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Japan

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ese singer and actress who worked from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.

Chiaki made her debut as a singer in 1969, and released her breakthrough single "Yottsu no Onegai" in the following year. "Kassai", a song which has been commonly considered her signature song

Signature song

A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

 was released in 1972 and gained success, and finally won the 14th Japan Record Award

Japan Record Award

for outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association, is major music awards show held annually in Japan.- Categories :The Japan Record Award are four awards which are not restricted by genre....

. "Kassai" sold over one million copies by February 1973, and was awarded a gold disc

Music recording sales certification

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After marrying a former actor Eiji Go in 1978, Chiaki continued her career intermittently until circa 1992. However, she has disappeared from the Japanese entertainment scene for over 16 years, after her spouse died of lung cancer

Lung cancer

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Studio albums

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• Three Hundreds Club (1982) (1983) (aka ) (1985) (1988) (1989) (1989) (1989) (1990) (1991) (1991)

Hit singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
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1969	""	23
	""	18
1970	""	4
	"X+Y=LOVE"	5
	""	13
1971	""	30
	""	24
	""	48
	""	76
1972	""	95
	""	66
	""	2
1973	""	36
	""	15
1974	""	29
	""	69
1975	""	82
	""	88
	""	33
1976	""	81
1982	""	57
1988	""	56
	""	46
2000	""/ ""	86
2001	""	100