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Peggy Hayama

Peggy Hayama was born November 9, 1933 and died April 12, 2017 (aged 83). From Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. Singer / tarento. 200 credited works.

Japanese singer of the Japanese "Do-Re-Mi"

Tokyo Prefecture
singer
tarento

Peggy Hayama, born on November 9, 1933 in Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan, was a singer and tarento. Peggy Hayama died on April 12, 2017, aged 83. Recorded honors include Medal with Purple Ribbon (1995) and Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class (2004).

My Take

Peggy Hayama belongs to a generation of Japanese singers whose careers are inseparable from the country's postwar recovery. Born Shigeko Kotakari in Yotsuya, Tokyo, in 1933, she was discovered singing jazz as a high school student, debuted at eighteen in 1952, and appeared on the New Year's Eve Kohaku Uta Gassen broadcast just two years later. That timeline still amazes me: a teenager stepping onto the biggest stage in Japanese music while the country was still rebuilding itself. What I hear in her recordings is not technical display but delivery, a singer who trusted the song and let the words land. Japan recognized this formally, awarding her the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1995 and the Order of the Rising Sun in 2004, honors that very few popular singers receive. She died in April 2017 at the age of 83. Her career was, in effect, a running commentary on how Japanese popular song grew up.

This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.

1. Profile

Name (English): Peggy Hayama
Name (Japanese): ペギー葉山
Reading: ぺぎーはやま
Born: November 9, 1933 – April 12, 2017
Origin: Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation: singer / tarento
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rooster

2. Background

Awards & achievements

1995 Medal with Purple Ribbon
2004 Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class

3. Works & records

Works summary

Appearances: 200 (1956–2020)
By year (titles with a known year): 1956: 3, 1957: 4, 1958: 7, 1959: 6, 1960: 7, 1961: 7, 1962: 9, 1963: 6, 1964: 12, 1965: 8, 1966: 7, 1967: 5, 1968: 5, 1969: 4, 1970: 8, 1971: 6, 1972: 5, 1973: 9, 1974: 3, 1975: 3, 1976: 2, 1978: 8, 1979: 2, 1980: 4, 1982: 3, 1983: 2, 1984: 3, 1985: 1, 1987: 2, 2007: 1, 2012: 1, 2016: 1, 2020: 1, year unknown: 45
Debut work: バラの刺青/純愛のワルツ

Filmography / notable works

Category	Title	Year
Single	中合	2020
Single	ラジオ深夜便	2016
Single	歌手生活60周年記念曲	2012
Single	歌手生活55周年記念曲	2007
Single	花/歌ある限り	1987
Single	ケ・セラ・セラ/ドレミの歌	1985
Single	南国土佐を後にして/学生時代	1984
Single	ラ・ノビア/爪	1984
Single	シャンソン～ひとりの歌い手がいた～/サン・トワ・ミマミー	1984
Single	ちょっと旅してみませんか/俺らの船は300屯	1983
Single	去年の今頃は/あつい想い出	1982
Single	もう一度ロマンス/金曜日の三番街	1982
Single	星になりたい/天使のララバイ	1980
Single	子どもの世界	1980
Single	言葉がうれしかった/今ごろどうかな	1980
Original album	1980年、第22回日本レコード大賞企画賞受賞	1980
Single	にぎやかな日々/あわせ鏡	1978
Single	ラ・ノビア/ドレミの歌	1978
Single	南国土佐を後にして/よさこい時雨	1978
Single	学生時代/爪	1978
Single	ぶどうの国/甲斐の金山節	1978
Single	キャンパス通り/海とふたりで	1978
Single	渋谷・愛の街	1978
Single	歌はともだち	1977
Single	裏窓/哀しみのロンド	1976
Single	わたしの旅/春の雪	1975
Single	はまなすの恋/もしもあの町へ行ったら	1975
Single	二人だけのパーティー/想い出のキャンパス	1974
Single	わかれ/田園風景	1973
Single	シング/失われた愛を求めて	1973
Single	あなたは花嫁/水たまり	1973
Single	冒険コロポックル	1973
Single	しあわせの黄色いリボン/ギリシャの恋	1973
Appearance	Hirake! Ponkikki	1973
Appearance	Ultraman Taro	1973
Single	白い天使/雨だれの子守唄	1972
Single	どこからきたのか	1972
Single	小さな木の実/木の葉くん	1972
Single	しあわせの詩/マイ・ウェイ	1972
Single	雲よ風よ空よ/登れ丘の道を	1971
Single	ケ・セラ・セラ/オー・マイ・パパ	1971
Single	ドミノ/キス・オブ・ファイヤー	1971
Single	ドレミの歌/ひとりぽっちの羊飼い	1971
Single	秋よおまえなら/歩くということは	1971
Single	夜明けのドライブイン/わたしは生きる，朝のように	1970
Single	許されぬ恋/ユー・アンド・アイ	1970
Single	みんなのうた	1970
Single	こっちをむいて/恋は鳩のように	1970
Single	赤い山青い山白い山	1970
Single	島原地方の子守唄/ユンタ恋しや懐しや	1970
Single	とてもとても/鏡	1970
Single	熱い想い出/立ちどまっちゃいけない	1969
Single	ニンナ・ナンナ/雨	1969
Single	愛の贈りもの/悲しい道	1969
	1969年12月6日サンケイホールにて収録	1969

4. Links

Official sitehttps://peggy.sunnyday.jp/
Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy%20Hayama
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%AE%E3%83%BC%E8%91%89%E5%B1%B1
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11337361

5. About this entry

Frequently asked questions

When was Peggy Hayama born?

Peggy Hayama was born on November 9, 1933.

When did Peggy Hayama die?

Peggy Hayama died on April 12, 2017, aged 83.

Where was Peggy Hayama from?

Peggy Hayama was from Yotsuya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.

What did Peggy Hayama do?

Peggy Hayama worked as singer, tarento.

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