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'' '' Star Musketeer Bismark'' and ''

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''. The throaty, soulful timbre of her voice was uncharacteristic of Japanese vocalists of the 1980s (although it has become more commonplace today). MIQ has listed

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at ANIME JAPAN FES IN HK 2007 in Hong Kong.

Partial discography

*"HEY YOU" – ''

'' Insert song (1982) * – ''

'' Insert song (1982) *"GET IT!" – ''Xabungle Grafiti'' Theme song (1983) * – ''

'' Opening Theme (1983) * – ''

'' Ending Theme (1983) * – ''

'' Opening Theme (1984) * – ''

'' Ending Theme (1984) * – ''

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'' OVA Ending Theme (1985) * – ''

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'' Opening Theme (1985) * – ''

'' Ending Theme (1985) *"MEN OF DESTINY" – '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' Opening Theme (1991) *"Evergreen" – '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' Ending Theme (1991) * – ''Super Robot Wars Original Generation'' (2006) * – Commercial for

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(1991) *"ICE MAN" – ''

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'' – (2000) *"Extreme Ki!" – ''

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'' Insert song (2007)

Albums

* スターライト・シャワー（1984） * Mr. Monday Morning（1985） * aesthetic（1986） * Best of MIQ-MIQUEST-魂は刻をこえて・・・（2005） * MIO(MIQ)パーフェクト・ベスト（2011） * STARLIGHT SHOWER（2012） * Mr. Monday Morning（2012）

References

External links

MIQ @ hiMe story
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Official blog
1955 births Living people Japanese women singers Anime musicians Singers from Tokyo {{Japan-musician-stub