Masa Fukuda: From Child Prodigy to Music Marvel
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Masa Fukuda, founder and director of the One Voice Children’s Choir.
By ELLEN ENDO, Rafu Shimpo
SALT LAKE CITY While most music professionals dream of holding a Grammy one day, Masafumi “Masa” Fukuda has bigger goals that include inspiring the world through the power of music. It appears that he may be succeeding.
Born in Takatsuki, Osaka, Fukuda is the founder and choir director of Utah’s nonsectarian One Voice Children’s Choir, whose videos have become an Internet phenomenon.
The intricate, layered arrangements of popular songs have consistently generated anywhere from 50 million to over 120 million views per song on Facebook and YouTube.