^They have been pitchy. But I really wonder how much the deafness factors into that. And any sort of nasty winter cold that might come around. Her material is worthy of being performed at Kouhaku, I'd say. My favorite performance of hers at the Kouhaku was in 2004 -- Moments. It was fantastic. Dearest in 2001 came in at a close second, though. ;P
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