Ringo Shiina

Ringo Sheena
Native name	椎名 林檎
Born	Yumiko Shiina (1978-11-25) November 25, 1978 (age 38) Urawa, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Years active	1998–2003 2006–present
Spouse(s)	Yuichi Kodama
Website	www.kronekodow.com
Musical career
Genres	J-pop rock punk alternative rock experimental rock jazz electronica
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	Toshiba EMI/East World (1998–1999) Toshiba EMI/Virgin Music (2000-2007) EMI Music Japan/Virgin Music (2007-2013) Universal Music Japan (2013-present)
Associated acts	Seiji Kameda Uni Inoue Tokyo Jihen Saito Neko
Notable instruments
Duesenberg Star TV model DSR-SP

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 and songwriter. 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.

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

Sheena released her first official single "Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. She subsequently made singles "Kabukichō no Joō" and "Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit.

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