She debuted in 1972,[1] at age 13, with the song "Sensei" [ja] (Professor), receiving numerous music awards for it.
[3] Other hits include "Dōkyūsei" [ja] (Classmates), "Chugaku Sannensei" (Junior High School Third Grade), "Okaasan" (Mother) and "Ettou Tsubame" (The Wintering Swallow).
In 1973, she was part of "a hit female trio", which also included musicians Momoe Yamaguchi and Junko Sakurada.
[5] She won the Best Singer prize for "Ettou Tsubame" (越冬つばめ) at the 25th Japan Record Awards.
[6] She retired when she married Shinichi Mori in 1986, but in 2006 returned to the stage with the single "Bara Iro no Mirai".