Ayumi Hamasaki

Also known as: Ayu

an award-winning J-Pop singer. Commonly known simply as "Ayu", Ayumi Hamasaki is one of the most popular and influential Japanese pop singers, and has been dubbed ?The Empress of JPop?.[1] She was born and raised in Fukuoka and moved to Tokyo to pursue a

Albums
1995 Nothing from Nothing N/A 198
1999 A Song for XX
1999 Loveppears
2000 Duty
2002 I am...
2002 Rainbow
2003 Memorial Address
2004 My Story
2006 (miss)understood
2006 Secret


Awards and records
Years Awards and Records
1998 Japan Gold Disc Awards- Best New Artist

1999 Japan Nailist Association- Nail Queen

2000 Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year ? Loveppears[24]

2001 Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year ? (M, Seasons)[24]

2002 MTV Asia Awards- Best Female Artist Award

2003 MTV Japan Video Music Awards- Best Female Video ? Because of You

2004 Hito Awards Taiwan ? Best foreign Artist

2005 Best Jeanist-Best Jeanist ? Now on Hall of Fame for winning best Jeanist 5 times.

2006 Best Looking Female Solo Artist Japan & China

2007 4th Best Selling Japanese Artist in history[30]
Best Selling Japanese Female Artist in history
First female solo artist in 36 years who have simultaneously occupied the top two positions at the album chart[31][32]