Shiina ringo biography of michael jackson

Yumiko Shiina(椎名 裕美子, Shiina Yumiko, born November 25, 1978), known by her stage name Ringo Sheena(椎名 林檎, Shiina Ringo), is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician.

She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.

She describes herself as "Shinjuku-kei Jisaku-Jien-ya(新宿系自作自演屋, a Shinjuku-style writer-performer)". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled by HMV in 2003.

Early life

Sheena was born with an esophageal atresia in which the esophagus narrows as it approaches the stomach.

Shiina ringo biography of michael jackson

Treatment of this involved several operations, at least one of which required her right shoulder blade to be cut open. These surgeries left Sheena with large scars on her shoulder blades, said to give the impression that an angel's wings had been removed.

Initial solo career

Sheena released her first official single "Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old.

She subsequently made singles "Kabukichō