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FEMUSINDO.com - Namie Amuro was known as the 'Queen of J-pop' or "Japanese Madonna" before her popularity was surpassed by Ayumi Hamasaki.
The singer, born in Okinawa, Japan, on September 20, 1977, debuted as part of the group Super Monkey's.
She was active in the music group between 1992-1995 and began her solo career in 1995 through the release of the single Taiyou no Season.
She then moved record labels to avex trax and released the single Body Feels EXIT which debuted at number three on the Oricon charts.
Namie Amuro's Singles Top the Charts
From 1995 to 1996, her three singles Chase the Chance, Don't wanna cry, and You're My Sunshine consecutively ranked first on Oricon.
In the same year, she also released her first album Sweet 19 Blues which sold more than 3 million copies.
At that time, Amuro's popularity had also reached the fashion world. Amuro's style of dress was widely imitated by Japanese teenagers known as Amurer.
In 1997, she released the single Can You Celebrate? which sold 2.296 million copies and remains the best-selling single by a female solo singer in Japanese history to this day.
In the following years, she released several albums and songs. Although successful in the market, it failed to reach sales of 1 million copies.
Most Successful Albums in a Music Career
In August 2001, she released the single Say the word, her last single which sold more than 100 thousand copies before All for you (2004).
In 2003, the J-pop, R&B, hip-hop/hip-pop and gospel singer appeared with the singles shine more, Put 'Em Up and SO CRAZY and her fifth album, STYLE.
In October 2004 through GIRL TALK for the first time in the last five years her single managed to reach number one on Oricon.
The following year, the album Queen of Hip-Pop became Namie Amuro's most successful album in the last five years.
Namie Amuro officially retired from the entertainment industry after performing for the last time at a concert held in Okinawa, Japan, on Saturday, September 15 2018, and announced the decision via her website the following day. (*)
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