948 · Age 78
Place of birth
Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Male
Movie credits
36
TV credits
9
Also known as (5)
  • Julie
  • ジュリー
  • 澤田研二
  • 沢田研二
  • Kenji Sawada

Biography

Kenji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 研二, Hepburn: Sawada Kenji; born June 25, 1948; real surname written as 澤田) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actor, best known as vocalist of the 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, Japan (now part of Tottori), and raised in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto from the age of age 3.