Sizzle Ohtaka おおたか 静流 | |
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| Birth name | Shizuko Ōtaka |
| Also known as | Shizuko Konishi |
| Born | 11 April 1952 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 5 September 2022 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1980s–2022 |
| Labels | Teichiku Records |
| Formerly of | Dido |
| Spouse(s) |
Tokuo Konishi (died 2022) |
Shizuko Konishi[1] (Japanese: 小西 静子, Hepburn: Konishi Shizuko, née Ōtaka; 11 April 1952 – 5 September 2022), known by the stage names Sizzle Ohtaka (おおたか 静流, Ōtaka Shizuru) and Shizuko Ōtaka (大高 静子, Ōtaka Shizuko), was a Japanese singer and television personality. After going to a jazz school, she had a prolific career in commercial songs, including her 1990 cover of Shoukichi Kina's song "Hana (Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o)", which won the Japan Advertising Music Association's 1991 Best Vocalist Award of Commercial Music. She also performed music for anime and live-action works, including I'm Gonna Be An Angel!, Spirited Away, .hack//Legend of the Twilight, and Hotarubi no Mori e, and she was a regular cast member on the NHK Educational TV show Nihongo de Asobo .