| Nami Tamaki 玉置成実 |
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| Born | June 1, 1988 |
| Origin | Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop, pop rock, disco |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Japan (2003–2008) Universal Music Japan (2009–2011) Teichiku Records (2011-) Tofu Records |
| Website | Official site (Universal-J) Official site (Smile Company) |
Nami Tamaki (玉置 成実 Tamaki Nami, born June 1, 1988) is a Japanese pop singer. She has various commercial tie-ins with the anime and games industry, and has also performed in a stage musical and a movie. Her musical influences include American singers such as Britney Spears, Madonna, and Janet Jackson.[1]
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Nami auditioned for Sony Music Japan in 2001 when she was thirteen years old. The audition took place between 2001–2002 when she performed cover songs of Destiny Child hit "Survivor" and Core of Soul "Full Moon Prayer".[2] She was selected out of 1,000 applicants and would soon start her career in 2003 with her debut single Believe. Her first concert performance was opening for T.M.Revolution at the Pacific Media Expo 2004.
She graduated from high school in March 2007; her first Best (Greatest Hits) Album was released on November 29, 2006 to mark the event, and soon began an acting and stage performing career. The first event after her graduation was her first concert tour, Nami Tamaki Best Concert “My Graduation”, on the 11th, 17th, 23rd and 31 March 2007 at various places in Japan.
In 2008, Nami released her 4th Studio Album entitled "Don't Stay". The album contained songs from her singles Brightdown, Cross Season and Winter Ballades as well as some new tracks. The album did not chart or sell as well as her previous albums. Nami held a special live tour "Anniversary Live 5", which took place in Tokyo and Osaka. In the latter part of 2008, she conducted concert tours for her 6th album Don't Stay~GO!!~
For 2008, Nami's live events were in full motion; However after her 4th album Don't Stay launched on April 23, 2008, fans experienced a long gap of nothing new from Nami besides live performances. Speculation and rumors surfaced about Nami leaving Sony Music Japan to another record label however the transfer was finally confirmed by Nami Tamaki herself in a recent live performance on September 22, 2008 at the GIRLS ENTERTAINMENT vol.1 stating that she is indeed transferring but everything now is still secret. Towards the end of September 2008, her monthly issue of her Amour Fan Club volumes released an official confirmation about the transfer, and that Nami would be transferring to Universal Music Japan.
Amour Fan Club Manager states:
Debut 5th Year Anniversary was welcomed, Nami moves forward with a jump for her record company transfer to UNIVERSAL-J from Sony Music Records. Currently, we are earnestly working with the new system. Release time is undecided, but until settlement of assurance we will notify you. Please continue to support Nami chan!!
On January 15, 2009, Nami's official website, tamaki-nami.net, announced the release of a new single expected to be due out March 25 called "Give Me Up". This single is her first under the Universal-J label and her 16th career single. The single features a more positive upbeat sound compared to her previous singles.
After the somewhat successful release of Give Me Up in January 2009, Nami continued to release new music with new singles: "Friends!" (Single #17) and "Moshimo Negai ga..." (Single #18). A new single, her 19th career single and her 4th under the UNIVERSAL-J label, "Omoide ni Naru no?" was released on February 10, 2010.[4] Universal-J has also given Nami Tamaki a stage name as "nami" as opposed to her full name in kanji. Her first album under Universal-J was released on the 24th of February, and is titled Step.
Nami has a relatively close relationship with the ACG (Anime, Comics, Game) industry, as she contributed to several ACG franchises with her music. Well-known examples of her contributions include those in the Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny franchise,[5] Brightdown, an opening song of the anime series D.Gray-man as well as Sanctuary, an opening song of the anime series Kiba.
She also performed the song Fortune as the main theme for the PS2 role-playing game "Radiata Stories", and CASTAWAY as the theme song for a GBA turn-based strategy game, Super Robot Wars J.
Nami's 16th single, Give Me Up was used as the theme song for the anime Yatterman. Another song, "Negai Hoshi", which is included in her 17th single, is the theme song for the new Wii RPG, "Arc Rise Fantasia", while her 18th single, "Moshimo Negai ga..." is also the theme song for another Wii RPG, "Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga"; Both games were released by Marvelous Entertainment.
| # | Information | Chart Positions |
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| 1st Album | Greeting
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#5 |
| 2nd Album | Make Progress
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#1 |
| 3rd Album | Speciality
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#1 |
| Compilation | Graduation ～Singles～
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#6 |
| 4th Album | Don't Stay
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#14 |
| Compilation | Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best
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#84 |
| 5th Album | STEP
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#55 |
| 6th Album | Ready!
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| Album | Single | Highest Weekly Chart Positions |
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| Japan Oricon Chart | ||
| Greeting | "Believe"
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6 |
"Realize"
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3 | |
"Prayer"
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12 | |
"Shining Star ☆忘れないから☆ (Wasurenaikara)"
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10 | |
| Make Progress | "大胆にいきましょう↑Heart & Soul↑ (Daitan ni Ikimashou)"
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13 |
"Reason"
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2 | |
"Fortune"
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6 | |
"Heroine"
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6 | |
| Speciality | "Get Wild"
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7 |
"MY WAY/Sunrize"
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18 | |
"Result"
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5 | |
"Sanctuary"
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12 | |
| Don't Stay | "Cross Season"
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23 |
"Brightdown"
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8 | |
"Winter Ballades"
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19 |
| Album | Single | Highest Weekly Chart Positions |
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| Japan Oricon Chart | ||
| STEP | "Give Me Up"
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#18 |
"Friends!"
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#25 | |
"もしも願いが．．．" (Moshimo Negai ga...)
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#20 | |
"思い出になるの？" (Omoide ni naru no?)
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#138 | |
| Ready! | "Missing You ～Time To Love～ feat. KWANGSOO,JIHYUK,GEONIL (from 超新星)"
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#TBA |
Note: The songs below are tributes to several famous Japanese singers and are not presented in any of Nami Tamaki's singles or albums.