Background
Chiyoko was born in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
島倉 千代子
Chiyoko was born in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
She was considered "the Goddess of Enka". 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. After a long battle with liver cancer, she died, at age 75, on 8 November 2013.
