Sawako Hata

 is a Japanese singer and voice actress. She was a member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48, which she joined as a third-generation trainee in November 2009, before being promoted to Team KII. She graduated from the group on March 29, 2013. Hata is currently a member of Pastel＊Palettes, a unit of the media franchise "BanG Dream!".
Career.
In 2012, Hata along with six other AKB48 group members, one fellow SKE48 group member, and one NMB48 group member joined the unit No Name. No Name released their debut single, "Kibō ni Tsuite", as the title song for the anime "AKB0048". The selected members became the starring voice actresses for the anime, in which Hata voiced Suzuko Kanzaki.
At the AKB48 27th Single Senbatsu Election in 2012, Hata placed 25. From April 2013, following her graduation from SKE48, she began attending a voice acting school. She is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion.
In 2017, Hata joined the media franchise "BanG Dream!"; she portrays Eve Wakamiya, keyboardist for the idol band Pastel＊Palettes.