Yoko Ono is a famed Japanese-American multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Ono’s work also encompasses performance art, which she performs in both English and Japanese, and filmmaking. Her career brought her both positive and negative publicity due to her link-up with The Beatles member, John Lennon, which was assumed to be the reason behind the group’s breakup.
Among her albums, “Season of Glass” is considered to be her best album. Some of her hit albums are “Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band”, “Rising”, “Wedding Album”, “Live Peace in Toronto 1969”, and “Double Fantasy” among others whereas her acting credit includes “Bottoms”, “Cut Piece”, “Two Virgins”, “Freedom” and “Making of Fly” among others.
What is Yoko Ono Famous For?
- Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist.
- She is known for her contributions to art as well as for having been married to the legendary musician John Lennon.
What is Yoko Ono’s Nationality?
Yoko Ono was born on 18th February 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Yoko holds Japanese citizenship and belongs to the Japanese-Asian ethnicity. She is the eldest of three children born in a wealthy banking family to Eisuke Ono (father) and Isoko Yasuda Ono (mother). She has two siblings namely, Setsuko Ono, and Keisuke Ono. Her father was transferred to San Francisco two weeks before her birth and hence, was able to meet her only when the family shifted to the US in 1935.
The family returned back to Japan in 1937, where she attended Gakushuin School. In 1940, the family relocated to New York City and back to Hanoi the next year, where she attended Keimei Gakuen primary school. She then went to Scarsdale, New York, in 1951 with her family and enrolled in Sarah Lawrence College, but left midway in 1956. She celebrated her 89th birthday in 2022.
Yoko Ono Career Timeline
- Yoko Ono found an inexpensive loft in downtown Manhattan at 112 Chambers Street. She then started using the apartment as a studio and living space, also allowing composer La Monte Young to organize concerts in the loft. Both of them held a series of events there from December 1960 through June 1961.
- Yoko had her first major public performance in a concert at the 258-seat Carnegie Recital Hall (smaller than the “Main Hall”) in 1961. She is credited for the album cover art for the album Nirvana Symphony by Toshiro Mayuzumi, released by Time Records in 1962.
- She performed her first seminal act, “Cut Piece” in Tokyo, which was well-received. She repeated her acts in Manhattan and London, in 1965 and 1966 as well which made her a sensation in the art world.
- In 1966, she made an artistic ad film “Bottoms” after 365 friends and volunteers agreed to get their naked buttocks photographed, as part of an experiment with performance art.
- Yoko then met John Lennon at the preview of her art exhibition in London in 1966, with whom she collaborated on several musical and artistic projects.
- Yoko and Lennon released their first album “Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins” and an experimental piece “Revolution 9” in “The White Album”. “Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions” and “The Wedding Album” followed soon after.
- The duo formed their own band, “Plastic Ono Band” in 1969 and launched their first album “Live Peace in Toronto 1969”.
- In 1970, she recorded her first solo album “Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band” which was listed at #182 on the US charts.
- She released a double album “Fly” in 1971, followed by a protest-song album “Sometime in New York City” in 1972.
- In 1973, she came up with two solo albums entitled “Feeling the Space” and “Approximately Infinite Universe”.
- After the death of her husband Lennon, she released a soulful and grieving solo album “Season of Glass” in 1981 and an optimistic album “It’s Alright (I See Rainbows)” in 1982. She also released a series of albums in the following years, such as “Every Man has a Woman”, “Milk and Honey”, and “Starpeace”.
- Yoko then debuted at Off-Broadway with her musical “New York Rock” in 1994 which was then followed by the re-issue of her solo albums on CD by Rykodisc Records in 1997.
- She returned to music during the 2000s and recorded various albums such as “Blueprint for a Sunrise”, “Walking on Thin Ice (Remixes)”, “Yes, I’m a Witch”, “Between My Head and the Sky” and “Yokokimthurston”.
- Her autobiography “Memories of John Lennon” was released in 2005.
- In 2013, she and the Plastic Ono Band released the LP “Take Me to the Land of Hell”. On 16th February 2016, Manimal Vinyl released “Yes, I’m a Witch Too”.
- In October 2018, she released her next album, “Warzone”. In a piece for the New Yorker published in November 2021, it was noted that Ono had “withdrawn from public life”, with her son Sean now acting as the public representative for the family’s interests in the Beatles’ business.
Yoko Ono Awards and Achievements
- Won Two-Times Juno Awards in 1982
- Won Grammy Awards in 2001
- Won Golden Lion Awards in 2009
- Won Glamour Awards in 2010
- Won O Music Awards in 2013
- Won ASCAP Awards in 2013
- Won Observer Ethical Awards in 2015
- Won Attitude Awards in 2015
- Won NME Awards in 2016
- Won Primetime Emmy Award in 2022
How much is Yoko Ono’s Net Worth?
Yoko Ono is a multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who has accumulated a net worth of $720 million as of 2022. She has gained immense success and fame in her long and illustrious career. During her over half-decade career, she gave some hit music albums, which include ‘Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band’, ‘Rising’, ‘Wedding Album’, ‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’, and ‘Double Fantasy’. Her annual salary is over $60 million whereas she is making a monthly income of above $4 million right now. Her main source of wealth comes from the music industry and she is living a lavish lifestyle at present.
Yoko also owns a beautiful house and has properties in Japan as well, where she often goes. She is a very rich celebrity, who has numerous cars in her garage. She has quite a handful of Rolls Royce, Mercedes Maybach, Mercedes Benz, Cadillac, etc. She has done endorsement work for the likes of One2One cellular telephone and Apple Computers. She is a very successful woman, who has gained massive name and fame in her career. She began her career way back in the 1960s, which makes her more than 60 years old in the industry.
Who is Yoko Ono married to?
Yoko Ono is currently single and she is not dating anyone right now. Previously, she was married to Toshi Ichiyanagi, composer and pianist, between 1956 and 1962. On 28th November 1962, she married American film producer and art promoter, Anthony Cox, and they became parents to their daughter named Kyoko Chan Cox who was born on August 8, 1963. Later, the pair divorced on February 2, 1969. She had a short-termed romantic relationship with La Monte Young, an American avant-garde composer, musician, and artist.
Next, she married the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles, John Lennon, in 1969 and they had a very publicized relationship. On October 9, 1975, their son, Sean Ono Lennon, was born and he established himself as a musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Lennon and Yoko Ono remained together until his murder in 1980. She was in a relationship with artist Sámuel Havadtõy from 1981 to 2004. When it comes to her sexual orietnation, she is straight.
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How tall is Yoko Ono?
Yoko Ono has a slim body type with a height of 5 ft 2 in or 157.5 cm and her body weight consist of 50 kg or 110 lbs. She has a pair of Dark Brown eyes and her hair color is also dark brown. She has a petite stature and she often wears hats. She has got a healthy body at present.
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