Kiyohiko Ozaki (尾崎紀世彦), born 1 January 1943 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward and raised
in Chigasaki, was a Japanese pop singer known for his distinctive voice and
sideburns, sometimes referred to as the "Japanese Tom Jones." After learning the
ukulele at 13 and forming the Hawaiian band Hilo Hawaiians, he joined Jimmie
Tokita's Mountain Playboys before launching a solo career in 1970 with his debut
single "Wakare no Yoake" on Philips Records. Ozaki's breakthrough came in 1971
with the million-selling single "Mata au hi made", which won the Japan Record
Award that year, followed by hits s...