World Popular Song Festival
The World Popular Song Festival ( Japanese 世界 歌 謡 祭 , sekai kayō-sai; also known as 東洋 の ユ ー ロ ビ ジ ョ ン , Tōyō no yūrobijon, "Eurovision Asia" or Yamaha Music Festival ) was a song competition of the Yamaha Music Foundation , which ran from 1970 to 1989 took place in Nippon Budōkan in Tokyo .
Around 30 singers and music groups from all over the world competed in the competition so that the winner of the Grand Prix was ultimately determined by an international jury. The most successful country was the United Kingdom with five wins.
Grand Prix winner
| year | country | Artist | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
 Israel
|
Hedva & David | I dream of Naomi |
| 1971 |
 France
|
Martine Clémenceau | Un Jour l'Amour |
 Japan
|
Tsunehiko Kamijō & Rocumons | Tabidachi no Uta | |
| 1972 |
 United Kingdom
|
Capricorn | Feeling |
 Jamaica
|
Ernie Smith | Life is Just for Livin ' | |
| 1973 |
 Italy
|
Gilda Giuliani | Parigi a Volte Cosa Fa |
 United States
|
Shawn Phillips | All the Kings and Castles | |
|
United Kingdom
|
Keeley Ford | Head over heels | |
| 1974 |
 Norway
|
Ellen Nikolaysen | You Made Me Feel I Could Fly |
| 1975 |
 Mexico
|
Mister Loco | Lucky Man |
|
Japan
|
Miyuki Nakajima | Jidai | |
| 1976 |
Italy
|
Franco & Regina | Amore Mio |
|
Japan
|
Sandy | Goodbye morning | |
| 1977 |
United Kingdom
|
Rags | Can't Hide My Love |
|
Italy
|
Mia Martini | Ritratto di donna | |
|
Japan
|
Masanori Sera and Twist | Anta no ballad | |
 Turkey
|
Ajda Pekkan | A mes amours | |
| 1978 |
United Kingdom
|
Tina Charles | Love Rocks |
|
Japan
|
Hiroshi Madoka | Musobana | |
| 1979 |
United Kingdom
|
Bonnie Tyler | Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean |
|
Japan
|
Crystal King | Daitokai | |
| 1980 |
United States
|
Mary MacGregor | What's the use |
| 1981 |
 Cuba
|
Osvaldo Rodríguez | Digamos Que Mas Da |
| 1982 |
United States
|
Anne Bertucci | Where Did We Go Wrong |
 Indonesia
|
Anton Issoedibyo | lady | |
| 1983 |
 Hungary
|
Newton Family | Time Goes By |
| 1984 |
 Canada
|
France Joli | Party lights |
| 1985 |
 Argentina
|
Valeria Lynch | Rompecabezas |
| 1986 |
United States
|
Stacy Lattisaw | Longshot |
| 1987 |
 Australia
|
Pseudo echo | Take on the world |
| 1988 |
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| 1989 |
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Awards
- Grand Prix International
- Grand Prix National 1975–1979
- Most Outstanding Performance Award (MOPA)
- Outstanding Performance Award (OPA)
- Outstanding Song Award (OSA)
- Kawakami Award
Web links
- Festival website at the Yamaha Music Foundation (Japanese)
- Fan site for the festival (English)