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Akihiro Miwa (美輪 明宏, Miwa Akihiro), (born May 15, 1935) is a Japanese singer, actor, drag queen, director, composer and author from Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. His real name is Akihiro Maruyama (丸山 明宏, Maruyama Akihiro). He writes most of his own music and has written over 20 books. An open homosexual, he is also a drag queen who often dyes his shoulder-length hair bright yellow. Miwa was born to a family which ran a small cafe. After seeing the movie Boy Soprano at the age of 11, he claims to have had a dream in which he was standing on stage in a concert hall,... MORE

Akihiro Miwa (美輪 明宏, Miwa Akihiro), (born May 15, 1935) is a Japanese singer, actor, drag queen, director, composer and author from Nagasaki in Nagasaki Prefecture. His real name is Akihiro Maruyama (丸山 明宏, Maruyama Akihiro). He writes most of his own music and has written over 20 books. An open homosexual, he is also a drag queen who often dyes his shoulder-length hair bright yellow. Miwa was born to a family which ran a small cafe. After seeing the movie Boy Soprano at the age of 11, he claims to have had a dream in which he was standing on stage in a concert hall, singing. It was this which inspired his interest in music. He then attended the Kunitachi College of Music High School at the age of 15. He started his career at 17 as a professional cabaret singer in the Ginza district in Chūō, Tokyo, when moving to Tokyo in 1952. He started working in various nightclubs singing his favourites from the French chansons such as those of Édith Piaf, Yvette Guilbert and Marie Dubas. Eventually, he succeeded in getting a job at a specific club where he worked continually for 40 years. His claim to fame came rather early in 1957, with a smash-hit called "Meke-Meke", which included a string LESS