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and singer affiliated with Amuleto (formerly Arts Vision and I'm Enterprise). She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "Yūki o Kudasai" on March 26, 1997. Her role as Nanoha Takamachi in the ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' series contributed to a rise in her popularity, as several of her singles ("Little Wish: Lyrical Step", " Spiritual Garden", "

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Life and career

Born in

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, Tamura gained fame as an advocate for the

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s and on the covers of her CD releases. Affectionately called Yukarin by her fans, several of her releases have been used as opening and ending themes for

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series, while some have reached the

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top 100 singles and album charts. In 2001, Tamura formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko alongside

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. Two singles were released, ''Mō Hitori no Watashi'' and ''Merry Merrily'' - the latter of which was an insert song in the ''Love Hina'' Christmas Special. On January 1, 2007, Tamura's talent management agency changed from

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, a subsidiary of Arts Vision and on April 1, 2007, Tamura's record company officially changed from Konami to King Records, however, there was no material effect to Tamura because the actual record production of Konami is carried out by King Records. She has also featured as a narrator of Japanese

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. In February 2016, Tamura's agency announced that a concert which had been announced during a Niconico livestream in 2015 would be cancelled. Her management also announced that her fanclub would change ownership and her radio programs would end. Her staff's Twitter account would be closed and her website would undergo maintenance. On February 13, 2016, her management announced that her contract with King Records would end on March 20, 2016. She changed her agency once more from I'm Enterprise to Amuleto.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Drama CD

Video games

Tokusatsu

Dubbing roles

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Discography

Studio albums

* 1997: ''

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'' * 2001: '' Tenshi wa Hitomi no Naka ni'' * 2002: '' Hana-furi Tsukiyo to Koi-youbi.'' * 2003: '' Aozora ni Yureru Mitsugetsu no Kobune.'' * 2005: '' Kohaku no Uta, Hitohira'' * 2006: '' Gin no Senritsu, Kioku no Mizuoto.'' * 2008: '' Izayoi no Tsuki, Canaria no Koi.'' * 2009: '' Komorebi no Rosette'' * 2010: '' Citron no Ame'' * 2011: '' Haru Machi Soleil'' * 2013: '' Rasen no Kajitsu'' * 2020: '' Candy tuft'' * 2021: '' Ai Kotoba''

Mini albums

* 2013: ''Hatsukoi'' (nominally by ''Yuka Kagurazaka'') * 2014: ''Doki Doki ☆ π Pine'' (nominally by ''Yuka Kagurazaka'') * 2015: ''Hito Natsu no Himitsu'' (nominally by ''Yuka Kagurazaka'') * 2017: '' Princess Limited''

Compilation albums

* 2003: ''

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'' * 2007: '' Sincerely Dears...'' * 2012: '' Everlasting Gift'' * 2015: '' Early Years Collection''

DVDs

* 2002: '' Sweet chick girl'' * 2004: '' Peachy Cherry Pie'' * 2004: '' Yukari Tamura Summer Live 2004 - Sugar Time Trip'' * 2006: '' Cutie Cutie Concert 2005 at Tokyo International Forum'' * 2007: '' Yukari Tamura Live 2006-2007 Pinkle Twinkle☆Milky Way'' * 2008: '' Love Live: Chelsea Girl''

Blu-ray discs and DVDs

* 2009: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Dreamy Maple Crown*'' * 2010: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Princess à la mode*'' * 2011: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Mary Rose* & *Starry☆Candy☆Stripe*'' * 2012: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *I Love Rabbit*'' * 2013: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Fall in Love*'' * 2013: '' 17sai dayo?! Yukari-chan Matsuri!!'' * 2014: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Cute'n ♡ Cute'n Heart*'' * 2014: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Fruits Fruits ♡ Cherry* & *Caramel Ribbon*'' * 2015: '' LOVE ♡ LIVE *Lantana in the Moonlight*''

Singles

* 1997: " Yūki wo Kudasai" * 1997: " We Can Fly" (duet with Yuria Hama) * 1997: "

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" * 1998: " Rebirth: Megami Tensei" * 1999: " Kitto Ieru" * 2001: "Summer Melody" * 2002: "Love Parade" * 2002: " Baby's Breath" * 2003: "Lovely Magic" * 2003: "Nemurenu Yoru ni Tsukamaete" * 2003: " My Life is Great" * 2004: "Yumemizuki no Alice" * 2004: "Sugar time trip" * 2004: " Little Wish ~lyrical step~" * 2005: " Koi seyo Onnanoko" * 2005: "

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" * 2005: " Spiritual Garden" * 2006: " Dōwa Meikyū" * 2006: " Princess Rose" * 2007: "Hoshizora no Spica" * 2007: * 2007: " Beautiful Amulet" * 2008: " S·A·G·A ~Rinne no Hate ni~" * 2008: "

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" * 2008: " Bambino Bambina" * 2008: " Tomorrow" * 2009: " Metausa-hime: Kuro Yukari Ōkoku Misa" * 2009: " You & Me" * 2010: "My Wish My Love" * 2010: " Oshiete A to Z" * 2011: " Platinum Lover's Day" * 2011: " Merōn Ondo: Festival of Kingdom" * 2011: "Endless Story" * 2012: " Hohoemi no Plumage" * 2013: " W:Wonder Tale" * 2013: " Fantastic future" * 2014: " Himitsu no door kara ai ni kite" * 2014: " Anone Love me Do" * 2015: " Sukidatte ienakute" * 2018: " Koi wa Tenshi no Chime kara" * 2018: " Eien no Hitotsu" * 2018: " Tears Echo" * 2020: " Catch you Cats Me" * 2021: " Pink Pygmalion" * 2021: " Que SeraSera"

Concerts

Personal concerts

* 2003: ''*First Live -Aozora ni Yureru Mitsugetsu no Kobune.-*'' * 2004: ''Summer Live☆2004 *Sugar Time Trip*'' * 2004-2005: ''Countdown Event 2004-2005 *Chiisa na Onegai☆Chiisa na Ippo*'' * 2005: ''Live Tour 2005 *Spring fever*'' * 2005: ''*Cutie♡Cutie Concert* 2005'' * 2006: ''Concert Tour 2006 *fancy baby doll*'' * 2006: ''*Pinkle☆Twinkle Party* 2006 Winter'' * 2007: ''2007 Summer *Sweet Milky Way*'' * 2008: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2008 *Chelsea Girl*'' * 2009: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2009 *Dreamy Maple Crown*'' * 2009-2010: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2009-2010 *Princess à la mode*'' * 2010: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2010 *STARRY☆CANDY☆STRIPE*'' * 2011: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2011 Spring *Mary Rose*'' * 2012: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2012 *I Love Rabbit*'' * 2012: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2012 Autumn *Fall in Love*'' * 2013: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2013 *Cute'n ♡ Cute'n Heart*'' * 2013: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2013 Autumn *Caramel Ribbon*'' * 2014: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2014 Spring *Fruits Fruits ♡ Cherry*'' * 2015: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2015 Winter *Lantana in the Moonlight*'' * 2015: ''LOVE ♡ LIVE 2015 Spring *Sunny side Lily*'' * 2017: ''20th Anniversary LOVE ♡ LIVE 2017 *Crescendo ♡ Carol*''

Other concerts

* '' Animelo Summer Live 2008'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2009'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2010'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2011'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2012'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2013'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2014'' * ''King Super Live 2015'' * '' Animelo Summer Live 2017''

Publications

* Sora Iro *: Released October 10, 2007 * Yukaringo *: Released February 23, 2011 * Yukarissimo *: Released September 20, 2012 * Yukari-Remix *: Released July 14, 2015

References

Sources

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