Sarbjit Singh Chadha

Chadha
Chadha
Background information
Birth name	Sarbjit Singh Chadha
Born	17 June 1952 (age 72)
Origin	New Delhi, India
Genres	Enka
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1975–present
Website	http://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]

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

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Unsung Indian, this Singh is king in Japan". DNA India. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

External links[edit]

Official Website (in Japanese)

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[dnaindia-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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