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Ayumi Hamasaki

1978 - Today

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Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ, Hamasaki Ayumi; born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer. Nicknamed the "Empress of Pop" on account of her influence throughout Asia, she is widely recognized for her versatile music production, songwriting, and live performances. Hamasaki is the best-selling solo artist in Japan, and a cultural icon of the Heisei era. Born and raised in Fukuoka, Hamasaki moved to Tokyo in 1993 to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ayumi Hamasaki is the 1,046th most popular singer (down from 981st in 2019), the 1,114th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,068th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ayumi Hamasaki ranks 1,046 out of 4,381. Before her are Michèle Arnaud, Luis Fonsi, Josepha Weber, Tammi Terrell, Luis Alberto Spinetta, and Maria Guleghina. After her are Mýa, Katharine McPhee, Kićo Slabinac, Andrea True, Anita Traversi, and Kim Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ayumi Hamasaki ranks 82. Before her are Stana Katic, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Anthony Mackie, Danai Gurira, Luis Fonsi, and Alexandra Maria Lara. After her are Gwendoline Christie, Hiroki Iizuka, Chris Wolstenholme, Nicole Scherzinger, Sandra Hüller, and Yi So-yeon.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki ranks 1,114 out of 6,245. Before her are Yuji Nakayoshi (1972), Tamotsu Suzuki (1947), Machiko Hasegawa (1920), Ichirō Ozawa (1942), Chushiro Hayashi (1920), and Hidetsugu Yagi (1886). After her are Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931), Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Ōmura Masujirō (1824), Hisashi Owada (1932), Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874), and Hiroyuki Usui (1953).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Ayumi Hamasaki ranks 4. Before her are Kyu Sakamoto (1941), Mariya Takeuchi (1955), and Miyuki Nakajima (1952). After her are Seiko Matsuda (1962), Damo Suzuki (1950), Yumi Matsutoya (1954), Akina Nakamori (1965), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Yoko Kanno (1963), Namie Amuro (1977), and Izumi Sakai (1967).

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