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3 | Singer, dancer, actress, and model. |
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5 | Born June 1, 1988 in Wakayama-ken, Japan, Nami Tamaki had always dreamed of becoming a singer from a young age. She is known for her radiating positive attitude and smile. In her mid-teens, she moved to Tokyo and attended many dance schools and auditions. In a Sony Music Audition, she performed ''Survivor'' by Destiny's Child and was selected out of 1000 contestants. |
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7 | After the anime ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' came out around 2002, Nami Tamaki's 2003 debut single's ''Believe'' was chosen to be the third opening theme, seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fclh4p-kvWk here]]. In 2004, she released her first album, titled ''Greeting'', under the record labels [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan Sony]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu_Records Tofu Records]]. |
8 | She has had a few other anime and game industry tie-ins, as well as a few roles in stage plays, most notably the Japanese version of ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', and films, such as the [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7469 live-action movie version]] of the anime ''Manga/LovelyComplex''. Since 2009, she has released music under the record label [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group Universal-J]] simply under the name Nami. |
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10 | In her earlier years, she was popularly known as the [[GratuitousPrincess Princess of JPop]]. Her music style shifts along the genres of {{JPop}}, dance-pop, pop-rock, R&B, and {{Disco}}. (That's right. You heard me. [[GratuitousDiscoSequence DISCO]].) She currently has released five albums, 19 singles, and has compiled a few covers of other various songs from other artists. For more on her, check out the other wiki [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nami_Tamaki here]]. |
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12 | In 2014 she started having trouble singing and sought treatment. She was diagnosed with a chronic condition of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_fold_nodule vocal nodules]]. This unfortunately greatly impacted her musical output, and from 2015 through 2022 she only released three singles[[note]]"Everlasting Love" in 2015, "All-Ways" in 2016 for the ending themes of ''Manga/ConcreteRevolutio'', and "Break the Chain" in 2020, the opening theme of ''TabletopGame/BattleSpirits: Kakumei no Garrett''[[/note]]. |
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14 | In 2023, she started to become more active on social media for the 20th anniversary of her professional debut, opening up [[https://www.youtube.com/@NamiTamaki_official/ a Youtube channel]] on April 20, 2023 and uploading many of her old music videos from the 2000s. Rumors also began swirling that she may be involved with the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom'' film project, especially after she appeared at both the “P Fever Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Presentation” in May and then performing at “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FESTIVAL ~CONNECT Beyond That Era~” in November. |
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16 | On December 10, 2023, [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-20/gundam-seed-freedom-film-lyric-video-features-nami-tamaki-support-song/.205750 the rumors were confirmed]] when it was officially revealed that she had been tapped to sing once more for the franchise for ''SEED Freedom'' with said single [[MeaningfulName "Reborn"]] releasing on January 24, 2024, two days before the movie came out. |
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18 | On Christmas Day 2023, it was announced that she had returned to Sony Music's label and that she would release a new album in March 2024. It would be her first original album in 13 years since the 2011 release of ''Ready!'' (the previous 2014 release was a cover album, ''NT Gundam Cover''). On March 13, 2024, "Singularity" was released. |
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21 | !! Albums: |
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23 | * Greeting |
24 | * Make Progress |
25 | * Speciality |
26 | * Don't Stay |
27 | * STEP |
28 | * Ready! |
29 | * Singularity |
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31 | ---- |
32 | !! Singles: |
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34 | * Believe |
35 | * Realize |
36 | * Prayer |
37 | * Shining Star ☆Wasurenai kara☆ |
38 | * Daitan ni Ikimashou ↑Heart & Soul↑ |
39 | * Reason |
40 | * Fortune |
41 | * Heroine |
42 | * Get Wild |
43 | * MY WAY/Sunrize |
44 | * Result |
45 | * Sanctuary |
46 | * Cross Season |
47 | * Brightdown |
48 | * Winter Ballades |
49 | * Give Me Up |
50 | * Friends! |
51 | * Moshimo Negai ga... |
52 | * Omoide ni Naru no? |
53 | * Missing You... ~Time To Love~ |
54 | * LADY MIND |
55 | * PARADISE |
56 | * REAL |
57 | * Vivid Telepathy |
58 | * Everlasting Love |
59 | * All-Ways |
60 | * Connect the Truth |
61 | * Break the Chain |
62 | * Reborn |
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65 | !! Compilations: |
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67 | * Graduation ~Singles~ |
68 | * Tamaki Nami Reproduct Best |
69 | * NT GUNDAM COVER[[labelnote:*]]Basically a compilation cover of various theme songs from the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' Franchise.[[/labelnote]] |
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72 | !! Things relating to Nami Tamaki: |
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74 | * TheCameo: Nami acts out the role of herself in ''VideoGame/RadiataStories''. |
75 | ** It's HER song ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEUS4xxXvs&feature=related Fortune]]'' featured as the theme song, so why not? |
76 | *** She even [[{{Cosplay}} dresses]] as her ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' character in her music video. |
77 | * CoverVersion: She covered quite a bit, from ''Tonari no Totoro'' to ''Gokigendaze~'' |
78 | * DarkerAndEdgier: ''LADY MIND'' and to a lesser extent, ''Missing you... ~time to love~'' have an edgier sound/feel to them than her earlier works. To compare the music videos for Believe/Heroine and LADY MIND is almost mind blowing. |
79 | * DeadStarWalking: Subverted - Nami was offered a voice role in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', but turned it down. |
80 | ** Not that Nami never voice-acted before - she played a small voice role in two episodes of the anime ''[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4119 Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple]]'' around 2004-2005. |
81 | * GirlishPigtails: In her music video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgz_5OJmqUo&feature=related MY WAY]]. |
82 | * GratuitousPrincess: She's been called the ''Princess of [=JPop=]'' for quite a while (by both America ''and'' Japan). |
83 | * HotterAndSexier: ''LADY MIND'' |
84 | * IdolSinger: She started out pretty young as a TeenIdol. |
85 | * NewSoundAlbum: Ever since she shifted farther from the dance-pop and more into R&B and bubbly disco, fans have been a bit worried... |
86 | ** LADY MIND has shifted back into dance-pop, but with less techno and an almost ChipTune-ish sound. |
87 | * TheOner: ''LADY MIND (Dance Version)'' |
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