Okumura Chio

Okumura Chio (奥村チヨ) is a Japanese pop singer.

Profile

• Real Name: Konno Chiyo (金野智代)
• Birthdate: February 18, 1947 (1947-02-18)
• Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture
• Family: Aso Yumi (Niece)

Information

Okumura Chio first got her career in music when she was auditioning and won the chance to sing in a energy drink commercial while in high school. After graduating from high school in 1965, she debuted as a singer with the single "Anata ga Inakute mo" as a Japanese made Sylvie Vartan. Her first hit came only a couple months later with the single "Gomen ne Jero" and later "Kitaguni no Aoi Sora" in 1967. Her next hit was in 1969, entitled Koi no Dorei, and became super hit for Okumura by selling over a million hits. By the end of the year, she would make her first appearance on the end of the year special Kouhaku Uta Gassen.

At the start of the 1970s, Okumura switched lyricists and started to work with Hama Keisuke. Soon after in 1974, Okumura took a pause in show business after the two became an hit and getting married. However, six years later, she would comeback as a singer under the label Victor Entertainment with the single "Semete Sayonara wa...".

Discography

Albums

• [2002.11.20] GOLDEN☆BEST Okumura Chio (GOLDEN☆BEST 奥村チヨ)

Singles

• [1965.03.05] Anata ga Inakute mo (あなたがいなくても)
• [1965.06.05] Aa Kekkon (ああ結婚)
• [1965.07.xx] September Moon (セプテンバー・ムーン)
• [1965.10.01] Gomen ne Jero (ごめんネ ジロー)
• [1965.11.05] Single Bell (ジングル・ベル)
• [1966.01.xx] Omoide no Tango (想い出のタンゴ)
• [1966.03.xx] Hitoribocchi de (一人ぼっちで)
• [1966.05.05] Ienakatta no (云えなかったの)
• [1966.08.xx] Atai no Mune wo Knock (私の胸をノックして)
• [1966.11.xx] Itsuka no Yakusoku (いつかの約束)
• [1967.08.05] Kitaguni no Aoi Sora (北国の青い空)
• [1967.12.01] Anata ni Aitai (あなたに逢いたい)
• [1968.02.01] Namida Iro no Koi (涙いろの恋)
• [1968.06.01] Aoi Tsukiyo (青い月夜)
• [1968.11.01] Hana ni Naritai (花になりたい)
• [1969.03.01] Yoru yo Sono Mama de (夜よそのままで)
• [1969.06.01] Koi no Dorei (恋の奴隷)
• [1969.10.01] Koi Dorobou (恋泥棒)
• [1970.02.05] Koi Kurui (恋狂い)
• [1970.04.05] Kuyashii Keredo Shiawase (くやしいけれど幸せよ)
• [1970.09.05] Uso Demo Ii Kara (嘘でもいいから)
• [1970.12.01] Chuutohanba wa Yamete (中途半端はやめて)
• [1971.04.05] Amai Seikatsu (甘い生活)
• [1971.08.05] Kawa no Nagare no You ni (川の流れのように)
• [1971.12.25] Shuuchakueki (終着駅)
• [1972.04.25] Betsuri no Sanbika (別離の讃美歌)
• [1972.08.xx] Hi no Ataru Basho (陽のあたる場所)
• [1972.12.xx] Onna no Koi Uta (女の恋唄)
• [1973.04.20] Hiki Ushio (ひき潮)
• [1973.09.xx] Kaze no Bajou (風の慕情)
• [1973.12.xx] Naite Tokyo e (泣いて京都へ)
• [1974.06.xx] Nanaka Ariso na Ginza (何かありそな西銀座)
• [1977.10.xx] Soumatou (走馬灯)
• [1980.xx.xx] Semete Sayonara wa... (せめてさよならは・・・)

External Links

• Teichiku Records Profile
• Japanese Wikipedia: 奥村チヨ