Namie Amuro is a Japanese pop singer of Ryukyuan ancestry. In the Japanese press she was referred to as the "Queen of J-pop" before Ayumi Hamasaki eclipsed her popularity in the mainstream pop scene. She was noted in her early years for her Westernized dance music and popularized fashion whose followers came to be nicknamed Amurā (Amurer in English).

Debuting in 1992 as part of the quintet, Super Monkey's, she later debuted solo in 1995 to phenomenal success with producer Tetsuya Komuro. Severing her ties with Komuro in 2001, Amuro has reestablished herself as a R&B artist. Her last album, Queen of Hip-Pop (2005) debuted at #2 and has been certified double platinum since its release. She has nine #1 singles, five of which have sold over 1,000,000 copies.

Birth name: 安室奈美恵
Born: September 20, 1977
Origin: Okinawa, Japan
Genre(s): Pop/R&B
Occupation(s): Singer
Instrument(s): Singing
Years active: 1992–1995 (group), 1995–present (solo)
Label(s): Toshiba-EMI (1992–1995), Avex Trax (1995–present)