Itsuki Hiroshi '94 POPULAR SINGER'S CONTEST

Itsuki Hiroshi '94 POPULAR SINGER'S CONTEST (五木ひろし歌謡コンクール '94 POPULAR SINGER'S CONTEST) was an audition.
The finale was on September 8, 1994 at Hibiya Public Hall, and the judges included Itsuki Hiroshi (judge), Harumi Miyako (special examinaton comittee), Toyohisa Araki, Kazuma Tomizawa, and others.
==Winners==
*Maeda Yuki (15) was announced as the winner.
*Recievers of the Judge Special Prize
**Horikawa Akiko (堀川亜希子), 15
**Matsumoto Atsumi (松本厚美), 14
**Katagiri Tomoyuki (片桐智幸), 30
== Finalists ==
Name 	Age	From 	Song
Shizuhata Toshiie (賤機利家) 	23 	Shizuoka 	Koiuta Tsudzuri (恋唄綴り)
Horikawa Akiko (堀川亜希子) 	15 	Hyogo 	Hahagokoro Takkyuubin (母ごころ宅急便)
Kitani Akihiko (木谷篤彦) 	40 	Hiroshima	Shinde mo Ii (死んでもいい)
Ishiyama Hiroko (石山比呂子) 	20 	Yamagata 	Aienzaka (合縁坂)
Tsukiyama Shinji (築山信治) 	24 	Kyoto 	Koibito-tachi no Jikan (Original) (恋人達の時間(オリジナル))
Matsumoto Atsumi (松本厚美) 	14 	Aichi 	Kamome no Machi (かもめの街)
Arima Sumi (有馬寿美) 	24 	Kagoshima	TAXI
Takashina Gou (高品剛) 	43 	Chiba 	Nagisa no Onna (渚の女)
Nakae Hiroko (中江ひろ子) 	16 	Hyogo 	Shinobigawa (恋慕川)
Okura Mika (大浦美香) 	20 	Kumamoto 	Abare Genkai (あばれ玄海)
Katagiri Tomoyuki (片桐智幸) 	30 	Hokkaido 	Kimi no Soba ni Naze Boku wa Inai no (Original (君のそばになぜ僕はいないの (オリジナル))
Hashiguchi Junko (橋口純子) 	20 	Tokyo 	Mujou no Umi (無情の海)
Tomoda Kiyohiko (鞆田紀世彦) 	23 	Kanagawa 	Tsuioku (追憶)
Maeda Yuki (前田有紀) 	15 	Kochi 	Hana Banka (花挽歌)
==Trivia ==
*Maeda Yuki, at the age of 15, went to Osaka because she passed the first screening. The second screening was divided into regional competitions all over the country. After passing the second round, the final tournament was in Tokyo. Maeda won, singing the song "Hana Banka".
*The judges said they had goose bumps from the singing voice of 15-year-old Maeda Yuki.
*Having won the Grand Prix in the finals, Maeda later said that was when she decided to become a singer.[4]
Category:1994 Auditions