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Miki Hirayama 平山三紀 ( born August 22 , 1949 ) is a Japanese singer. In 1970 , she debuted with Beautiful Yokohama , and her nasally, husky voice drew attention. (Composer Kyohei Tsutsumi had originally wanted to put the B-side, Sayonara no Blues, on the A-side.) The following year, in 1971, her second single, Manatsu no Jiken, was a huge hit, peaking at number 5 on the Oricon charts . Her follow-up, Noah's Ark , also sold 100,000 copies, and she joined the ranks of star singers. In 1972 , her song Friends became a hit, and was later covered by many idols . Most of her early songs were written by the combination of lyricist Jun Hashimoto and composer Kyohei Tsutsumi , and she was said to be Kyohei Tsutsumi's treasured child. After that, she continued to release ambitious albums such as Onigashima produced by Haruo Chikada in 1981 , Cabaret Girl in 1987 , and Miki Hirayama's Exotica Daimakyo in collaboration with Sandy & the Sunsetz in 1993. She also gained attention again with the single Joudan Janai Asa in 1987 , and released a new song Perfect Summertime in 2001 , maintaining her own pace and continuing her musical activities to this day . In 1977 , she married Hirofumi Bamba , but they divorced in 2005. In 2006 , she released her first new album in a long time, This is Miki Hirayama . Yellow is her lucky color, and in recent years, she almost always sings in yellow outfits. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.