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Name: Namie Amuro
Birthname: Maruyama Namie
Birthdate: 1977-Sep-20
Birthplace: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 158cm
Blood type: O
Amuro Namie started performing at the age of 12 in a little Okinawan supermarket. At 15, Amuro and 4 classmates from her acting school formed a group called the “Super Monkeys,” and their songs received some public interest in Tokyo.
The Super Monkeys also attracted the attention of music mogul Tetsuya Komuro, who decided to mentor Amuro into a superstar. The remainders of the Super Monkeys were later reformed as a girl group “MAX” and achieved decent success of their own.
Tetsuya Komuro first production for Amuro, “Body Feels Exit,” exploded her into Japanese music scene. Amuro’s music dominated Japanese music charts and became Japanese music top seller in 1996..../http://yummycelebrities.com/2006/03/10/amuro-namie/
