Namie Amuro Profile
Name: Namie Amuro
DOB: September 20, 1977
Place of birth: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 158cm
Blood type: O
Profession: Singer
(Also credited as Amuro Namie, Suite Chic)
Favourite cartoon character: Sonic the Hedgehog
Favourite colour: Blue, black and white
Favourite drink: Coca Cola
Favourite food: Ramen and BBQ
Favourite artists: Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey
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Namie Amuro Biography
Namie Amuro is also famous for being a fashion icon in Japan and in Asia. Her fashion followers are nicknamed Amurā (Amurer or Amuro-er in English) and can be seen with dyed hair, thin eye brows, tan skin, short skirts and high boots.
Namie Amuro started performing at the age of 12, and formed a girls group, SuperMonkeys, with other 4 classmates when she was 15.
The SuperMonkeys achieved some decent success and attracted the attention of music mogul Tetsuya Komuro, who decided to mentor Amuro into a superstar.
(The remainders of the SuperMonkeys later reformed as a girl group MAX and achieve remarkable results of their own.)
Komuro’s first production for Amuro was in 1995, Body Feels Exit, and immediately made Amuro a superstar. Amuro dominated Japanese music since then and became top seller in 1996 with her singles and album, Sweet 19 Blues.
Namie Amuro then surprised everyone when she announced her marriage with dancer Sam (from band TRF) in late 1997. Amuro later gave birth to baby Haruto in May 1998. (The couple divorced in July 2002.)
Namie Amuro came back in December 1998 with single I Have Never Seen, which was #1 hit as well. Amuro however found herself facing tough competitions from rising stars like Ayumi Hamasaki, who emerged as a superstar during Amuro’s pregnancy.
In 1999, Amuro decided to make something different with her music; she started working with American producer Dallas Austin to bring more R&B into Japanese music.
Unfortunately, before she could produce anything with Austin… Amuro was shocked by the terrible news that her mother was brutally murdered; and it slowed down Amuro’s ambition in her music career.
Namie Amuro ended her collaboration with mentor Tetsuya Komuro in 2001. In 2002 she entered the Japanese music scene again with pseudonym Suite Chic. Suite Chic was an R&B project where Amuro worked with numerous Japanese R&B and Hip Hop artists, which produced a few singles and an original album.
Suit Chic project was ended in 2003 with success, and Namie Amuro was back to solo. She released her first original album in three years, Style in late 2003; followed by series of singles and 2005 album, Queen of Hip Pop.
In 2007, Amuro created a record for becoming the first ever artist to have a Top 10 Singles at Japan’s reputable Oricon chart for 13 consecutive years.
