Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ, Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia, as well as being referred to as "the voice of the lost generation". Due to her success and relevance throughout her career, she is considered one of the top solo female artists of the Heisei era for her influence on the music industry and various fashion trends.Born and raised in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Hamasaki moved to Tokyo at 14 in 1993 to pursue a career in singing and acting. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ayumi Hamasaki has received more than 1,954,474 page views. Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ayumi Hamasaki is the 926th most popular singer (up from 1,029th in 2019), the 1,010th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,026th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Singer.