Ai

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ai
Occupation	Songwriter
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1981(1981-11-02)
Age	43
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ai Biography

Ai is one of the most popular and richest Songwriter who was born on November 2, 1981 in Los Angeles, Japan. Ai was born in Los Angeles in

1981. Her father was Japanese and her mother was half Italian-American and half Japanese. She moved to Kagoshima in Japan when she was 4, and went to elementary school and junior high school in Japan.

Ai debuted under BMG Japan with the single “Cry, Just Cry” in November 2000. Between then and November 2001, she released three singles, culminating in her debut album, My Name Is Ai. However, the releases were not very commercially successful, and the album debuted at number 86.

After moving to Def Jam, Ai increasingly began collaborating with musicians, especially Japanese hip-hop and rap artists (though under BMG Japan, Ai had collaborated with Mao Denda, and Soul’d Out rapper Diggy-Mo’). She was featured as a rapper on the Suite Chic single “Uh Uh,,,,,”, a collaboration between Namie Amuro, Verbal of M-Flo, and music producer Ryōsuke Imai in 2003. Other musicians Ai collaborated with in this period were Afra, Boy-Ken, Joe Budden, Dabo, Deli, Double, Heartsdales, Ken Hirai, M-Flo, Sphere of Influence and Zeebra. Ai’s collaborations featured her either as a rapper or a singer.

In 2005, Ai released the ballad single “Story”, which became the biggest hit of her career. It was a sleeper hit, charting for 20 weeks in the top 30 in 2005 and 2006, however went on to sell over three million ringtones, one million cellphone downloads, and 270,000 physical copies. Ai later performed “Story” at the prestigious 56th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen New Years music concert. Her next studio album, Mic-a-holic Ai, was the best selling album of her career, being certified double platinum by the RIAJ.

In 1999, she joined an Asian girl group called SX4, who were produced by George Brown of Kool & the Gang. Ai was a member of the group for two years, and later in 1999 the group were offered a record label deal. While on her summer holiday in Kagoshima, she performed Monica’s “For You I Will” on a local radio station, which led to her being scouted by BMG Japan. She decided to take the offer, and after leaving SX4 and graduating from high school in June 2000, moved to Tokyo and debuted as a musician later in 2000.

Ai Net Worth

Ai is one of the richest Songwriter from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ai Carina Uemura (植村 愛 カリーナ , Uemura Ai Karīna, born November 2, 1981) , known mononymously as Ai (Japanese pronunciation: [ai] , stylized as AI or A.I. /eɪ aɪ / ) is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter who was born in Los Angeles. Ai spent her childhood in both Kagoshima, Japan and Los Angeles. She debuted as a singer in 2000, later moving to Def Jam Japan and rising to fame with her album 2004 Ai. Her single “Story” (2005) became one of the biggest singles of the 2000s in Japan, and was the sixth single in history to receive a triple million digital certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Ai was motivated to become a singer in her early teens, after singing at a cousin’s wedding, having many people ask her if she wanted to be a professional singer, and hearing a gospel performance at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles in 1993. After graduating from junior high school in Japan, Ai returned to Los Angeles for high school, enrolling at Glendale High School, however found high school difficult due to never formally studying English. After making it through the audition process, she switched to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, majoring in ballet. She became a member of the school’s gospel choir. In 1998, she performed in a gospel choir at a Mary J. Blige concert at the Universal Amphitheatre, performing of “A Dream.” In the same year, she appeared as a dancer in the music video for Janet Jackson’s song “Go Deep.”

In 2002 she moved to Def Jam Japan as the first female artist signed to the label. Ai has said that she felt more at home under Def Jam, as many of her co-workers shared her musical tastes. Her first album under the label in 2003 Original Ai debuted at 15 on Oricon’s album charts, and her second, 2004 Ai, debuted at number three. In 2004, she won the Space Shower Music Video Awards’ award for Best R&B Video, with her song “Thank U.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ai Dating?

According to our records, Ai married to HIRO. As of December 1, 2023, Ai’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2009, Ai released her greatest hits album, Best Ai. It was the first number one record of her career. In 2010, Ai collaborated with many artists such as Namie Amuro, Miliyah Kato, Chaka Khan and Boyz II Men on her 10th anniversary album, The Last Ai.

Facts & Trivia

Ai Ranked on the list of most popular Songwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ai celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

In June 2011, Ai signed with EMI Music Japan. She collaborated with The Jacksons on December 13 and 14, 2011, at the Michael Jackson Tribute Live tribute concerts held in Tokyo. She performed the vocals in the third act for Michael Jackson’s songs. She also performed and released the theme song for the event, “Letter in the Sky” featuring the Jacksons. In November 2011, Ai released the song “Happiness”, a collaboration with Coca-Cola for their winter 2011 campaign. The song was a hit, being certified gold in two different mediums. The song revitalised the sales of her ninth studio album, Independent, which has sold more than 60,000 copies.

What exactly AI means?

Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.

What are the 4 types of AI?

• Reactive Machines.
• Limited Memory.
• Theory of Mind.
• Self Aware.

What is AI used for today?

AI in everyday life Artificial intelligence is widely used to provide personalised recommendations to people, based for example on their previous searches and purchases or other online behaviour. AI is hugely important in commerce: optimising products, planning inventory, logistics etc.

Why is AI used?

AI is playing a huge role in healthcare technology as new tools to diagnose, develop medicine, monitor patients, and more are all being utilized. The technology can learn and develop as it is used, learning more about the patient or the medicine, and adapt to get better and improve as time goes on.

Who invented AI?

John McCarthy , a professor emeritus of computer science at Stanford, the man who coined the term “artificial intelligence” and subsequently went on to define the field for more than five decades, died suddenly at his home in Stanford in the early morning Monday, Oct. 24.