Naomi Tamura
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Naomi Tamura debuted in 1987 with the rock band [PEARL] under the Sony
Music label. Moving to POLYDOR/UNIVERSAL in 1994, she soon had the
smash hit "EIEN NO ICHIBYO", which was famously used in a Kameria
Diamonds TV commercial.
The opening theme song for "Magic Knight RAYEARTH Volume 1- YUZURENAI
NEGAI(Unyielding Wish)" became a huge hit, staying on the Oricon top 10 for seven weeks
and selling one million copies. Her followup, "Hikari to Kage wo
Dakishimeta mama" (the opening theme song for "Magic Knight RAYEARTH
Volume 2) sold over 700,000 copies. Her other single "All you need is
LOVE" is included in "World of Magic Knight RAYEARTH," which released
in US.
Naomi continues her work with the Anime world. Many fans recognize her
distinctive voice in POKÉMON and GET BACKERS.
Her album "N'" was 1 on the Oricon Chart in 1995, and she also
appeared on the NHK KOHAKU UTAGASSEN show that same year. Naomi's
continues to challenge herself to another level of music. In 1997, She
formed the Japanese -American combination band "PEARL." Members
included world famous drummer Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus,
Beck Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart), well-known fretless bass player
Tony Franklin (The Firm, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) and legendary
Japanese guitar player Kenji Kitajima (Ann Lewis, FENCE OF DEFENCE).
With their music, the band reached a new level both musically and
technically.
In more recent years, Naomi has continued her work with PEARL; in
2007, she released a CD and DVD to celebrate her 20th year, and
followed it with a PEARL greatest hits album.
Genre: J-Pop
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