Amuro Namie (安室奈美æµ) (born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese pop singer. Often known as the "Queen of J-pop" who preceded Ayumi Hamasaki, she was noted in her early years for her Westernized dance music and popularized fashion whose followers came to be nicknamed AmurÄ (Amurer in English).
Debuting in 1992 as part of the quintet, Super Monkey's, she later debuted solo in 1995 to phenomenal success with producer Tetsuya Komuro. Severing her ties with Komuro in 2001, Amuro has since attempted to establish herself as a R&B artist. Her latest album, Queen of Hip-Pop (2005) debuted at #2 and has been certified double platinum since its release. She has nine singles, five of which have sold over 1,000,000 copies.
