BIOGRAPHY
Ayumi Hamasaki, born on October 2, 1978 in Fukuoka, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and model. She is considered one of the most popular and influential Japanese singers of the modern era, having sold over 50 million records worldwide. She is the best-selling Japanese female artist of all time, with over 50 million records sold in Japan alone. Named by the prestigious American magazine Billboard as the most important Asian singer of the 2000-2009 decade, she released her debut single "Poker Face" in August 1995 and quickly achieved commercial success with her album "A Song for XX". She has released numerous successful albums such as "Loveppears", "Duty", "Rainbow", "Secret" and "Guilty", and has continued to receive critical acclaim and commercial success with albums such as "Party Queen", "Love Songs", "Colours" and "Made in Japan". Still active in the music industry, Ayumi Hamasaki remains an iconic figure in Japanese pop music.