, professionally known as , was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.
With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname "Queen of the Blues". She appeared 18 times on the annual Kōhaku Uta Gassen show. After her death, a memorial to Aoe was established in the Isezakichō shopping area in Yokohama.
Selected discography , 1968, one million sold 1969, 1.5 million sold
Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances Year#SongNo.VSRemarks1966 (Showa 41)/17th1Koukotsu No Blues (恍惚のブルース)9/25Jyou Takuya1968 (Showa 43)/19th2Isezakichou Blues (伊勢佐木町ブルース)14/23Ai JyojiReturned after 2 years1969 (Showa 44)/20th3Ikebukuro No Yoru (池袋の夜)1/23Akira FuseFirst Batter1970 (Showa 45)/21st4Kokusaisen Machiaishitsu/International Lobby (国際線待合室/インターナショナル・ロビー)2/24Saburō KitajimaSecond Finale1971 (Showa 46)/22nd5Nagasaki Miren (長崎未練)7/25Hiroshi Itsuki1972 (Showa 47)/23rd6Nipponrettō Bunseki Minato Machi (日本列島・みなと町)21/23Hiroshi Itsuki (2) 1973 (Showa 48)/24th7Nagasaki Blues (長崎ブルース)18/22Shinichi Mori1974 (Showa 49)/25th8Ginza Blue Night (銀座ブルーナイト)22/25Frank Nagai1975 (Showa 50)/26th9Kobe Kita Hotel (神戸北ホテル)12/24Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five1976 (Showa 51)/27th10Onna Kare Otoko Eno Tegami (女から男への手紙)22/24Saburō Kitajima (2)1977 (Showa 52)/28th11Minato Blues (みなとブルース)17/24Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five (2)1978 (Showa 53)/29th12Furareguse (ふられぐせ)17/24Hachiro Kasuga1979 (Showa 54)/30th13Morioka Blues (盛岡ブルース)21/23Hideo Murata1980 (Showa 53)/31st14Yoi Gokoro (酔心)21/23Hideo Murata (2)1981 (Showa 53)/32nd15Anata Ni Yurarete (あなたにゆられて)15/22Hideo Murata (3)1982 (Showa 53)/33rd16Isezakichou Blues (2)10/22Frank Nagai (2)1983 (Showa 53)/34th17Osaka Blues (大阪ブルース)15/21Southern All Stars1990 (Heisei 2)/41st18Koukotsu No Blues (2)12/29Toshiyuki NishidaReturned after 7 years
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