Namie Amuro
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| Namie Amuro 安室 奈美恵 |
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 "MTV Asia Aid" Bangkok, Thailand in 2005
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Amuro, Namie | |
| Born | September 20, 1977 (age 30) | |
| Origin |  Naha City, Okinawa, Japan |
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| Type(s) of music | J-Pop, R&B, Hip-Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 1992 - 1995 (Groop) 1995 - present (Solo) |
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| Label(s) | Toshiba EMI Avex |
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| Website | www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/ | |
Namie Amuro (安室 奈美恵) is a Japanese singer born September 20, 1977 in Naha City, Okinawa was the top J-Pop star of the 1990s, with a long string of number-one hits.
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.
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[change] Albums
| Release | Title | Chart Peak | Sales Total |
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| 1995 | Dance Tracks Vol. 1 | 1 | 1,865,000 |
| 1996 | Sweet 19 Blues | 1 | 3,390,000 |
| Original Tracks Vol. 1 | 3 | 419,000 | |
| 1997 | Concentration 20 | 1 | 1,930,000 |
| 1998 | 181920 | 1 | 1,690,000 |
| 2000 | Genius 2000 | 1 | 803,000 |
| Break the Rules | 2 | 335,000 | |
| 2002 | Love Enhanced Single Collection | 3 | 305,000 |
| 2003 | Style | 4 | 221,000 |
| 2005 | Queen of Hip-Pop | 2 | 455,000 |
| 2007 | Play | 1 | 535,000 |
| 2008 | Best Fiction |
[change] Awards
| Years | Awards |
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| 1995 | Japan Record Awards - Excellence Prize (Song by "Try Me" w/ Super Monkey's) |
| 1996 | Golden Arrow Awards - Music Award |
| Best Dresser Awards - Female | |
| Idol Music Awards - Best Idol | |
| Japan Record Awards - Excellence Prize (Song by "Don't Wanna Cry") | |
| Japan Record Awards - Best Album (Album by "Sweet 19 Blues") | |
| Japan Record Awards - The Award (Song by "Don't Wanna Cry") | |
| 1997 | Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Artist |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Single (Song by "Don't Wanna Cry") | |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards - Music Video | |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards - The Award (Song by "Can You Celebrate?") | |
| Japan Record Sales Awards - Best Single (Song by "Can You Celebrate?") | |
| Japan Record Awards - Excellence Prize (Song by "Can You Celebrate?") | |
| Japan Record Awards - The Award (Song by "Can You Celebrate?") | |
| 1998 | Japan Gold Disc Awards - Pop Album of the Year (Album by "Concentration 20") |
| Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of the Year (Song by "Can You Celebrate?") | |
| 1999 | Japan Gold Disc Awards - Pop Album of the Year (Album by "181920") |
| All Japan Request Awards - Tadashi Yoshida Award (Song by "Something 'bout the Kiss") | |
| 2000 | Citizen in Honor, Naha City, Okinawa |
| All Japan Request Awards - Millennium Special Award (Song by "Never End") | |
| Japan Record Awards - Special Award (Song by "Never End") | |
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2002 - Inspiration Award Japan |
| 2003 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2003 - Best Collaboration (w/ Suite Chic) |
| 2004 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2004 - Best R&B Video |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2004 - buzzAsia from Japan | |
| 2005 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 - Best R&B Video (Song by "Girl Talk") |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 - Most Impressivle Performing Artist in Asia | |
| 2007 | MTV Student Voice Awards 2007 - "Student Voice" Respect Award |
| 2008 | Space Shower Music Video Awards 08 - Best Female Video (Song by "Hide & Seek") |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008 - Best R&B Video (Song by "Hide & Seek") |
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