Naomi Tamura


Naomi Tamura is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter who made her solo debut 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.

History

Naomi 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 Magic Knight Rayearth.
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 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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