is a popular
Japanese pop
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singer, and former fashion model who debuted in the 1960s.
She is known for songs such as "Koi no Dorei" (恋の奴隷 English: "Slave of Love") and "Shuuchakueki" (終着駅 English: "Terminal Station"). Her
cover
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of
The Ventures
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recording
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, "Hokkaido Skies" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc
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.
She followed this recording with another
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, "Ginza Lights".
"Koi no Dorei" was covered on
GO!GO!7188
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In June 1998, Yumi Nakashima (nicknamed Yuu) and Akiko Hamada (nicknamed Akko ...
's cover album, ''
Tora no Ana
is a 2002 cover album by GO!GO!7188. The name translates in English as ''Tiger's Lair''. The album's cover art is similar to Revolver (Beatles album), Revolver by The Beatles.
Track listing
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On January 6, 2018, Okumura announced her retirement from the music industry.
Discography
Studio albums
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967.11.05''Kitaguni no Aoi Sora -Okumura Chiyo Hit Parade-''
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968.11.01''Chiyo to Anata no Yoru''
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969.06.01''Anata to Chiyo to...''
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969.12.01''Anata Konomi no... Chiyo''
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970.06.05''Kuyashīkeredo Shiawase yo''
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971.06.05''Amai Seikatsu''
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971.11.05''Chiyo no Ozashiki Uta''
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972.05.05''Betsuri no Sanbika''
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972.10.20''Hi no Ataru Basho''
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973.05.20''Hikishio''
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973.12.01''Kaze no Bojō''
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974.08.05''Nanika Arisona Nishi Ginza''
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980.11.21''Okumura Chiyo''
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988.04.25''PRESENT -Genzai-
Live albums
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970.10.05''Night Club no Okumura Chiyo''
Singles
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965.03.05"Anata ga Inakutemo"
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965.06.05"Aa Kekkon"
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965.07.15"September Moon"
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965.10.05"Gomen ne Jirō"
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965.11.05"
Jingle Bells
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966.01.05"Omoide no Tango"
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966.03.05"Hitoribocchi de"
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966.05.05"Ienakatta no"
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966.08.05"Watashi no Mune o Knock Shite"
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966.11.05"Itsuka no Yakusoku"
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967.08.05"Kitaguni no Aoi Sora"
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967.12.01"Anata ni Aitai"
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968.02.01"Namida Iro no Koi"
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968.06.01"Aoi Tsukiyo"
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968.11.01"Hana ni Naritai"
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969.03.01"Yoru Yoso no Mama de"
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969.06.01"Koi no Dorei"
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969.10.01"Koi Dorobō"
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970.02.05"Koi Kurui"
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970.05.05"Kuyashīkeredo Shiawase yo"
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970.09.05"Usodemo Īkara"
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970.12.01"Chūtohanpa wa Yamete"
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971.04.05"Amai Seikatsu"
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971.08.05"Kawa no Nagare no Yōni"
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971.12.25"Shūchakueki"
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972.04.25"Betsuri no Sanbika"
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972.08.25"Hi no Ataru Basho"
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972.12.20"Onna no Koi Uta"
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973.04.20"Hikishio"
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973.09.20"Kaze no Bojō"
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973.12.25"Naite Kyōto e"
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974.06.05"Nanika Arisona Nishi Ginza"
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977.10.05"Sōmatō"
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978.05.05"Onna Uta"
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980.04.21"Semete sayonara wa…"
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981.11.28"Moi (Moa)"
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983.02.25"Ashita Suteru kara"
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983.05.25"Naze"
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984.06.25"Wakarete Ageru"
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986.04.21"Wasurenaide"
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988.02.21"Kage"
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994.05.21"Gaitō"
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995.05.05"Koi no Dorei '95"
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995.05.05"Shūchakueki '95"
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999.05.19"Parōre Parōre"
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001.11.21"TOKIO Tenshi" (duet with
Ouyang Fei Fei
Ouyang Fei Fei (; Japanese: ; Romaji: ''Ōyan Fīfī''; born September 10, 1949) is a Taiwanese-Japanese singer.
Biography
In 1967, Ouyang Fei Fei made her musical debut at the ''Central Hotel'', a theatre in Taipei, before coming to Japan to ...
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003.06.25"Sugao no Mama no Anata de"
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004.08.25"Aishite Aishite Aishichatta no yo"
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016.11.23"Be With You -Anata ni Aeta-
Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Okumura, Chiyo
Japanese women singers
1947 births
Living people
Musicians from Osaka Prefecture
People from Ikeda, Osaka
People of Shōwa-period Japan