Junko Ohashi 大橋 純子 | |||||
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| Born | April 26, 1950 Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||
| Died | November 9, 2023 (aged 73) Tokyo, Japan | ||||
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| Occupation | Singer | ||||
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| Website | www | ||||
| Alma mater | Fuji Women's Junior College | ||||
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Ken Sato (m. 1979) | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 大橋 純子 | ||||
| Hiragana | おおはし じゅんこ | ||||
| Katakana | オオハシ ジュンコ | ||||
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Junko Ohashi (大橋 純子, Ōhashi Junko, April 26, 1950 – November 9, 2023) was a Japanese singer best known for her songs "Silhouette Romance" (1981) and "Tasogare My Love" (1978). She was known for her "overwhelming singing ability" and was mainly successful between late 1970s and early 1980s.[1] Her discography consists of more than 20 albums. After a brief hiatus due to battling esophageal and breast cancers, she returned to music in 2019.[2] On November 9, 2023, Ohashi died in Tokyo at the age of 73.[3]
- ^ "歌手・大橋純子（１）歌って育った夕張でコンサート". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). July 14, 2014.
- ^ "大橋純子 初期の食道がん公表 ４月以降の仕事を治療のためキャンセルdate=March 15, 2018". Sports Nippon (in Japanese).
- ^ "Junko Ohashi : Tribute and retrospective – AFTER 5 – Blog". AFTER 5 - Blog. 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-17.