椎名林檎 Japan
Biography
???? (Shiina Ringo, also sometimes spelled "Sheena Ringo" or "Shéna Ringö"), born November 25, 1978 in Saitama and raised in Fukuoka, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist. Her family name is Shiina (??) and she chose to perform as Ringo instead of her birth name Yumiko (???) because - as a shy child - her cheeks would blush red like an apple (the fruit being 'ringo' in Japanese). After quitting school to enter a musical contest
