website years_active birth_place label instruments name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name
-lsb- http://avex.jp/shimatani/ official website -rsb- 1999 -- present kure , hiroshima , japan avex trax voice hitomi shimatani 島谷ひとみ solo_singer 4 september 1980 j-pop , dance hitomi shimatani
 島谷 瞳 shimatani hitomi
hitomi shimatani

, is a female pop singer signed to the avex trax label .
shimatani started her career as an enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999 , but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music .
shimatani 's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series .
