What is Hibari Misora?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Hibari Misora | Img = Misora Hibari.JPG | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Kazue Katō | Alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1937|5|29}} | birth_place = [[Yokohama, Kanagawa]], Japan | death_date = {{death date and age|1989|6|24|1937|5|29}} | death_place = [[Minato, Tokyo]], Japan | Origin = Isogo-ku, [[Yokohama]] [[Japan]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Jazz]], [[Enka]] | Occupation = [[Singer]] | Years_active = 1945-1971 | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.misorahibari.com/intro.html Official site] | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} {{nihongo|'''Hibari Misora'''|美空ひばり|''Misora Hibari''|May 29, 1937 – June 24, 1989}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[singer]] and [[actress]]. The style of music she sang was [[enka]]. She received many [[award]]s, among them [[living national treasure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/311040086/|title=Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.5|last=株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント|website=www.hmv.co.jp}}</ref> In [[Japan]] she is regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/611280059/|title=Top 50 Singers of All Time - 29位|last=株式会社ローソンエンタテインメント|website=www.hmv.co.jp}}</ref> She was the first woman in Japan to receive the ''People's Honour Award'', which was awarded for her notable contributions to the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyou.net/ka/eiyosho.htm|title=国民栄誉賞受賞者リスト|website=www.hyou.net}}</ref> Hibari Misora was also one of the most commercially successful music artists in the world. At the time of her death, she had recorded around 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/198