In 1973, at the age of 15, Sakiko Ito was a contestant on the Japanese television show Star Tanjō!
[1] The following year she debuted as an idol with the single "Himawari Musume" (The Sunflower Girl), which peaked at #20 on the Oricon chart list.
[2] In the winter of 1974 she scored her biggest hit with the song "Kogarashi No Futari" (Two In The Cold Wintry Wind), which peaked at #5 on the Oricon chart list.
[5] "Kimi Kawai Ne" reached the #9 spot on the Oricon chart list and with this song she made an appearance on Kohaku Uta Gassen in 1976.
[6] The backing vocals for this performance were provided by other Japanese idols such as Hiromi Iwasaki, Masako Mori, Hiromi Ota and Candies.