Aoe Mina

Mina Aoe ( 青江 三奈 , あおえ みな, born 7 May 1941 , + 2 July 2000; Kita, Tokyo) was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career. With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname of "Queen of the Blues". Due to her frequent appearances on television programs (including 18 appearances on the annual show Kōhaku Uta Gassen), she is fondly remembered by many older Japanese.

Mina Aoe ( 青江 三奈 , あおえ みな, born 7 May 1941 , + 2 July 2000; Kita, Tokyo) was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career. With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname of "Queen of the Blues". Due to her frequent appearances on television programs (including 18 appearances on the annual show Kōhaku Uta Gassen), she is fondly remembered by many older Japanese. After her death, a memorial to Aoe was established in the Isezakicho shopping area. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..