Ai (singer)

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AI

Background information
Birth name	Ai Carina Uemura
Born	November 2, 1981 (1981-11-02) (age 26) Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin	Kagoshima, Japan / Los Angeles, United States
Genre(s)	Urban contemporary, R&B
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Def Jam Japan
Website	Official website

AI (born November 2, 1981, real name Ai Carina Uemura (植村愛 Uemura Ai Carina, Ai Carina Uemura^?)) is a Japanese singer. She was born in the U.S. city of Los Angeles to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. Because of her Father's work AI traveled between Los Angeles and Japan. AI has appeared as a dancer in Janet Jackson's music video "Go Deep". AI debuted with label BMG to release three singles and one album. In 2003 AI moved on to sign with hip hop label Def Jam Japan, their first female artist. On 7 July 2007, AI performed at the Japanese leg of Live Earth in Tokyo.

[edit] Discography

Albums

My Name is AI (2001)
Original A.I. (July 23, 2003)
Rhythm & Babe (March 3, 2004)
2004 A.I. (June 16, 2004)
Feat A.I. (December 1, 2004)
Mic-a-holic A.I. (July 6, 2005)
What's goin' on A.I. (September 27, 2006)
Live A.I. (March 7, 2007)
DON'T STOP A.I. (December 5, 2007) 102,994 copies sold

Singles

"Cry Just Cry" (November 22, 2000)
"U Can Do" (May 23, 2001)
"Shining Star" (September 5, 2001)
"最終宣告" (January 28, 2003)
"Thank U" (June 25, 2003)
"My Friend"/"Merry Christmas Mr. Laurence" (October 15, 2003)
"After the Rain" (March 3, 2004)
"Watch Out! feat. Afra+Trucker" (August 4, 2004)
"E.O." (May 18, 2005)
"365 feat. Deli" (February 9, 2005)
"Crayon Beats" (April 20, 2005)
"Story" (May 18, 2005)
"Believe" (April 19, 2006)
"I Wanna Know" (September 6, 2006) 19,213 copies sold
"I'll Remember You/BRAND NEW DAY" (July 18, 2007)
"ONE" (November 17, 2007) 16,119 copies sold

DVDs

Machigainai (February 23, 2003)
Mic-a-holic A.I. Japan Tour '05 (January 18, 2006)
Nihon Budokan A.I. (March 28, 2007)

[edit] Trivia

Ai's 13th single, "Believe," is a song in Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, the sequel to the Nintendo DS rhythm game, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan.

Ai went to school at The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts for dance. She graduated in 2000 and was a classmate with fellow celebrity alumni, Josh Groban who graduated in 1999.