Namie Amuro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Namie Amuro
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1977(1977-09-20)
Age	47
Birthplace	Naha
Country	Japan
Birth City	Okinawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Virgo

Namie Amuro Biography

Namie Amuro is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on September 20, 1977 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Her pop hits “Can You Celebrate?” and “I Have Never Seen” are her most well-known songs. She is best known for “Can You Celebrate” and “I Have Never Seen”. Her R&B-influenced album Queen of Hip-Pop as well as her compilation album Best Fiction are also noteworthy.

She was considered the Japanese equivalent to At her career’s height, she was regarded as the Japanese equivalent of Madonna. at her height.

Born on September 20, 1977, in Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Amuro is one of four children of Emiko Taira. Through her mother, Amuro is a quarter Italian. Having divorced when Amuro was only 4 years old, Taira raised her children solely in Okinawa – she worked as a nursery school employee and a bar hostess to support her family. Although Amuro had no ambition to become a singer, she was discovered at age 12, while visiting a friend. One year later, Amuro was scouted by Masayuki Makino, the owner of Okinawa Actors School, and eventually she was enrolled there. In 1991, Makino placed her in an idol group named Super Monkey’s, with four other girls: Anna Makino, Hisako Arakaki, Minako Ameku and Nanako Takushi. The sixth member, Rino Nakasone, joined the group one year later. On September 16, 1992, Super Monkey’s released their debut single, “Koi no Cute Beat/Mr USA”. However, Anna Makino left the group at the end of that year. In 1993, the remaining members of Super Monkey’s moved to Tokyo.

Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵 , Amuro Namie /n ɑː m i ˈ eɪ / NAH -mee-AY , born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 1990s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype of J-Pop, changing the fashion trends and lifestyle of women in Japan, her experimentation across music styles, and for her visual imagery in music videos and live performances. Due to her career longevity, resilience, professionalism, efforts behind-the-scenes in the music industry, and her way of living, she is a pop culture icon in Japan and Asia. She has been referred to as “the diva of the Heisei era” and the “Queen of Japanese Pop”, and has been recognized as having the influence and career impact domestically equivalent to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western music and pop culture.

After her divorce from Haruto, Amuro was raised in Naha, Okinawa.

Namie Amuro Net Worth

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

She began her musical career in her teens as a member a super-female band called Super Monkeys.

In her native Japan she was a fashion pioneer and inspired young girls to wear short skirts and platform shoes.

During a press conference on October 22 of that year, Amuro confirmed her marriage to Japanese musician and TRF band member Masaharu “Sam” Maruyama. During the conference, she announced that she was three months pregnant with their first child. At the end of the year, she won the Grand Prix Award at the Japan Record Awards again for “Can You Celebrate?” and made her final appearance on the annual Japanese television music show 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen before beginning her one-year hiatus from the music industry. She legally changed her name to Namie Maruyama, but continued to use her maiden name as her professional name.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Namie Amuro height 5 ft 2 in Namie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Namie Amuro Dating?

According to our records, Namie Amuro married to SAM. As of December 1, 2023, Namie Amuro’s is not dating anyone.

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Born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Amuro debuted as the lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey’s when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, she ventured into modeling and acting, attracting domestic attention with the group’s best-selling single “Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)”. She signed to Avex Trax in 1995 and debuted as a solo artist with the single “Body Feels Exit”. Her 1996 studio album, Sweet 19 Blues, sold over 3 million copies, setting the record at the time for the biggest selling album by a female artist in Japan and the highest selling album debut in the world (currently ranked #15 in the world’s largest first week album sales). One of the singles from her album Concentration 20 (1997), “Can You Celebrate?”, is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history. From 1999, Amuro partnered with international musicians and producers on her records, beginning with Genius 2000 (2000).

Facts & Trivia

Namie Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Namie Amuro celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

After a brief hiatus, Amuro released two more singles in 1996: “Don’t Wanna Cry” and “You’re My Sunshine”. Both singles were successful in Japan, bringing her second and third consecutive number one singles, and both sold over one million units there. Amuro achieved huge success after the release of her first solo studio album, Sweet 19 Blues (1996). Released on July 22, it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, and has sold over 3.6 million units. She released the album’s final single, the title track, on August 21, 1996; it achieved success by peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, and shifted over 400,000 units in Japan.

Is Namie Amuro mixed?

Mixed-race heritage At first glance, Amuro, while beautiful, does not fit into the typical Japanese ideal defined by fair, porcelain-like skin. The pop queen has a sun-kissed, tanned skin tone, and that is in part because she is a quarter Italian on her mother’s side. Italians are generally known for their olive skin.

Is Namie Amuro retired?

J-pop queen Namie Amuro has retired from showbiz after a final performance in her hometown of Okinawa. It has been a year since she stunned fans when she announced on her 40th birthday that she bow out in September 2018. Like all of her career moves, even her departure was done in her own way.

Why did Namie Amuro become famous?

Amuro achieved huge success after the release of her first solo studio album, Sweet 19 Blues (1996). Released on July 22, it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, and has sold over 3.6 million units.

What country did Namie Amuro become famous?

Born in Naha in Okinawa, Amuro debuted as a solo artist in 1992 and quickly established herself as Japan’s biggest pop star of the 1990s, after almost a decade where Japan had no definitive female idol (paywall).

How old is Namie?

44 years (September 20, 1977)