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Saori Yuki

Person · female · Japan · Kiryū · born 1948 · recording since 1969

Japanese singer, talent, actress, narrator

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Also known as Saori Yuki · Akiko Yasuda · やすだあきこ · ゆきさおり · 安田章子 · 安田章子 · +2 more

Debut: 1969
Recording span: 50 years
Release groups: 20
Awards: 3
Timeline events: 18
Wiki language versions: 9

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Timeline

18 events▣ Album 13✦ Award 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1

1940s
1. 13 November 1948 · Birth
  Born 1948-11-13
  source: wikidata
1960s
1. 1969 · Debut release
  Debut release: 由紀さおりの美しき世界 Saori Is Her Name
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1969 · Album
  Album: 由紀さおりの美しき世界 Saori Is Her Name
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 10 July 1969 · Album
  Album: 夜明けのスキャット (Scat In The Dark)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1970 · Album
  Album: Saori Yuki Sings Standards
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 5 September 1970 · Album
  Album: 明治一代女
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 7 February 1971 · Album
  Album: 手紙/生きがい
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1973 · Album
  Album: 恋文
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1 April 1974 · Album
  Album: みち潮
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 5 February 1975 · Album
  Album: 晩歌 / 季節風
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1976 · Album
  Album: ふらりふられて
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1994 · Award
  Won: Kikuchi Kan Prize
  source: wikidata
2000s
1. 2006 · Album
  Album: 由紀さおり Complete Single Box
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 10 October 2011 · Album
  Album: 1969
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2012 · Award
  Won: Medal with Purple Ribbon
  source: wikidata
3. 24 September 2014 · Album
  Album: VOICE
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2019 · Award
  Won: The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
  source: wikidata
5. 20 March 2019 · Album
  Album: Beginning ～あなたにとって～
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography399 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363526127

Biography

Saori Yuki (由紀さおり, Yuki Saori; born November 13, 1946) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was born as Akiko Yasuda (Yasuda Akiko (安田章子) in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan and raised in Yokohama. She started her singing career with her older sister Sachiko (b. 1941) as a child singer. In 1965 she debuted with the single "Hitchhike Musume (Hitchhiking girl)" on King Records (Japan) as Akiko Yasuda.

History

In 1969, Saori Yuki had a hit with "Yoake no Scat (Scat at dawn)", which sold 2 million units in two months, stayed at the top spot for 10 weeks and in the top ten for four months. The song's success led her to appear at the NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, the annual year-end music show (after that, she continued to appear consecutively up until 1978). In 1970, the single "Tegami (The Letter)" peaked at No. 1 and was the second best-selling single in Japan of 1970. For "Tegami", she won the vocal award at the 12th Japan Record Awards. She received the Best Vocalist Award at the 15th Japan Record Awards for her hit "Koibumi (Love Letter)".
She quickly became a popular TV personality, appeared on a number of variety shows, and acted in several movies. She received the Award of Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Japan Academy Prize in 1983 for her role of Chikako Numata, a mother of two difficult sons in The Family Game.
In 1985, she started appearing on stage with her sister, Sachiko. They toured around Japan with their specialty of Japanese children's songs and received the Best Planning Award in 28th Japan Record Awards for their hit album Ano-toki, Kono-uta (あの時・この歌 ("Those Times, These Songs"). Their repertoire was not limited to children's songs, but also included pop, classical, and anime songs.
In 2009, she released her first original album since 1984, commemorating the 40th anniversary of her singing career as Saori Yuki. A collaboration album with Pink Martini titled 1969 was released in November 2011 in more than 20 countries, and quickly gained popularity in various places including the United States, Canada, Singapore and Greece. She also appeared as guest soloist on Pink Martini's festive album, Joy to the World, singing the Japanese language version of "White Christmas".
In 2012, Saori Yuki won the US Billboard Publisher's Award.

Honours

Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2019)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	20	87.1th
Studio albums	13	93.5th
Awards recorded	3	95.4th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	50	90.9th
Genres	3	80.4th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (20 release groups · 13 studio albums)

Albums · 13

由紀さおりの美しき世界 Saori Is Her Name
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
A1枯葉の街
A2禁じられた恋
A3いいじゃないの幸せならば
A4雲にのりたい
A5フランシーヌの場合
A6星空のロマンス
A7天使のスキャット
B1或る日突然
B2悲しみは駆け足でやってくる
B3時には母のない子のように
B4まごころ
B5銀色の雨
B6希望
B7夜明けのスキャット
夜明けのスキャット (Scat In The Dark)
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1夜明けのスキャット (Scat In The Dark)
A2女ひとり (Onna Hiori)
A3男と女のスキャット (Lover's Scat)
A4私の好きなもの (Watashi No Sukina Mono)
A5真昼のデイト (Let's Meet At Noon)
A6結婚します (I Will Get Married)
B1天使のスキャット (Heavenly Scat)
B2夜明けのうた (Yoake No Uta)
B3タ・ヤ・タン (Ta Ya Tan)
B4悲しきハミング (Blue Humming)
B5青いスキャット (Blue Scat)
B6この恋を抱きしめたい (I Wanna Hold My Love)
Saori Yuki Sings Standards
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:30
A1Butterfly Samba2:55
A2L'Amour C'est Pour Rien3:25
A3Nee Anata3:12
A4Love Is Blue2:46
A5Long Black Hair3:12
A6I Really Don't Want To Know3:17
B1Lovin' You3:05
B2Bed De Tabako O Suwanaide3:35
B313 Jours En France2:45
B4Sans Toi Mamie3:13
B5Un Homme Et Une Famme3:30
B6Tsume2:35
明治一代女
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 39:14
A1明治一代女3:15
A2祇園小唄3:15
A3野崎小唄3:01
A4すみだ川4:28
A5南国土佐を後にして3:36
A6蛇の目のかげで1:58
B1君恋し3:35
B2別れの磯千鳥3:44
B3真白き富士の嶺3:11
B4北上夜曲4:04
B5宵待草2:12
B6白い花の咲く頃2:55
手紙/生きがい
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1手紙 Tegami
A2ひとり言 Hitorigoto
A3希望 Kibo
A4愛の詩を今 Ai No Uta O Ima
A5にじんだ夜の Nijinda Yiru No
A6今日と言う日は二度とない Kyo To Iu Hi Wa Nidotonai
B1生きがい Ikigai
B2恋なき日々 Koinaki Hibi
B3ひとりの夕食 Hitori No Yushoku
B4ずっと前から Zutto Maekara
B5さばく Sabaku
B6生きてよかった Ikite Yokatta
恋文
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
A1恋文
A2避暑地の恋
A3赤い風船
A4ルームライト
A5冬物語
B1喝采
B2同棲時代
B3夢の中へ
B4円山・花町・母の町
B5りんどうの花
B6漁火恋唄
みち潮
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:19
1みち潮3:36
2朝3:29
3春の嵐3:07
4おとな同志3:21
5博多人形に寄せて2:38
6小さな願い3:49
7神田川3:20
8心もよう4:12
9ジョニィへの伝言3:28
10白いギター3:22
11あなた4:06
12逃避行3:51
晩歌 / 季節風
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:20
A1挽歌3:14
A2残された幸せ3:05
A3季節風3:16
A4憎めないひと3:59
A5ワルツを踊って3:17
A6夕鶴のように3:29
B1淡雪の恋3:35
B2恋のヴォーカリーゼ3:18
B3桜横丁の夕暮れ3:13
B4まもなく汽車が3:13
B5春の音4:41
ふらりふられて
1976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1日曜日は小雨にけむる
A2憂欝(メランコリー)
A3通り雨
A4ぶるうす
A5ふらりふられて
B1風恋歌(ふうれんか)
B2こころもち気まぐれ
B3夕菜の花のなぐさめを
B4手まくら
B5細雪(ささめゆき)
由紀さおり Complete Single Box
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 57 tracks · 3:21:32
1夜明けのスキャット3:06
2天使のスキャット2:49
3枯葉の街3:56
4好きよ3:06
5手紙2:56
6クレオパトラの涙3:46
7生きがい3:10
8この愛を永遠に3:25
9男のこころ3:19
10ヴァリーエ2:42
11初恋の丘3:07
12土に還るまで2:23
13故郷4:12
14りんどうの花2:56
15ルーム・ライト3:14
16恋文2:32
17博多人形に寄せて2:36
18春の嵐3:07
19みち潮3:36
20挽歌3:07
21季節風3:08
22さよならの走り書き2:42
23慕情4:05
24かたちばかりの幸福4:13
25つかの間の雨3:36
26こころもち気まぐれ3:40
27ふらりふられて3:35
28う・ふ・ふ3:15
29やりなおしたいの3:40
30ガラスの日々3:32
31トーキョー・バビロン3:19
32愛を切り札にして3:52
33愛したもうことなかれ2:51
34たそがれタペストリー3:47
35男ともだち3:12
36悲しい悪魔3:03
37両国橋3:37
38渥美地方の子守唄2:48
39アデュー3:20
40ストレート3:54
41シングル・ナイト3:49
42このままがいいの3:29
43TOKYOワルツ3:53
44木遣り育ち3:53
45矢車草 ~夢二のおんな~4:27
46心の家路4:12
47ゆらゆら4:09
48赤い星・青い星 ~天文カラットの星から~5:26
49恋祭4:27
50スイートワルツの流れる川に5:05
51夢もうすこし3:42
52寄り道4:10
53あさきゆめみし3:51
54酔って膝まくら3:58
55再会ラブソング3:44
56この世の果てまでそばにいて4:28
57タ・ヤ・タン2:35
1969
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:46
1Yuuzuki (Evening Moon)3:18
2Mayonaka No Bossa Nova (Midnight Bossa Nova)3:18
3Du Soleil Plein Les Yeux (Eyes Full of Sun)3:29
4Puff, the Magic Dragon3:51
5Ii Janaino Shiawase Naraba (It's Okay If I'm Happy)3:35
6Blue Light Yokohama2:51
7Yoake No Scat (Melody for a New Dawn)3:17
8Mas Que Nada2:37
9Is That All There Is?4:13
10Watashi Mo Anata to Naite Ii? (Consolation)3:36
11Wasuretainoni (I Want to Forget You, but...)2:55
12Kisetsu No Ashioto (Footsteps of the Seasons)3:46
VOICE
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:55
1恋のバカンス2:34
2真夜中のギター3:43
3四つのお願い3:31
4愛のさざなみ3:51
5愛は傷つきやすく3:09
6どうぞこのまま4:34
7別れの朝4:11
8涙くんさよなら3:17
9街の灯り3:38
10サバの女王4:12
11みんな夢の中4:15
Beginning ～あなたにとって～
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:13
1あなたにとって3:49
2覚えていてね3:10
3ひだまり4:23
4隠恋慕3:12
5de l'aube à l'aube ～夜明けから夜明けまで～4:24
6岸辺の恋人4:24
7椿3:50
8愛は花、君はその種子4:01

Single · 2

Single release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	1970	手紙Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:50 A手紙2:55 B女に生れて悲しくて2:55		5 July 1970
	1976	こころもち気まぐれSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks Aこころもち気まぐれ B夕菜の花のなぐさめを		20 September 1976

Album · 5

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1990	ベスト・ナウSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks 1ゆらゆら 2ふらりふられて 3恋文 4故郷 5生きがい 6好きよ 7手紙 8挽歌 9天使のスキャット 10夜明けのスキャット 11トーキョー・バビロン 12たそがれタペストリー 13初恋の丘 14つかの間の雨 15両国橋 16ラストタンゴをどうぞ 17さよならの走り書き 18ルーム・ライト	Compilation	14 November 1990
2000	秋冬‾童謡ベストコレクション‾Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 44:05 1ちいさい秋みつけた3:04 2旅愁2:38 3村祭1:35 4里の秋2:42 5秋の子3:02 6紅葉1:29 7虫のこえ1:13 8赤とんぼ2:08 9リンゴ村だより2:41 10秋だったよ2:12 11お正月1:18 12たき火1:12 13冬の夜2:25 14雪0:54 15冬景色2:03 16スキー2:06 17雪の降る街を3:06 18冬の星座2:41 19北風ランドへとびだそう2:29 20雪はこどもに降ってくる3:07	Compilation	12 October 2000
2012	ゴールデン☆ベストSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks 1夜明けのスキャット 2手紙 3生きがい 4ルームライト(室内灯) 5恋文 6挽歌 7う・ふ・ふ 8天使のスキャット 9タ・ヤ・タン 10TOKYOワルツ 11この愛を永遠に 12ゆらゆら 13男ともだち 14両国橋 15スイートワルツの流れる川に 16この世の果てまでそばにいて	Compilation	22 February 2012
2017	由紀さおりプレミアムベストSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:45:21 Disc 115 tracks · 48:47 1夜明けのスキャット3:05 2手紙2:55 3生きがい3:09 4初恋の丘3:07 5ルームライト(室内灯)3:14 6恋文2:31 7挽歌3:06 8慕情4:05 9つかの間の雨3:35 10ふらりふられて 11トーキョー・バビロン3:18 12ストレート3:53 13TOKYOワルツ3:52 14スイートワルツの流れる川に (ニュー・ヴォーカル)5:06 15あさきゆめみし3:51 Disc 215 tracks · 56:34 1ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ2:50 2マシュ・ケ・ナダ2:34 3夜明けのスキャット (1969 Ver.)3:15 4季節の足音3:46 5スマイル3:48 6愛だとか4:37 7恋のバカンス2:33 8街の灯り3:37 9どうぞこのまま4:34 10ラストダンスは私に3:56 11知りたくないの5:31 12夜霧よ今夜も有難う3:50 13わたしのうた4:20 14人生という旅3:36 15そして・・生きなさい3:47	Compilation	21 June 2017
2018	ベストセレクションSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks 1赤い靴 2赤とんぼ 3お正月 4早春賦 5からたちの花 6故郷 7夕やけこやけ 8叱られて 9ちいさい秋みつけた 10月の砂漠 11浜辺の歌 12宵待草 13椰子の実 14夏の思い出 15花 16ねむの木の子守歌	Compilation	1 January 2018

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Saori Yuki head-to-head →

Saori Yuki metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	20	87.1th
Studio albums	13	93.5th
Awards recorded	3	95.4th
Timeline events	18	93th
Recording span (years)	50	90.9th
Genres	3	80.4th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Result
1994	Kikuchi Kan Prize	won
2012	Medal with Purple Ribbon	won
2019	The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette	won

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saori_Yuki_cropped.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/51a70d52-5eca-4d41-92c8-a4bb014c5fff
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/51a70d52-5eca-4d41-92c8-a4bb014c5fff
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072118
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3072118
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saori_Yuki
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saori_Yuki

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Timeline

1940s

Born 1948-11-13

1960s

Debut release: 由紀さおりの美しき世界 Saori Is Her Name

Album: 由紀さおりの美しき世界 Saori Is Her Name

Album: 夜明けのスキャット (Scat In The Dark)

1970s

Album: Saori Yuki Sings Standards

Album: 明治一代女

Album: 手紙/生きがい

Album: 恋文

Album: みち潮

Album: 晩歌 / 季節風

Album: ふらりふられて

1990s

Won: Kikuchi Kan Prize

2000s

Album: 由紀さおり Complete Single Box

2010s

Album: 1969

Won: Medal with Purple Ribbon

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Discography & profile

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Discography (20 release groups · 13 studio albums)

Albums · 13

Single · 2

Album · 5

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