Patty (singer) explained

Patty
Birth Name:Patricia Ann Fink
Alias:Patty Fink
Birth Date:5 November 1960[1]
Birth Place:Johnson Air Base, Iruma, Saitama, Japan
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer, tarento, model
Years Active:1979–present
Label:King Records (1979)
Toshiba EMI (1980–1983)
Website:Patricia Fink Facebook

[2] is a former singer, tarento and English teacher in Japan. She is a hāfu American who started her music career under the name "Patty Fink" in 1979.

Bio

Patricia Ann Fink was born on November 5, 1960, in Iruma, Saitama, to a Japanese mother, Hiroko Takahashi and an American father, an airman. She attended Kubasaki and Kadena High School in Okinawa and Yokota High School in Tokyo.[3] In 1979, she made her recording debut with her first single "My Life", a soundtrack song of the movie "See How She Runs" (Japanese title: My Life) on the Seven Seas label (King Records) as Patty Fink.[4] As Patty, she signed with Eastworld record label (Toshiba EMI) and released her second single, "Taiyo no Utopia" on February 5, 1980. This NTV drama theme music song peaked at No. 18 on the Oricon chart. In the same year, she sang other channel 4 drama's title songs "Konoyume no Hatemade" (Oricon #27) and "Ashita...Saku" (Oricon #29). Without English lyrics, "Ashita" is best remembered among Japanese people. She released three vinyl albums, "My Life" (1978), "Far Away" (1980), "Second Impression" (1981) and one compact disc, "Idol Miracle Bible Patty Best" (2003), reissue of her EMI albums and a single.[5] As she is fluent in both Japanese and English, she appeared on television and radio shows a lot. She also posed in bikinis for Weekly Playboy magazine three times and the cover of Heibon Punch magazine. She now lives with two chihuahuas in Tampa, Florida.

Music

Songs

Albums

Television

Radio

American English Dojo with Hyde Yano
This program was very popular among English learners.
American English Dojo Audio

Magazines

Trivia

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10882109_1000009753361934_3391981566609696667_n.jpg?oh=ce4fdc7dc839364d164fe5dd742fafe3&oe=5527323D&__gda__=1431769090_65f1b9d0c1d019badc2aad5662687b90 conversation with her
  2. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10882109_1000009753361934_3391981566609696667_n.jpg?oh=ce4fdc7dc839364d164fe5dd742fafe3&oe=5527323D&__gda__=1431769090_65f1b9d0c1d019badc2aad5662687b90 conversation with her
  3. https://www.facebook.com/patricia.fink.792/about?lst=100000587574672%3A100002040799234%3A1422614452 Patricia Fink about
  4. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1779979_1006999972662912_2002585028754981702_n.jpg?oh=563510fc2ae3a0880a507999606085d5&oe=5590640D&__gda__=1435643963_a708b7e513bbea85f1dff4af010e48f7 MY LIFE 7" PS Japan PATTY FINK
  5. https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-Patty-Best-%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3/dp/B0000TCMNY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423100211&sr=8-2&keywords=%E3%83%91%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3 Amazon Japan Patty Best
  6. http://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_000000000015067/item_8%E6%99%82%E3%81%A0%E3%83%A8%EF%BC%81%E5%85%A8%E5%93%A1%E9%9B%86%E5%90%88-2005-DVD-BOX_1063222 8時だヨ!全員集合 2005 DVD-BOX
  7. https://www.facebook.com/patricia.fink.792/posts/732467256831294 interviewing Styx for a concert