Shinichi Mori

Career

In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kōshō in 1966.

His debut at Kōhaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana To Chō". His 1974 Japan Record Award-winning song "Erimo Misaki" (襟裳岬) was composed by Takuro Yoshida. His 1982 song "Fuyu no Riviera" (冬のリヴィエラ) was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" (おふくろさん) was covered by Sharam Q in their 1997 album Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi (シャ乱Qの演歌の花道). His 2003 song "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" (狼たちの遠吠え) was written and composed by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. His 2004 song "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" (さらば青春の影よ) was written by Izumi Sakai.

In 2007, his musical godfather Kōhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" at the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. Shinichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has had many appearances in Kōhaku Uta Gassen.

In October 2008, his single "Hatoba" debuted at number 27 on Japan's Oricon charts. The song was composed by himself. With the song "Hatoba", he became the first artist to have one hundred Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon charts history.

Discography

• "Onna no Tameiki" : 1966
• "Hana to Chō" : 1968
• "Minatomachi Blues" : 1969
• "Hana to Namida" : 1969
• "Ginza no Onna" : 1970
• "Ofukuro san" : 1971
• "Fuyu no Tabi" : 1973
• "Erimo Misaki" : 1974
• "Wakare no Seppun" : 1975
• "Sazanka" : 1976
• "Tokyo Monogatari" : 1977
• "Shinjuku Minatomachi" : 1979
• "Sakaba Bune" : 1980
• "Fuyu no Riviera" : 1982
• "Kita no Hotaru" : 1984
• "Yūsuge no Koi" : 1986
• "Kanashii Keredo" : 1987
• "Usagi" : 1989
• "Kaze no Elegy" : 1990
• "Nakase Ame" : 1991
• "Warui Hito" : 1993
• "Usotsuki" : 1994
• "Kanashimi no Utsuwa" : 1996
• "Onna Gokoro" : 1998
• "Uragiri" : 1999
• "Shūressha" : 2000
• "Ame no Kūkō" : 2001
• "Sepia no Ame" : 2002
• "Unga" : 2002
• "Ōkami Tachi no Tōboe" : 2003
• "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" : 2004
• "Hana" : 2005
• "Tazunete Otaru" : 2006
• "Jinsei Hitasura" : 2007
• "Onna no Koi" : 2008
• "Hatoba" : 2008
• "Yuragi" : 2009

Kohaku Uta Gassen

Honours

• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2021)

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