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Shizuko Ihara (井原 静子, Ihara Shizuko, 7 May 1941 – 2 July 2000 (câncer de pâncreas / cancer of pancreas)), professionally known as Mina Aoe (青江 三奈, Aoe Mina), was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.
With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues". She appeared 18 times on the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen show. After her death, a memorial to Aoe was established in the Isezakichō shopping area in Yokohama.




Selected discography


"Isezakicho Blues" (伊勢佐木町ブルース), 1968, one million sold
"Ikebukuro no Yoru" (池袋の夜, One night at Ikebukuro) 1969, 1.5 million sold




Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances






References






External links


Obituary
Mina Aoe at IMDb

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Enka
• Daftar singel nomor satu Oricon tahun 1969
• Laplace's Witch (film)
• Mina Aoe
• Enka
• Kōhaku Uta Gassen
• Shizuko
• Takeda Tetsuya no Shōwa wa kagayaiteita
• List of Japanese singers
• Shinichi Mori
• Deaths in July 2000
• Eddie Henderson (musician)
• Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five