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Namie Amuro
Japanese singer, dancer, actress and idol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Namie Amuro is a Japanese singer, born September 20, 1977 in Naha, Okinawa. She was the top J-Pop star of the 1990s, with a long string of number-one hits.
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Namie Amuro 安室 奈美恵 | |
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Birth name | Amuro, Namie |
Born | (1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 (age 46) |
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Genres | J-Pop, R&B, Hip-Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1992–1995 (Groop) 1995 – present (Solo) |
Labels | Toshiba EMI Avex |
Website | www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/ |
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When she had a baby in the late 1990s her popularity went down, but her albums became popular again when she released Queen of Hip-Hop. Her next album Play became #1. Her 2008 hit single, 60s 70s 80s, sold about 293,000 copies and came #1. That was her first #1 single since 1999.
In July 2008, Namie released her third greatest hits album BEST FICTION, which sold over 1.500,000 copies. It was the year's the most selling female album in Japan and second most selling album.