| Kumiko Ōsugi | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | 大杉 久美子 |
| Alias: | Momoko Shibayama 柴山 モモコ |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1951 |
| Genre: | J-pop, Anison |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Label: | Crown Records King Records Bandai Music Entertainment Columbia Music Entertainment |
is a J-pop artist from Tokyo. In 1964 she recorded a song with Crown Records using the pseudonym . The first song to be released under her real name was, the opening theme for the Attack No. 1 anime.[1] She went on to perform theme songs for many other anime, including Doraemon, Aim for the Ace!, Araiguma Rascal, Flanders no Inu, and Oz no Mahōtsukai.
She is referred to by fans and the Japanese press as the "Queen of Anime Song" and is considered to be one of the "Four Heavenly Kings and Queens of Anison" (アニソン四天王), along with Ichiro Mizuki, Isao Sasaki, and Mitsuko Horie.[2]
The opening theme to Heidi, Girl of the Alps is often mis-attributed to Ōsugi. It was actually performed by Kayo Ishū, a studio singer. Ōsugi did, however perform the ending theme to the series.
Ōsugi began taking singing lessons at eight years old, and in grade seven began singing with a group and in competitions.[3]