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'''Sarbjit Singh Chadha''' (born 17 June 1952 in New Delhi, [[India]]) is an Indian singer, who is said to be the first non-Japanese ''[[enka]]'' singer.<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite web|title=Unsung Indian, this Singh is king in Japan|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1196400|publisher=DNA India|date=8 October 2008|accessdate=10 April 2009}}</ref> He went to Japan to study agricultural industry, and there he began to like enka. He gained popularity via the Japanese television program ''Kinyō 10 Ji: Uwasa no Channel''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/58490/full/|script-title=ja: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」|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=27 September 2008|accessdate=11 November 2009|language=ja}}</ref> He debuted as an ''enka'' singer with the single {{nihongo|"Omokage no Hito"|面影の女}} under [[JVC]] in 1975. The single reportedly sold over 100,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20080928-413467.html|script-title=ja:インド人演歌歌手チャダがジェロ見て復帰|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|date=28 September 2008|accessdate=11 November 2009|language=ja}}</ref> He soon returned to India because of a [[visa (document)|visa]] problem. However, he returned to Japan in 2008.<ref name="dnaindia" />
'''Sarbjit Singh Chadha''' ({{lang-hi|सरबजीत सिंह चड्ढा}}; {{lang-ja|チャダ|Chada}}; born 17 June 1952 in New Delhi, [[India]]) is an Indian singer, who is said to be the first non-Japanese ''[[enka]]'' singer.<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite web|title=Unsung Indian, this Singh is king in Japan|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1196400|publisher=DNA India|date=8 October 2008|accessdate=10 April 2009}}</ref> He went to Japan to study the agricultural industry, and there he began to prefer enka. He earned popularity via the Japanese television program ''Kinyō 10 Ji: Uwasa no Channel''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/58490/full/|script-title=ja: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」|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=27 September 2008|accessdate=11 November 2009|language=ja}}</ref> He debuted as an ''enka'' singer with the single {{nihongo|"Omokage no Hito"|面影の女}} under [[JVC]] in 1975. The single reportedly sold over 100,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20080928-413467.html|script-title=ja:インド人演歌歌手チャダがジェロ見て復帰|publisher=[[Nikkan Sports]]|date=28 September 2008|accessdate=11 November 2009|language=ja}}</ref> He soon returned to India because of a [[visa (document)|visa]] problem. However, he returned to Japan in 2008.<ref name="dnaindia" />


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==External links==
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*[http://asienter.jp/chadha/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.naripro.co.jp/chadha/index.html/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}


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Chadha
Background information
Birth nameSarbjit Singh Chadha
Born (1952-06-17) 17 June 1952 (age 74)
OriginNew Delhi, India
GenresEnka
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1975–present
Websitehttp://www.naripro.co.jp/chadha/index.html

Sarbjit Singh Chadha (Hindi: सरबजीत सिंह चड्ढा; Japanese: チャダ, romanized: Chada; born 17 June 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 to study the agricultural industry, and there he began to prefer enka. He earned popularity via the Japanese television program Kinyō 10 Ji: Uwasa no Channel.[2] He debuted as an enka singer with the 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 of a visa problem. However, he returned to Japan in 2008.[1]

Discography[edit | edit source]

  • Chadha Densetsu (チャダ伝説, The Legend of Chadha) – Greatest-hits album under JVC (17 December 2008)[citation needed]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Unsung Indian, this Singh is king in Japan". DNA India. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. 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」 (in 日本語). Oricon. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  3. インド人演歌歌手チャダがジェロ見て復帰 (in 日本語). Nikkan Sports. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

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