Tokyo Music Festival
Tokyo Music Festival | |
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Genre | Pop music |
Dates | 13 May 1972 |
Years active | 1972 to 1991 |
Founded by | Tokyo Music Festival Association |
The Tokyo Music Festival was an international music contest that ran from 1972 to 1991. It was organised by the Tokyo Music Festival Association. The first edition of the Tokyo Music Festival took place on 13 May 1972 with 12 participating countries.
Grand Prix Winners
- 1972: Izumi Yukimura
- 1972: Pilita Corrales (
Philippines) Best Singer Award - 1973: Mickey Newbury (
United States) - 1974: René Simard (
Canada) - 1975: Maureen McGovern (
United States) - 1976: Natalie Cole (
United States) - 1977: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (
United States) - 1978: Al Green (
United States) - 1979: Rita Coolidge (
United States) - 1980: Dionne Warwick (
United States) - 1981: The Nolans (
United Kingdom) - 1982: John O'Banion (
United States) - 1983: Lionel Richie (
United States), Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes ( United Kingdom)( United States) - 1984: Laura Branigan (
United States) - 1985: Kool & the Gang (
United States) - 1985: Menudo of Puerto Rico winning the Gold Award with the song "Explosion."
- 1986: Miami Sound Machine (
United States) - 1987: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1988: No Grand Prix awarded
- 1989: Ofra Haza (
Israel) - 1990: Wilson Phillips (
United States) - 1991: Smokey Mountain (
Philippines)
See also
- List of historic rock festivals
- List of music festivals in Japan
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