Ayumi Ishida (いしだあゆみ) is a Japanese popular actress and singer. She was born on March 26, 1948 in Nagasaki, Japan.
Ishida has officially started as a singer in 1964. Then in December, 1968 her early recording "Blue Light Yokohama" (ja:ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ) was made public by a songwriter Kyohei Tsutsumi (筒美京平). This single recording was her biggest hit, and nominated as a best vocal performance award in Japan. Thanks to its hit, she was introduced on a then NHK program "紅白歌合戦" in the same year and became popular throughout Japan.
Ishida also acted as actress on dramas on television, too. She appeared on many movies such as "男はつらいよ".
Discography
Her major hit songs were as follows.
太陽は泣いている
ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマ
涙の中を歩いてる
今日からあなたと
喧嘩のあとでくちづけを
あなたならどうする
砂漠のような東京で
References
Related pages
List of J-pop artists
Other websites
About Ayumi Ishida at NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. An original recording of "Blue Light Yokohama" at YouTube A historical stage show of "Blue Light Yokohama" on TV, 1969 at YouTube