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Michiya Mihashi | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michiya Kitazawa 北沢 美智也 |
| Also known as | Michiya Mihashi 三橋 美智也 |
| Born | November 10, 1930 Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | January 8, 1996 (aged 65) |
| Genres | Min'yō, Enka |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1954–1996 |
| Labels | King Records |
Michiya Mihashi (三橋美智也 Mihashi Michiya, November 10, 1930[1] – January 8, 1996),[2] born Michiya Kitazawa (北沢 美智也 Kitazawa Michiya)[3] in Kamiiso, Hokkaidō, was an enka singer in postwar Japan. Along with Hachiro Kasuga and Hideo Murata, he was regarded as one of the most notable singers to have established the genre enka.[4]
Mihashi was among the leading Enka singers in his time and was known for his high-pitched and elastic singing voice. He recorded around 2,500 songs.[5] By 1983, he sold more than 100 million records.[6]
Takashi Hosokawa was his pupil.
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