Hibari Misora
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Hibari Misora (美空ひばり, May 29, 1937 - June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer and the predominant figure in postwar enka music. Born Kazue Kato (加藤和枝) in Yokohama, she was an accomplished singer by the age of seven, and appeared in film for the first time at age 12. Between 1949's Kanashiki kuchibue and 1971's Onna no Hanamichi, she appeared in over 60 movies.
Her most famous song, "Kawa no nagare no yô ni," (1989) was voted #1 in a 1997 NHK poll of the best Japanese songs of all time.
Notable songs
- Kappa Boogie Woogie (河童ブギウギ, 1949)
- Ringo Oiwake (リンゴ追分, 1952)
- Juu (柔, 1964)
- Kanashii Sake (悲しい酒, 1966)
- Kawa no nagare no yô ni (川の流れのように, 1989)
External links
- Nippop Profile | Hibari Misora (http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-106/artist_name-hibari_misora/)
- Misora Hibari Museum in Kyoto (http://www.misora-hibari.com/) Japanese