is a Japanese singer,
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Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...
, and actress. She was born in
Zushi, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of June 2012, the city has an estimated population of 58,087, and a population density of 3,350 per km². The total area is .
Geography
Zushi is located at the head of Miura Peninsula, fac ...
and raised in
Kyōto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
.
Career
She made her debut in 1969 with the song "Daniel, mon amour". At age 20, she became famous due to the song "''Yameté...''" and for her singing style which is mixed with sighing. Followed by releases of titles such as ''Shiseikatsu'' and ''Memai'', she was soon recognized as a sexy pop singer.
However, in 1972 at the peak of her popularity, she married popular singer
Teruhiko Saigō
was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restoration ...
and suddenly retired. As a mother of two children, in 1981 she divorced Saigō and returned to the entertainment world. Following this, she was in the tabloids due to a fuss over her financial troubles and production of a nude photo book.
With the release of the CD ''Good-Bye Abayo'' in 1998, her daughter Emiri Henmi makes headlines for managing the photography of the CD. In addition to being a singer and TV
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Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as " ...
, she is also active on stage in musicals.
Family
Her son is musician
Noritaka Henmi; her daughter is
Emiri Henmi. Actor
Matsuda Kenji is her son-in-law.
TV programs
* Doyō supesharu (TV Tōkyō)
* Kaiketsu Emichaneru (Kansai TV)
Radio
* Kayō sukuranburu (Guest. NHK-FM, March 31, 2007)
Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances
External links
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Profile at JMDb*
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1950 births
Japanese women singers
Japanese television actresses
Living people
Musicians from Zushi, Kanagawa
Singers from Kyoto
Singers from Kanagawa Prefecture
Actresses from Kanagawa Prefecture
Actresses from Kyoto