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Zama, Japan (1998 – 2000, 2002 – present)

Ami Suzuki (鈴木亜美, 鈴木あみ), born February 9, 1982, is a female singer and songwriter from Zama, Japan. She was one of the most popular female singers between 1998 and 2000 and the known rival of Ayumi Hamasaki.

While she was attending high school, Ami auditioned to the Japanese talent show ASAYAN, which was looking for young girls who could sing. The grand prize winner was to receive a deal with Sony Music Entertainment Japan for a music career. The TV show became very popular and daily viewers increased; soon it was aired even in other Asian countries. From 13,500 contestants, only five girls were chosen to be in the final round, and Ami won the competition supported by 802,157 phone calls from the audience. She was only 15 years old.

Produced by Tetsuya Komuro under Sony label: 1998~2001
(Releasing works in the name of “鈴木あみ”)
Sony Music signed Ami to the label, and Tetsuya Komuro sponsored her to his own sub label on Sony, TRUE KiSS DISC, with Komuro as writer and producer on all of Ami’s songs. In April 1998 Ami recorded her first song and single, love the island.

As Ami evolved into a more mature artist, she began writing her own lyrics. The first song Ami wrote, with the help of Mitsuko and Tetsuya Komuro, was her 10th single “Don’t need to say good bye.” The lyrics were influenced by events occurring in her personal life at that time, specifically her upcoming high school graduation. In 2000 after some legal problems with her management company, she was dumped from her label and fell from popularity, becoming unnoticed in the Japanese entertainment business for years.
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