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Chadha
Background information
Birth name	Sarbjit Singh Chadha
Born	June 17, 1952 (1952-06-17) (age 57)
Origin	New Delhi, India
Genres	Enka
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1975–Present
Website	asienter.jp/chadha

Sarbjit Singh Chadha (born June 17, 1952 in New Delhi, India) is an indian singer, who is said to be the first non-Japanese enka singer.^[1] He went to Japan for studying agricultural industry, but he began to like enka. He gained popularity via Japanese television program Kinyō 10 Ji: Uwasa no Channel.^[2] He debuted as an enka singer with single "Omokage no Hito" (面影の女 ^?) under JVC in 1975. The single reportedly sold over 100,000 copies.^[3] He soon returned to India because there was a problem of visa. However, he went to Japan again in 2008.^[1]

Discography

• Chadha Densetsu (チャダ伝説, The Legend of Chadha ^?) - Greatest-hits album under JVC (December 17, 2008)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Unsung Indian, this Singh is king in Japan". DNA India. 2008-10-08. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1196400. Retrieved 2009-04-10.  
2. ^ (Japanese) "世界初のインド人演歌歌手・チャダが約30年ぶりに復帰 目標は「インドのサブちゃん」". Oricon. 2008-09-27. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/58490/full/. Retrieved 2009-11-11.  
3. ^ (Japanese) "インド人演歌歌手チャダがジェロ見て復帰". Nikkan Sports. 2008-09-28. http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20080928-413467.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.  

External links

• Official Website (Japanese)