Chadha | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Name: | Sarbjit Singh Chadha |
Birth Date: | 1952 6, df=yes |
Origin: | New Delhi, India |
Genre: | Enka |
Occupation: | Singer |
Years Active: | 1975–present |
Website: | http://www.naripro.co.jp/chadha/index.html |
Sarbjit Singh Chadha (Japanese: 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.[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 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.