Ryoko Moriyama

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Ryoko Moriyama debuted in 1967 with the song "Kono Hiroi Nohara Ippai". She has since recorded numerous hit songs, including the million-seller "Kinjirareta Koi", as well as "Nada Sousou", "Satoukibi Batake", and "Anata ga Sukide". With her clear singing voice and strong vocal ability, she has become one of Japan's top singers.
In 1998, she sang the theme song "Ashita Koso, Kodomotachi ga..." at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics, which was broadcast worldwide.
In 2002, she achieved a triple crown at the 44th Japan Record Awards, winning the Best Vocal Performance Award, the Gold Award (for "Satoukibi Batake"), and the Lyricist Award (for "Nada Sousou").
In 2005, she performed the official song "Mother Earth" at the opening ceremony of the Aichi Expo. In 2006, "Nada Sousou" received a special award at the 48th Japan Record Awards. In 2007, she received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for the Arts and the 49th Mainichi Art Award. In 2008, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 2021, she received the 11th Tokiko Iwatani Award.
In January 2022, she celebrated her 55th anniversary and released an 8-disc all-time-best CD box set, "Ryoko Moriyama: My Story", spanning multiple labels. She is currently on a nationwide concert tour called My Story.
In recent years, she has drawn on the classical vocal training she began in childhood, releasing two classical albums: "Ryoko Classics" in 2013 and "Ryoko Classics" II in 2018. Her symphonic concerts together with orchestras have also received considerable praise.
She has appeared on various TV variety shows, such as Mie to Ryoko no Oshaberi Dorobo (TV Tokyo/1980-1987), and also served as a radio personality. As an actress, she has appeared in TV dramas such as Kinyo no Tsuma-tachi e III Koi ni Ochite (TBS/1985), Otousan (TBS/2002), Daini Gakusho (2013/NHK), and Come, Come Everybody (2022), as well as movies such as Ohaka ga Nai! (1998) and Hakoiri Musuko no Koi (2013). She has also worked as a voice actress in animated films such as When Marnie Was There (2014) and Belle (2021).
She is the regular Monday personality on Nippon Broadcasting System's popular show, ”All Night Nippon MUSIC10."

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