Michiyo Nakajima is a former pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer and seiyū

Seiyu

Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...

. Michiyo was born in Saitama Prefecture

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, Japan

Japan

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, and made her debut on 30 January 1991. Her final JPOP release was on 10 June 1998. She sang the ending theme for the animated (anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

) version of Ranma ½

Ranma ½

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...

, Season 5 (1991) - "Red Poppy" (Hinageshi). She also sang the opening and ending themes of Floral Magician Mary Bell

Floral Magician Mary Bell

, also known as Flower Witch Mary Bell or Mary Bell for short, is the fourth and last magical girl anime by Ashi Productions. The 50-episode series first aired in Japan from 1992 until 1993. It has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, France, Poland, Thailand, and...

 (1992–93).

Singles

1. 30 January 1991: Akai Hanataba (赤い花束)
2. 17 April 1991: Hinageshi (ひなげし)
   • The ending theme of Ranma ½
     Ranma ½
     is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts...
     
     , TV Season 5
3. 17 July 1991: Hatsukoi-Dōri (初恋通り)
4. 21 September 1991: Totemo Chiisana Monogatari (とても小さな物語)
5. 29 January 1992: Omoide ni mo Narenai (思い出にもなれない)
   • The first ending theme of Floral Magician Mary Bell
     Floral Magician Mary Bell
     , also known as Flower Witch Mary Bell or Mary Bell for short, is the fourth and last magical girl anime by Ashi Productions. The 50-episode series first aired in Japan from 1992 until 1993. It has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, France, Poland, Thailand, and...
     
     
   • Coupled with Kitto Dekiru ne! (きっと出来るね！)—the opening theme of Floral Magician Mary Bell
     Floral Magician Mary Bell
     , also known as Flower Witch Mary Bell or Mary Bell for short, is the fourth and last magical girl anime by Ashi Productions. The 50-episode series first aired in Japan from 1992 until 1993. It has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, France, Poland, Thailand, and...
     
     
6. 21 May 1992: Nikki no Kagi Kashimasu (日記の鍵貸します)
7. 18 September 1992: Omowareteiru (思われている)
   • The second ending theme of Floral Magician Mary Bell
     Floral Magician Mary Bell
     , also known as Flower Witch Mary Bell or Mary Bell for short, is the fourth and last magical girl anime by Ashi Productions. The 50-episode series first aired in Japan from 1992 until 1993. It has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Taiwan, China, France, Poland, Thailand, and...
     
     
8. 21 January 1993: Hazukashii Yume (恥ずかしい夢)
9. 21 May 1993: Chotto Itai Kankei (ちょっと痛い関係)
10. 21 October 1993: Oteyawaraka ni (お手やわらかに)
11. 21 July 1994: Koi o Shimashō (恋をしましょう)
12. 10 June 1998: 1, 2, 3, Kimemasho (1･2･3キメましょ)

Albums

1. 5 June 1991: Nakajima (中嶋) (PCCA-00274)
2. 22 November 1991: Kinenbi (記念日。) (mini-album) (PCCA-00316)
3. 1 July 1992: Tampopo (Tanpopo, たんぽぽ) (PCCA-00379)
4. 20 November 1992: Hijōshikina Wani (非常識なワニ) (PCCA-00408)
5. 3 March 1993: Nakajima Michiyo BEST Stay with me (中嶋美智代ベスト Stay with me) (“Best Album”) (PCCA-00435)
6. 16 December 1994: PRIVATE SELECTION I’ll be there (中嶋美智代プライベート・セレクション I'll be there) (“Best Album”) (PCCA-00708)
7. November 21, 1996: Nakajima Michiyo BEST Believe in you (中嶋美智代ベスト Believe in you) (“Best Album”) (PCCA-01026)

External links

• Idic profile (in Japanese)