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Japanese singer (1941–2000)

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🎤 Mina Aoe (青江三奈, 1941–2000) --- 🌟 Career Snapshot Born May 7, 1941, in Tokyo; stage name gifted by lyricist Kawachi Kōhan based on the heroine from a serialized novel . Debuted in 1966 with “恍惚のブルース” (Kōkotsu no Blues) — a sultry blues-enka fusion that sold ~800,000 copies . Nicknamed “Queen of the Blues” thanks to her deep, husky tone and repeated hits like “伊勢佐木町ブルース”, “長崎ブルース”, and “池袋の夜”, each achieving million-plus sales . <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mina+Aoe">Read more o

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Kōtō
Place of death
Minato
Languages spoken
Japanese
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
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Mina-Aoe-1.png
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date of death
2000-07-02
date of birth
1941-05-07
birth name
井原 静子
name in kana
あおえ みな
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
青江三奈
start of work period
1966-00-00
Commons category
Mina Aoe
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