Musical artist

Chiyoko Shimakura (島倉 千代子, Shimakura Chiyoko) (30 March 1938 – 8 November 2013) was an enka singer and TV presenter in *an. She was considered "the Goddess of Enka".

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Death
• 3 Discography
• 4 Filmography
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Career

Chiyoko was born in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, *an. In 1954 Chiyoko won the 1st prize of the Columbia Music Entertainment singers compe*ion. In 1955, she made her recording début with the single "Konoyo no Hana". She was an Enka singer who appeared in Kohaku Uta G*en, starring 35 times. However, she forgot her song lyrics in 1996. She participated again in the Kohaku in 2004.

Death

Shimakura's grave at her hometown Shinagawa

After a long battle with liver cancer, 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)

Filmography

• A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (別れの茶摘歌　姉妹篇　お姉さんと呼んだ人 Wakare no chatsumi-uta shimai-hen: Oneesan to yonda hito) (1957)

References

External links

• Chiyoko Shimakura at IMDb