enka
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'' singer and TV presenter in Japan. She was considered "the Goddess of Enka".
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singers competition. In 1955, she made her recording début with the single "Konoyo no Hana". She was an Enka singer who appeared in Kohaku Uta Gassen, starring 35 times. However, she forgot her song lyrics in 1996. She participated again in the Kohaku in 2004.
Death
After a long battle with
liver cancer
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, she died, at age 75, on 8 November 2013.
Discography
*Konoyo no Hana (この世の花) (1955): The Fruit and Bloom in the world : Chiyoko herself is featured in the movie of the same name.
*Tōkyō Dayo Okkasan (東京だョお母さん) (1957) : Mummy, here we are in Tōkyō.
*Jinsei Iroiro (人生いろいろ) (1987)
(Best selling single of hers, selling over 1 million copies, peaking at No.16 on weekly Oricon chart)