Ayumi Hamasaki

Pop music, Musical Artist

1978 –

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Who is Ayumi Hamasaki?

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese recording artist, lyricist, model, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to pursue a career in entertainment. In 1998, under the tutelage of Avex CEO Max Matsuura, she released a string of modestly selling singles that concluded with her 1999 debut album A Song for ××. The album debuted atop the Oricon charts and stayed there for four weeks, establishing her popularity in Japan.

Hamasaki's constantly changing image and tight control over her artistry has helped her popularity extend across Asia; music and fashion trends she has started have spread to countries such as China, Singapore, and Southeast Asia. She has appeared in or lent her songs to many advertisements and television commercials. Though she originally supported the exploitation of her popularity for commercial purposes, she later reconsidered and eventually opposed her status as an Avex "product".

Since her 1998 debut with the single "Poker Face", Hamasaki has sold over 53,000,000 records in Japan, ranking her among the best-selling singers in the country. As a female singer, Hamasaki holds several domestic records for her singles, such as the most number-one hits overall by a female artist, the most consecutive number-one hits by a solo artist, and the most million-sellers. Since 1999, Hamasaki has had at least one single each year topping the charts. Hamasaki is the first female singer to have eight studio albums since her debut to top the Oricon and the first artist to have a number-one album for 13 consecutive years since her debut.

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Born
Oct 2, 1978
Fukuoka
Also known as
  • 浜崎あゆみ
  • Ayumi Hamazaki
  • Hamasaki Ayumi
  • 浜崎步
  • はまさき あゆみ
  • Ayu
  • CREA
  • 濱崎歩
  • Hamasaki, Ayumi
  • あゆ
Spouses
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Lived in
  • Fukuoka
  • Tokyo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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