Chisato Moritaka (森高 千里, Moritaka Chisato; real name Chisato Eguchi 江口千里) was born in Osaka, Japan on April 11, 1969 and raised in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan. She rose to talent awareness as the winner of the "Pocari Sweat Image Girl Contest" in 1986. Her singing career as the unrivaled "Dance Queen" began in May 1987 with the release of her first album, New Season. She differed from many other female Idol Singers in Japan in that she wrote her own lyrics and some music for her albums.