Patty (singer)


Patty is a former singer, tarento, and English teacher in Japan. She is a hāfu American who started her music career under the name "Patty Fink" in 1979.

Bio

Ann Fink was born on November 5, 1960 in Iruma, Saitama, to an American father, an airman, and Japanese mother, Hiroko Takahashi. She attended Kubasaki and Kadena High School in Okinawa, and Yokota High School in Tokyo. In 1979 she made her recording debut with her first single " My Life", a soundtrack song of the movie "See How She Runs" on the Seven Seas label as Patty Fink. As Patty she signed with Eastworld record label, and released her second single, "Taiyo no Utopia" on February 5, 1980. This NTV drama theme music song peaked at No. 18 on the Oricon chart. In the same year, she sang other channel 4 drama's title songs "Konoyume no Hatemade" and "Ashita...Saku ".　Without English lyrics "Ashita" is best remembered among Japanese people. She released three vinyl albums,"My Life" "Far Away" "Second Impression",and one compact disc, "Idol Miracle Bible Patty Best", reissue of her EMI albums and a single. As she is fluent in both Japanese and English, she appeared on television and radio shows a lot. She also posed in bikinis for Weekly Playboy magazine three times, and the cover of Heibon Punch magazine. She now lives with two chihuahuas in Tampa, Florida.

Music

Songs

American English Dojo with Hyde Yano
This program was very popular among English learners.