Biography
Namie Amuro ( NAH-mee-AY; 安室 奈美恵, Amuro Namie; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a teen idol, and transitioned into a leading pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentation. Due to her career reinventions and longevity, she is known as an icon across Japan and Asia. She has been referred to as the "Queen of Japanese Pop", and her influence domestically has drawn equivalent comparisons to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western pop culture.Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted as the lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey's in 1992 when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, Amuro's rising popularity helped to score a major hit with the 1995 Eurobeat single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)". Signing to Avex Trax for her solo career, Amuro catapulted to fame with a string of number one singles including "Chase the Chance" and "Don't Wanna Cry". A close partnership with renowned producer Tetsuya Komuro resulted in a dance-pop sound with Western influences. Her first four releases, including Sweet 19 Blues (1996) and Concentration 20 (1997), each received multi-million certifications. Her 1997 single "Can You Celebrate?" remains as the best selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history.In the early 2000s, "Never End" became Amuro's last successful single before a decline in sales, and her music began evolving from pop to R&B as she reined in creative control of her career. This transition was marked by the Suite Chic project in 2002 and her sixth studio album Style (2003). Amuro's eighth studio album, Play (2007), with the hit single "Baby Don't Cry", began a period of commercial resurgence. Her comeback was solidified with the 2008 single "60s 70s 80s" and its parent release Best Fiction. She continued to experiment musically in the 2010s, dabbling in EDM and recording in English, beginning with her tenth studio album Uncontrolled (2012). It featured the million-certified single "Love Story". She later founded her own management company, Stella88, and record label, Dimension Point.
Amuro finished her career with the 2017 greatest hits album Finally, which became the best selling album of the decade and made her the only artist to achieve a million-seller in each of their teens, 20s, 30s and 40s. She officially retired from the music industry on September 16, 2018. As it coincided with the closure of the Heisei era (1989–2019), she became labelled as the representative "Heisei diva" with many calling it the "end of an era", in both senses.Having sold more than 40 million records, Amuro is recognized as one of the best-selling artists in Japan by Oricon. She has received accolades from the Japan Record Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, MTV Video Music Awards Japan and the World Music Awards.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 32
self 25
TV Shows 4
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Tokyo Dome (Final Performance) (2018)
Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary Live in Okinawa at Ginowan Kaihin Koen Yagai Tokusetsu Kaijo (2018)
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome (2018)
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Sapporo Dome (2018)
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Nagoya Dome (2018)
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Kyocera Dome Osaka (2018)
Namie Amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Tokyo Dome (May Performance) (2018)
NAMIE HANABI SHOW (2018)
Namie Amuro Live Style 2016-2017 (2017)
Become a Mother (2017)
My Dangerous Wife (2016)
namie amuro LIVEGENIC 2015-2016 (2016)
Namie Amuro Live Style 2014 (2015)
Namie Amuro Live Style 2014 (2015)
Namie Amuro FEEL Tour 2013 (2014)
Namie Amuro FEEL Tour 2013 (2014)
Namie Amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~ (2013)
Namie Amuro Live Style 2011 (2011)
Namie Amuro Past<Future Tour (2010)
Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008-2009 (2009)
DOUBLE BEST LIVE We R&B TOUR FINAL @ STUDIO COAST (2008)
Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007 (2008)
Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007 (2008)
m-flo Tour 2007 COSMICOLOR at Yokohama Arena (2007)
Namie Amuro Best Tour Live Style 2006 (2007)
Namie Amuro Space of Hip-Pop Tour 2005 (2006)
Namie Amuro SO CRAZY tour featuring BEST singles 2003–2004 (2004)
Namie Amuro Break the Rules Tour 2001 (2003)
Namie Amuro GENIUS 2000 Tour (2000)
Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)
Namie Amuro Concentration 20 Live in Tokyo Dome (1997)
Namie Amuro First Anniversary Live in Marine Stadium (1996)
That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen? (1996)
I Will Always Stand by You (1995)
A Voyage to the Future (1994)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1977-09-20 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceNaha, Japan
RelationshipsSam (1997-10-22 - 2002-07-01)
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As安室奈美恵
AwardsJapan Record Awards
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