Shiro Miya

Shirō Miya
Birth nameYoshirō Miyazaki
Born(1943-01-17)17 January 1943
OriginKasai, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died19 November 2012(2012-11-19) (aged 69)
GenresEnka
Occupation(s)Singer, lyricist, composer
Years active1959–2012
LabelsColumbia Music Entertainment
Website38de.ojaru.jp
Japanese name
Kanji宮 史郎
Transcriptions
RomanizationMiya Shirō

Shiro Miya (宮 史郎, Miya Shirō, 17 January 1943 – 19 November 2012) was a Japanese enka singer, lyricist and composer. His band Shiro Miya and the Pinkara Trio's 1972 song "Onna no Michi", became the second best-selling single in Japanese Oricon charts history, selling over 3.25 million copies.[1]

  1. ^ 「およげ!たいやきくん」がギネス認定、再評価の気運高まる (in Japanese). Oricon. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2009.