Shiina Ringo was nicknamed "Apple" because she was a shy little girl who blushed easily when she was nervous.

Shiina Ringo is known as the Apple Queen and is also known as Japan’s national treasure singer. Her voice on stage is as shrill and hoarse as a cat meowing, and she often roars and sings hysterically, so she is called the "sick cat voice." At the same time, she also liked Ringo Starr, the drummer of the British band The Beatles. In Japanese, the Chinese character for apple (Ringo) is "Ringo", so her stage name "Shiina Ringo" was formed.

Debuted in 1998 with the debut single "On Happiness". In 1999, the first album "Unlimited Repayment" was released, setting a sales record of one million. The second album "Shinjuku Dancer Who Wins the Case" released the following year sold 2.5 million copies. In 2009, she won the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. Newcomer Award" title. On February 25, 2015, he released his 16th single "The Supreme Life".

Shiina Ringo’s style of music

Shiina Ringo’s style is extremely diverse, involving rock, punk, jazz, blues, bossa nova, folk songs, etc., and has frequently produced masterpieces. People can't help but marvel at the breadth of his music world, and absorbing the talents of hundreds of schools of thought is the musical purpose that Ringo Shiina has always adhered to.

In his album "Galki Semen Chestnut Flower", in addition to the arrangement of Western rock music, there are also Japanese national music, jazz, and even European classical elements in it. The instruments used in the songs are more There are all kinds of strange things, such as the Indian sitar, guzheng, pipa, shinobi, and didgeridoo, all of which make people feel that the world of Shiina Ringo's music is infinitely expanding.

The lyrics of Shiina Ringo's works are all written by her. Most of them write down her views on the things around her and what is happening at the moment, such as "The Queen of Kabukicho" where she was almost arrested as a queen. Works completed through experience.

Also, "Right Street" writes about going to Tokyo and the mood of having to say goodbye to her boyfriend. "Stem" is based on real events, and this is also fully It reflects that Ringo integrates life matters into the lyrics, which also allows the listener to feel more.