Amuro Namie

Name: Amuro Namie

Japanese name: ,

Birth name: (Amuro Namie)

Birthday: September 20, 1977 (1977-09-20)

Current age:32

Original place:Okinawa, Japan

Occupation: Singer, songwriter, producer andactress

Genre(s) R&B, J-hip hop, J-pop

Instrument(s) Singing

Years active 19921995 (group)

1995present (solo)

Label(s) Toshiba-EMI (19921995)

Avex Trax (1995present)

Associated acts Super Monkey's

Suite Chic

MAX

Over a decade since her musical debut, Amuro has remained one of the longest surviving popular female acts in Japan. She is the only Japanese femaleartist to have achieved a Top 10 single each year for fourteen consecutive years. She also continues to successfully combat social stigma as a divorced, working, single mother. On July 30, 2008, Amuro released her first greatest hits album, Best Fiction, since transitioning to R&B music. It spent six consecutive weeks at the number-one position on the Japan's Oricon weekly charts, and was elected as "the best album of the year" at the 50th Japan Record Awards. Later this year, she is touring Japan in support of the album. Estimates predict that she could play to an audience as high as 400,000, potentially the largest audience of her career.

Experience in recent years:

Best Fiction became the second best-selling album behind Exile's Exile Love on the Oricon 2008 yearly album charts. In addition, it became the second best selling digital-format album by Japanese artists behind Hikaru Utada's Heart Station on the iTunes yearly album charts in Japan. Best Fiction won the award for "the best album of the year" at the 50th Japan Record Awards.

On October 25, 2008, Amuro also started a tour called Namie Amuro Best Fiction tour 2008-2009 at the Makuhari Messe. NHK invited her to the 59th NHK Khaku Uta Gassen, but Amuro declined.

On January 20, 2009, Sanspo officially annouced a new Vidal Sassoon CM featuring Amuro, featuring a song from her entitled, "Dr." Her 34th solo single, "Wild / Dr.," was also announced, which was a double A-side single released March 18, 2009.