Shizuko Kasagi

Japanese: 笠置シヅ子 - かさぎしづこ

Singer and actress. A representative female entertainer of the early postwar period. Born in Kagawa Prefecture. At the age of 13, she joined the Osaka Shochiku Musical Drama Club (the precursor to the Osaka Girls' Revue Company), and attracted attention for her powerful stage presence. With the lifting of the ban on jazz after the war, her 1947 release "Tokyo Boogie-Woogie" became a huge hit, and she went on to have further hits such as "Shopping Boogie" and "Jungle Boogie," earning her the nickname "Queen of Boogie." She continued to be active on stage and on television.
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Japanese:

歌手，女優。戦後初期を代表する女性エンターテイナー。香川県出身。13歳で大阪松竹楽劇部（大阪少女歌劇団の前身）に入り，力強いステージで注目された。戦後のジャズ解禁に伴い1947年発表した《東京ブギウギ》が大ヒット，さらに《買物ブギ》《ジャングル・ブギ》などのヒットで〈ブギの女王〉と呼ばれ一世を風靡。その後も舞台・テレビなどで活躍した。
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