Sarbjit Singh Chadha

Sarbjit Singh Chadha (; born 17 June 1952 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian singer, who is the first non-Japanese enka singer. He earned popularity via the Japanese television program Kinyō 10 Ji: Uwasa no Channel.

Career

Early beginnings In 1968 aged 15 years old, Chadha was nominated by his father to undertake training for three years in Fukuoka, Japan in orange farming under an OISCA International programme.

Chadha initially learned to speak Japanese by listening to Japanese songs, developing his fluency by singing at parties. Japan's enka genre had a profound impact on Chadha. His friends encouraged him to become a professional singer.

Career in Japan Given difficulties posed by Japan's visa restrictions at the time which required foreigners to return to their home nation and apply for a new visa every six months, Chadha returned to India. However, with the support of his supporters in Japan, Chadha returned to Japan in 1980, starting a business and continuing his passion for singing enka. Nagashi Komori-uta (流し子守唄) – single (1976)