Yoshimi Tendo
天童 よしみ
Birth name Yoshimi Yoshida Born (1954-09-26 ) September 26, 1954 (age 69) Tanabe, Wakayama , JapanGenres Enka , anime songOccupation(s) Singer Instrument Singing Years active 1970– Labels Website Official website
Musical artist
Yoshimi Yoshida (吉田 芳美 , Yoshida Yoshimi , born September 26, 1954) ,[ 1] better known as Yoshimi Tendo (天童 よしみ , Tendō Yoshimi ) , is a Japanese enka singer. She made her debut in 1970, but only began to be recognised in 1985, after changing record company, releasing her hit single (道頓堀人情), which went on to sell over half a million copies.
She made her first NHK Red and White Song Festival performance in 1993, but was not selected to perform again until 1996, the year she released her biggest hit (珍島物語) and won the best singing award, establishing herself as one of the best female enka singer. And from 1996 onwards, Yoshimi has performed for 21 years consecutively in the prestigious year-end show.
Year Title Notes 1970 "Dai-chan Kazoeuta" "Kazegafuku" 1971 "Umare Shōwadesu" "Kore de Kettei Itashimasu" 1972 "Hitori Botchi no Onnanoko" "Suna-iro no Shima" 1973 "Onna Tobaku-shi" "Suteba Chi Urami Uta" 1974 "Umare Osaka desu" 1976 "Onna no Ura Machi" 1978 "Michinoku Bojō" 1980 "Mikoshi Yarō" Duet with Joji Yamamoto 1981 "Kamome to Iu na no Sakaba" 1984 "Ninkyō Aizu Heya" 1985 "Dōtonbori Ninjō" 1986 "Tsumakoizake" 1987 "Matatabi" "Hokkai Meoto-bushi" 1988 "Otoko Dōshi" "Ko se Bangaichi" "Miren-bashi Modorigawa" Duet with Makoto Fujita "Abare Genkai" 1989 "Ore no Michizure" "Meoto Kaidō" 1991 "Omae" "Kazaguruma" 1992 "Yoi-gokoro" 1993 "Sake Kizuna" 1994 "Mukai-fū" "Wasure Sake" 1995 "Tabi Makura" 1996 "Chindo Monogatari" 1997 "Kyōshū: Ware-tachite" 1998 "2008-nen Osaka Hana Ondo" "Jinsei Shimijimi..." "Kita no Tomoshibi" Duet with Hiroshi Itsuki 1999 "Yume Koi-uta" "Itadakimasu" 2000 "Yoake" 2001 "Damatte Ore ni Tsuite Koi" "Harugakita" 2002 "Anta no Hanamichi" "Ume Ichi Rin" "Onna no Hanagasaku" 2003 "Yume Uguisu" "Chō Yanagi Monogatari" "Utsukushī Mukashi" 2004 "Utsukushī Mukashi (New Version)" "Otoko no Yoake" 2005 "Hanafubuki" "Ki" 2006 "Inochi no Kagiri" "Kurenai Zukin Sanjō" 2007 "Nande Naku" "Kumori no Chi Hare" "Biwa no Mi no Naru Koro" 2008 "Shiawase wa Sugu Soko ni..." "Shiawase wa Sugu Soko ni... (Serif Iri)" 2009 "Hanaikada" 2010 "Jinsei-michizure" "Bokoi Karasu" 2011 "Futari no Funauta" "Pan no Mimi" "Anjō Yaretara e Yanai no" 2012 "Onna no Sanga" "Ginza no Koi no Monogatari" Duet with Yujiro Ishihara "Soran Matsuri-bushi" 2013 "Furusato Ginga" "Matsuri-bayashi ga Kikoetara" Duet with Masafumi Akikawa "Kujakugai no Uta" 2014 "Hitokoe Ichi-dai"
Year Title Notes Ref. 1971 Enka no Shinsei Enka 1972 Enka no Shinzui 1973 Teppō-bushi Osaka Enka 1974 Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo/Shin Minyō Gōshūondo Kuzushi 1976 Shin Kawachi Ondo 1978 Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo Kinokuniyabunzaemon Shimatsu-ki [ 2] 1994 Enka Kiwametsuke Takashi Tendo Shin Kawachi Ondo 1995 Nesshō! Yoshimi Tendo Gōshūondo Kuzushi Takashi Tendo Enka-shū 1999 Takashi Tendo no Genryū Makehen de! 2008 Best Collection
Title Notes Nobel Confectionery "VC3000 no Do Ame" Seiwa Corporation Pokka Crystal Black
Year Title Role Network Notes Yanchakure Sayuri Shiratori NHK heaven cannot wait TBS Episode 6; Special appearance Okan Mitsuko Kitamura YTV Lead role Yoshimi Tendo no Utahime Tantei Kozue Amakusa Fuji TV Mito Kōmon Okou TBS Series 34 Episode 17 Imo Takona 'n Kin Fukuko Minamino NHK Kiyoshi to Yoshimi no Naniwa Night Show NHK
NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen[ edit ] Year/No. No. Single Order of appearance Opponent Remarks 1993/44th 1st "Sake Kizuna" 4/26 Gen Takayama 1997/48th 2nd "Chindō Monogatari" 15/25 Kenichi Mikawa 1998/49th 3rd "Jinsei Shimijimi..." 23/25 SMAP 1999/50th 4th "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni " 26/27 Hiroshi Itsuki Tori-mae (1st) 2000/51st 5th "Dōtonbori Ninjō" 28/28 Hiroshi Itsuki (2nd) Tori (1st) 2001/52nd 6th "Harugakita" 26/27 Hiroshi Itsuki (3rd) Tori-mae (2nd) 2002/53rd 7th "Anta no Hanamichi" 26/27 Saburō Kitajima Tori-mae (3rd) 2003/54th 8th "Utsukushī Mukashi" 30/30 SMAP (2nd) Tori (2nd) 2004/55th 9th "Otoko no Yoake" 27/28 Ken Hirai Tori-mae (4th) 2005/56th 10th "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni" (2nd) 29/29 SMAP (3rd) Tori (3rd) 2006/57th 11th "Inochi no Kagiri" 24/27 Kobukuro 2007/58th 12th "Chindō Monogatari: Kizuna" (2nd) 22/27 Saburō Kitajima (2nd) 2008/59th 13th "Dōtonbori Ninjō" (2nd) 25/26 Shinichi Mori Tori-mae (5th) 2009/60th 14th "Hanaikada" 8/25 Kenichi Mikawa (2nd) 2010/61st 15th "Jinsei-michizure" 12/24 Shinichi Mori (2nd) Zenhan Tori 2011/62nd 16th "Ai SanSan" 24/25 Saburō Kitajima (3rd) Tori-ma (6th) 2012/63rd 17th "Soran Matsuri-bushi" 18/25 Kazuyoshi Saito 2013/64th 18th "Furusato Ginga" 9/26 Linked Horizon 2014/65th 19th "Yappa Sukiya Nen" 10/25 Hideaki Tokunaga 2015/66th 20th "Jinsei Ichiro" 12/26 Kanjani Eight Zenhan Tori (2nd)
International National Artists