Ai Haruna

Ai Haruna
Native name はるな 愛
Born Kenji Ōnishi (大西 賢示)
21 July 1973
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation TV personality, singer
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Website
beta.universal-music.co.jp/harunaai

Ai Haruna (はるな 愛 Haruna Ai, born 21 July 1973 in Osaka Prefecture as Kenji Ōnishi (大西 賢示)) is a Japanese transsexual TV personality and singer,[1][2] famous for imitating popular idol Aya Matsuura.

In October 2009, Haruna won the "Miss International Queen 2009" transsexual beauty pageant held in Pattaya, Thailand, becoming the first Japanese contestant to win the title.[3][4]

Discography

Singles

Collaborations

TV commercials

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ai Haruna Profile Retrieved on 6 August 2009. (Japanese)
  2. はるな愛、4歳サバ読み 週刊女性報じる (20 January 2009). Retrieved on 14 February 2009. (Japanese)
  3. Pattaya Daily News: Japanese Win "Angel of Talent" at Miss International Queen 2009 (29 October 2009). Retrieved on 2 November 2009.
  4. The Asahi Shimbun: Japanese wins transgender pageant (2 November 2009). Retrieved on 3 November 2009.

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