known professionally as is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.
Mori has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara and then to Masako Mori. His sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi, are the vocalists of the rock bands One Ok Rock and My First Story, respectively.
In the beginning, Mori won a competition at Fuji Television Network in 1965. He debuted with the successful song "Onna no Tameiki" of the famous composer Inomata Kà Âshà  in 1966.
His debut at Kà Âhaku Uta Gassen was in 1968, singing "Hana To Chà Â". His 1974 Japan Record Award-winning song "Erimo Misaki" (è¥Â裳岬) was composed by Takuro Yoshida. His 1982 song "Fuyu no Riviera" (勮ãªã´ã£ã¨ã©) was composed by Eiichi Ohtaki, former member of Happy End. His song "Ofukuro san" (ãÂÂãµãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) was covered by Sharam Q in their 1997 album Sharam Q no Enka no Hanamichi (ã·ã£乱Qã®æ¼ÂæÂÂã®è±éÂÂ). His 2003 song "à Âkami Tachi no Tà Âboe" (ç¼ãÂÂã¡ã®é å ãÂÂ) was written and composed by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi. His 2004 song "Saraba Seishun no Kageyo" (ãÂÂãÂÂã°éÂÂæÂ¥ã®影ãÂÂ) was written by Izumi Sakai.
In 2007, his musical godfather KÃ Âhan Kawauchi became his enemy, because Mori added other lyrics into the original lyrics of "Ofukuro San" at the 57th NHK KÃ Âhaku Uta Gassen. Shinichi's long career as an enka singer is well-known and he has had many appearances in KÃ Âhaku Uta Gassen.
In October 2008, his single "Hatoba" debuted at number 27 on Japan's Oricon charts. The song was composed by himself. With the song "Hatoba", he became the first artist to have one hundred Top 100 singles in Japan's Oricon charts history.