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'' and ''Yuragu Koto Nai Ai'' for ''

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''. She is currently under contract with the recording label Airy Music Japan.

History

Tamura first got into show business a few years after graduating from high school, when her band ''STEP'' passed an audition for CBS Records. STEP ended up changing their name to ''PEARL'' by 1986, and released eight original albums, two compilation albums and a dozen singles before disbanding in 1993. 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-copy seller and was used in the anime series

. At the end of 1995, she made her first appearance in the program '' Kouhaku Uta Gassen''. In 1997, PEARL revived and brought new members to scene, which would be active until 1999. She would also form the unit ''Mother'' with Ichiro and Grace. PEARL would reunite once more later in 2007. In 2002, she sang "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai", an opening song for the anime series ''

''. 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.

Discography

Single

* 994.04.25Jiyuu no Hashi (自由の橋) * 994.05.25Akiramerarenai Yume ni (あきらめられない夢に) * 994.07.27Eien no Ichibyou (永遠の一秒) * 994.11.09Yuzurenai Negai (ゆずれない願い) * 995.02.22STAIRWAY * 995.05.10Chijou ni Mai Orita Tenshitachi (地上に舞い降りた天使達) * 995.07.12Us ~Sora to Daichi no Aida de~ (Us ～空と大地の間で～) * 995.09.06Touch me * 995.10.25Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta Mama (光と影を抱きしめたまま) * 996.02.19BLOOD, SWEAT & GUTS * 996.06.03Care Shite Agete (Careしてあげて) * 996.12.09Thanks a million * 997.05.08WILD SENSATION / KEY OF GOLD * 997.07.23All You Need Is Love * 997.10.29CUT OF LOVE * 997.12.25CASABLANCA DANDY * 998.03.04SWEET 7 DAYS * 999.07.28extra flesh * 000.04.19goodbye silence * 000.10.18No baby no cry * 001.08.22Realize * 002.03.29Ready Go! * 002.11.07Yuragu Koto Nai Ai (揺らぐことない愛) * 012.04.25Inochi no Uta ga Kikoeru (命のうたが聞こえる)

Albums

* 994.09.21Excellent * 995.06.01N' * 996.03.25MONSTER OF POP * 997.11.27Grace * 999.07.28Tsuki no Kagayaki Hoshi no Matataki (ツキノカガヤキホシノマタタキ) * 000.11.01Treasure for each of us * 003.02.26new vintage * 005.11.16CRISIS * 008.10.22Rockfield willow * 016.09.21Santih Santih Santih

Best albums

* 996.12.21Thanks a Million * 004.05.21Heaven's Here * 004.09.08Golden Best (ゴールデン☆ベスト) * 007.01.02tamuranaomi AKA sho-ta sho-ta AKA tamuranaomi * 010.02.24Pearly Gate * 011.11.23Collection of tamuranaomi * 012.07.11Respect for Anison (リスペクトフォーアニソン) * 013.09.11Acoustic Jungle

Live albums

* 996.07.10Tamura's MOTOWN LIVE * 002.08.20LIVE A GO GO! 001 ~every part of me~ * 005.03.3010th anniversary SPECIAL LIVES * 009.04.25LIVE A GO GO! BEST

VHS and DVD

* 995.08.02N's CLIPS * 995.11.29LIVE ~Subete no Mirai ni Hikari Are~ (LIVE ～すべての未来に光りあれ～) * 996.12.21Thanx a Million ~The Single Clips of Naomi Tamura~ * 004.04.02LIVE A GO GO! 003 ~happy birthday 2 days~ * 015.02.28Tenpack riverside rock'n roll band * 016.08.17Tenpack riverside rock'n roll band 2

Others

* 003.04.23Anime Pocket Monsters TV Shuudaika Perfect Best (1997–2003) (アニメポケットモンスター TV主題歌パーフェクトベスト(1997–2003)) (#3 Ready Go!)

References

External links

* * http://www.universal-music.co.jp/classics/j_classic/naomi_tamura/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Tamura, Naomi 1963 births Japanese women pop singers Living people People from Nagoya Japanese women rock singers Japanese women singer-songwriters Musicians from Aichi Prefecture Anime musicians 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers