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Again, WHO?
Nakamori Akina (中森明菜) is an award-winning Japanese pop singer and actress who debuted in 1982. She is a face of the idol era of the 80s alongside Matsuda Seiko with such classic hits such as "Second Love (Nakamori Akina)", "Kazari Janai no yo Namida wa" and "Desire -Jounetsu-" As a singer Nakamori came to be known for her mature yet rebellious style and powerhouse vocals, but also for her ever changing image both visually and musically as opposed to the conservative J-Pop scene. Nakamori is also known as "the queen of tragedy" because most of her songs have a serious or sad tone unlike the normal happy and carefree sound heard in pop music. She was highly success from her debut to 1989, when she attempted suicide after a failed romance with Kondo Masahiko and due to stress induced by the invasive tabloid media. Even though she has never regained the same success, she has still managed to carry on a steady career.
Today Nakamori has built her image more as a cover artist with her Utahime cover albums and also more recently with the award winning Enka. As of 2013 she is the 20th best selling artist in Japan with over 25.37 million records sold. With a career almost as long as 30 years she has explored many different music genres including pop, rock, R&B, jazz, folk, blues, enka and Latin music.
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