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Izumi Yukimura
Izumi Yukimura
Japanese singer, actress, painter (1937-)
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Saori Minami
Saori Minami
Japanese singer (1954-)
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Mari Amachi
Mari Amachi
Japanese musician and actress (1951-)
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Dream Morning Musume
Dream Morning Musume
band
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Miki Fujimoto
Miki Fujimoto
Japanese actress, singer, dancer and model
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Seiko Matsuda
Seiko Matsuda
Japanese pop singer, actress (1962-)
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Rumiko Koyanagi
Rumiko Koyanagi
Japanese singer and actress (1952-)
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Amii Ozaki
Amii Ozaki
Japanese singer-songwriter, songwriter, composer (1957-)
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W
W
Japanese pop music duo
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Kentaro Sato
Kentaro Sato
Japanese composer
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Koharu Kusumi
Koharu Kusumi
Japanese model, actress, television personality, singer, dancer and voice actress
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Dick Mine
Dick Mine
Japanese singer, actor (1908-1991)
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Shingo Katori
Shingo Katori
Japanese singer, actor and comedian
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Maki Goto
Maki Goto
Japanese singer, actress, dancer and model
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Minimoni
Minimoni
band
Hibari Misora
Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989)

Hibari Misora

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Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989)
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Awards Received
People's Honour Award

Hibari Misora (美空 ひばり, Misora Hibari, May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989) was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II.

Misora recorded a total of 1,200 songs and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly, and, by 2001, she had sold more than 80 million records. By 2019, record sales surpassed 100 million. Her swan-song "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni" (川の流れのように) is often performed by numerous artists and orchestras as a tribute to her, including notable renditions by The Three Tenors (Spanish/Italian), Teresa Teng (Taiwanese) and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan (Mexican).

Each year there is a special on Japanese television and radio featuring her songs. A memorial concert for Misora was held at the Tokyo Dome on November 11, 2012. It featured numerous musicians such as Ai, Koda Kumi, Ken Hirai, Kiyoshi Hikawa, Exile, AKB48 and Nobuyasu Okabayashi amongst others, paying tribute by singing her most famous songs.