11th Japan Record Awards
{{Short description|1969 Japanese music awards ceremony}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 11th Japan Record Awards
| date = December 31, 1969
| venue = Imperial Garden Theater, Tokyo
| hosts = Keizo Takahashi
| network = TBS
| previous = 10th
| main = Japan Record Awards
| next = 12th
}}
The 11th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda, Tokyo, on December 31, 1969, starting at 7:00PM JST.{{cite web|url=http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco11.html|title=活動〜日本レコード大賞〜【公益社団法人 日本作曲家協会】|accessdate=22 July 2018|publisher=Japan Composer's Association|language=Japanese|archive-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722155519/http://www.jacompa.or.jp/reco11.html|url-status=dead}} The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS.
Award winners
Japan Record Award
- Naomi Sagara (ja) for "Iijanai No Shiawase Naraba" (ja)
- Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award.
- Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani
- Composer: Taku Izumi (ja)
- Arranger: Taku Izumi
- Record Company: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment
Best Vocalist
- Shinichi Mori for "Minatomachi Blues" (ja)
- Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote.
Best New Artist
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New Artist Award
- Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "Kaze" (ja)
- Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five for "Nagasaki Wa Kyō Mo Ame Datta" (ja)
- Kaoru Chiga (ja) for "Mayonaka No Guitar" (ja)
- Kyōko Takada (ja) for "Minna Yume No Naka" (ja)
Vocalist Award
- Mina Aoe for "Ikebukuro no Yoru" (ja)
- Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
- Mieko Hirota for "Ningyō no Ie" (ja)
- Tokiko Kato for "Hitorine No Komori Uta"
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General Public Award
- Kiyoko Suizenji for "365 Step's March" (ja) & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March"
- Ryoko Moriyama for "Kinjireta Koi" (ja)
Lyricist Award
- Michio Yamagami (ja) for "Yoake no Scat"
- Singer: Saori Yuki
Composer Award
- Kyōhei Tsutsumi for "Blue Light Yokohama" (ja)
- Singer: Ayumi Ishida
Arranger Award
- Shinzō Teraoka (ja) for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru"
- Singer: Mariko Ann
- Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award.
Planning Award
- EMI Music Japan
- Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award.
Children's Song Award
- Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin"
Special Award
- Takao Saeki (ja)
- EMI Music Japan
Other Performers
=Guests=
- Jun Mayuzumi (Last year's Japan Record Award winner, give trophy to Naomi Sagara.)
- Yoichi Sugawara (Last year's vocalist award winner, give trophy to Mori Shinichi.)
- Pinky & Killers (Last year's new artist award winner, give trophy to Peter and banquet to Naomi Sagara.)
- Yukio Hashi
- Hibari Misora
=Dancers=
- Studio No.1 Dancers
- BM Dancers
=Chorus=
- Cole Acacia
- Wakakusa Children's Chorus
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.jacompa.or.jp}}
{{Japan Record Awards}}