Musicas da misora hibari biography

On this day in 1989, Hibari Misora held her final concert. The castle town of Kokura in Kitakyushu was the location for the show, which was supposed to be the start of a nationwide tour.

Illness, however, meant that it was the last time fans would see her perform.

Misora meaning

It took place exactly one month after the death of Emperor Hirohito and the end of the Showa Era.

For many, though, that period truly ended in June of that year when Misora died. Her influence was that big. A singer and actor who began performing live at the age of eight, she was seen as the Shirley Temple of Japan.

Her heartwarming film appearances and nostalgic songs helped cheer a population that was struggling during the post-war recovery. Going on to entertain the masses for four decades, she truly was the “queen of enka.” 

Background 

The daughter of a fishmonger and homemaker, Misora was born Kazue Kato on May 29, 1937 in Yokohama.

When she was six, she sang “Kudan no Haha” to her fa