Naomi Tamura
| Naomi Tamura 田村 直美 |
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| Born |
December 11, 1963 Nagoya, Japan |
| Genres | Japanese Pop and rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Song writer, Lyricist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Japan Airy Music Japan |
| Website | www |
Naomi Tamura (田村 直美 Tamura Naomi?) is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who debuted in 1994 with the song Jiyuu no Hashi. She is best known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as Yuzurenai Negai for Magic Knight Rayearth and Yuragu Koto Nai Ai for Get Backers. She is currently under contract with the recording label Airy Music Japan.
Naomi Tamura first got into show business after graduating from high school, when her band STEP passed an audition for CBS Records. All members of STEP except Tamura would leave before the decade was up, allowing Tamura to start her solo career a year after in 1991. The band would later rename itself as PEARL and release many albums.
In 1994 she debuted with the single Jiyuu no Hashi. It wasn't until her third single, Eien no Ichibyou, that Tamura would become a hit singer. Yuzurenai Negai, her 4th single became Tamura's first million copies seller and was used in the anime series Magic Knight Rayearth.
At the end of 1995, she made her first appearance in the program Kouhaku Uta Gassen.
In 1997, her old band PEARL would see a revival and brought new members to scene. She would also form the unit Mother with Ichiro and Grace.
In 2002, she sang "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai", an opening song for the anime series Get Backers.
In 2003, Tamura changed labels from Universal Music Japan to Crown Record. She would keep on jumping from one record label to another until she settled down with Airy Music Japan in 2005.
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