浜崎 あゆみ Ayumi Hamasaki 浜崎歩

Ayumi Hamasaki (em japonês: 浜崎 あゆみ, Hamasaki Ayumi, também 浜崎歩) - nascida em 2 de Outubro, 1978 em Fukuoka no Japão, é uma cantora/compositora e atriz. Também chamada de Ayu por seus fãs, Ayumi é considerada a "Imperatriz do J-Pop" graças a sua popularidade e influência no Japão. Nascida e criada em Fukuoka, ela se mudou para Tókio aos quatorze anos para iniciar sua carreira no ramo do entretenimento. Em 1998, sob a tutela da Avex CEO Max Matsuura, ela lançou uma série de singles que acarretaram em seu primeiro álbum em 1999: A Song for XX. O mesmo chegou ao topo da lista da Oricon (parada oficial de álbuns, singles e vídeos musicais mais vendidos do Japão) onde permaneceu por quatro semanas, estabelecendo sua singular popularidade no Japão.

O seu estilo único de música e visual levaram com que seu sucesso alcançasse à maioria dos países da Ásia como China, Singapura, e Taiwan. Devido a tal fato, ela ou seus singles tem aparecido constantemente em propagandas de grandes empresas. A Honda, por exemplo, utilizou um de seus singles para o comercial do carro Honda ZEST. Embora ela tenha apoiado inicialmente o uso de sua popularidade para fins comerciais, hoje se coloca contra a Avex utiliza-la como um "produto".

Desde sua estréia em 1998 com o single "poker face", Ayumi vendeu mais de 50 milhões de discos apenas no Japão, tornando-a a artista que mais vendeu discos no país. Como cantora, Ayumi Hamasaki possui diversos recordes no mundo da música, tais como o maior número de singles em primeiro lugar na Oricon, maior número de singles consecutivos em primeiro lugar na Oricon, maior número de dicos vendidos e maior número de "milhões de discos" vendidos. De 1999 a 2010, Hamasaki teve pelo menos um de seus singles no topo das vendas. Além disso, ela é também a primeira cantora a ter 10 álbuns estúdio que lideraram a Oricon. É também e a artista com os singles mais vendidos na história do Japão (Cerca de 40 milhões de cópias vendidas desde sua estréia em 1998).

 

Discografia
Álbuns de Estúdio

• 1995: NOTHING FROM NOTHING (pré-Avex mini-álbum)
• 1999: A Song for XX
• 1999: LOVEppears
• 2000: Duty
• 2002: I am…
• 2002: RAINBOW
• 2003: Memorial Address (mini-álbum)
• 2004: MY STORY
• 2006: (miss)understood
• 2006: Secret
• 2008: GUILTY
• 2009: NEXT LEVEL
• 2010: Rock'n'Roll Circus
• 2010: Love songs

 

• Compilation albums

• 2001: A Best
• 2003: A Ballads
• 2007: A Best 2 (White/Black)
• 2008: A COMPLETE ～ALL SINGLES～ 

Ano	Prêmios
1998	-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Best New Artist (1998) -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year—A Song for XX
1999	-All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix
2000	-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year—LOVEppears -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Single of the Year—A -The Japan Record Awards- Best Album—Duty -The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize—SEASONS -Japan Nailist Association- Nail Queen
2001	-MTV JAPAN Video Music Awards- Best Female Artist -Japan Gold Disc Awards -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year—M -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year—SEASONS -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year—Duty -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year -Japan Cable Award- Grand Prix -The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize—Dearest -The Japan Record Awards- The Award—Dearest -MTV World Music Awards- Best Japanese Pop/Rock Artist -MTV World Music Awards- World's Best-Selling Asian Artist -Japan Nailist Association - Nail Queen -Un-sorted - Barbie Award -Best Jeanist Association- Best Jeanist of the year -130 million people choose best artist award - Best artist
2002	-MTV ASIA Awards- Best Female Artist Award -MTV ASIA Awards- Most Influential Japanese Artist In Asia (special award) -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year—A Best -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year—I am… -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year -Japan Cable Award- Grand Prix -The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize—Voyage -The Japan Record Awards- The Award—Voyage -All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix -Japan Nailist Association - Nail Queen -130 million people choose best artist award - Best artist -Best Jeanist Association- Best Jeanist of the year -Un-sorted- All Japan Request Award
2003	-MTV JAPAN Video Music Awards- Best Female Video—Because of You -MTV JAPAN Video Music Awards- Best Pop Video—No way to say -MTV JAPAN Video Music Awards- Best Live Performance Presented by ASAHI SUPER DRY -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year—Free&Easy -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year—H -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year—Voyage -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Rock/Pop Album of the Year—A Ballads -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Rock/Pop Album of the Year -- & -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Rock/Pop Album of the Year—Memorial address -Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year -The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize—No way to say -The Japan Record Awards- The Award—No way to say -130 million people choose best artist award - Best artist -All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix -MTV World Music Awards- Best Japanese Pop/Rock Artist -Oricon Chart Awards- Best Selling Album Title Award -Oricon Chart Awards- Best Hit Award -Best Jeanist Association- Best Jeanist of the year
2004	-HITO Awards Taiwan - Best foreign Artist -HITO Awards Japan - Moments -130 million people choose best artist award - Best artist -Best Jeanist Association- Best Jeanist of the year
2005	-Best Jeanist-Best Jeanist - Now on Hall of Fame for winning best Jeanist 5 times. -World Music Awards- Best Selling Japanese Artist - 2005 -130 million people choose best artist award - Best artist -HITO Awards Taiwan - Best foreign Artist -HITO Awards Japan - my name's WOMEN -Unsorted- Best Artist Selling Japanese Artist Awards (Worldwide Award)
2006	-Rank 2nd Total Female Artist Album Sales -Rank 1st Total Female Artist Single Sales (more than 20,000,000 single copies) -Oricon Awards - Hat Beauty -Oricon Awards - Summer Fashion Beauty -Oricon Awards - Best Autumn Hairstyle -Oricon Awards - Best Skin -Musicnet Awards - Best Artist -Musicnet Awards - Best Album (miss) understood) -Musicnet Awards - Best Single (HEAVEN) -Musicnet Awards - Best Concert Video (Arena Tour 2005 ~MY STORY~) -CDTV Awards - My Fashion Leader
2007	4th Best Selling Japanese Artist in history 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 Record: Best Selling Female & Solo Japanese Artist in history Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock/Pop Album of the Year - ((Miss)understood, Secret) Japan Gold Disc Awards - Million Sales Album Artist Card - (miss)understood RTHK International Awards - Best Japanese Song of the Year - Secret Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist of 2007 130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist (2007) Second Best Selling Artist of 2007 Highest Earning Female Celebrity of 2007 Asian MUSIC eXtreme Awards 2007 - 2007 Best Asian female single artist Second highest grossing artist of the year
2008	Record: Only female and solo artist with 30 number-one singles Record: Only female and solo artist with 40 TOP 10 singles Record: Artist with most #1 singles within consecutive years (10). MTV Student Voice Awards - Best Female Artist MNET km Music Festival Korea - Best Pop Artist （Asia） MNET km Music Festival Korea - Best Concert DVD (Ayumi Hamasaki - ASIA tour 2007) （Asia）, Musicnet Awards – Best Artist Musicnet Awards – Best Album (A Best 2 [White/Black] Musicnet Awards – Best Single (talkin' 2 myself) Musicnet Awards – Best Concert Video (Asia Tour 2007 A: Tour of Secret) Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist Best International Female Artist, YAHOO! Hong Kong Buzz Music Awards Highest Earning Female Celebrity of 2008 130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist (2008) Second highest grossing artist of the year
2009	Jstation Music Awards: Best Video: "Rule" French J-Awards: Best "Best of" Album of 2008: A Complete ~All Singles~ French J-Awards: Most wanted Japanese artist in France for 2009 Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock/Pop Album of the Year - A Complete ~All Singles~ First artist to have at least one álbum debut at #1 for 11 consecutive years. First female artist to have a photobook on the Oricon Book Chart. Only Japanese artist to have three music videos included in the list of the world's most expensive music videos. Double Platinum RIAJ for her's 10th studio album NEXT LEVEL
2010	Green Globe Film Awards - Melhor Artista Asiática de 2009-2010. A cantora mais influente no Japão Está entre as 26 pessoas mais influentes do Japão A revista Forbes elegeu: A cantora mais rica de todos os tempos da Ásia (#7 no Mundo), com uma fortuna estimada de 400 milhões dólares 4º artista que mais vendeu discos no Japão de todos os tempos. Recordista de singles em 1º lugar consecultivamente na Oricon, com 25 single em lugar na Oricon.