Hitomi Shimatani
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Hitomi Shimatani (島谷ひとみ, Shimatani Hitomi, born September 4, 1980 in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan), is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.
Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single "Ōsaka no Onna" (大阪の女, Ōsakan Woman) in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.
Biography
Early life
At the age of seventeen, while still in high school, Shimatani attended "The Japan Audition 1997", where she was chosen as the winner out of around 200,000 people and got a recording contract with the Avex label. After this she continued her studies in high school in Hiroshima, although she started to take vocal lessons in Tokyo during the weekends. She graduated from Shimizugaoka High School.
Podcasts:
島谷ひとみ
ALBUMS
- 15th Anniversary SUPER BEST released: 2013
- Sign Music released: 2012
- 男歌II ～20世紀ノスタルジア～ released: 2010
- Best & Covers released: 2009
- Flare released: 2008
- PRIMA ROSA released: 2007
- 男歌 ~cover song collection~ released: 2007
- 男歌～cover song collection～ released: 2007
- Heart&Symphony released: 2005
- 追憶+LOVE LETTER released: 2004
- Delicious! 〜The Best of Hitomi Shimatani〜 released: 2003
- GATE～scena III released: 2003
- シャンティ released: 2002
- PAPILLON released: 2001
- crossover released:
