Ai (singer)

Ai (singer)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = AI


Img_size = 150
Img_capt =
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ai Carina Uemura
Born = birth date and age|1981|11|2
Los Angeles, California, United States
Origin = Kagoshima, Japan / Los Angeles, United States
Genre = Urban contemporary, R&B
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Def Jam Japan
URL = [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/index.html Official website]

AI (born November 2, 1981, real name nihongo|Ai Carina Uemura|植村 愛 "Uemura Ai Carina") is a Japanese singer. She was born in the U.S. city of Los Angeles to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. Because of her Father's work AI traveled between Los Angeles and Japan. AI has appeared as a dancer in Janet Jackson's music video "Go Deep". AI debuted with label BMG to release three singles and one album. In 2003 AI moved on to sign with hip hop label Def Jam Japan, their first female artist. On 7 July 2007, AI performed at the Japanese leg of Live Earth in Tokyo.

Discography

;Albums
*"My Name is AI" (2001)
*"Original A.I." (July 23, 2003)
*"Rhythm & Babe" (March 3, 2004)
*"2004 A.I." (June 16, 2004)
*"Feat A.I." (December 1, 2004)
*"Mic-a-holic A.I." (July 6, 2005)
*"What's goin' on A.I." (September 27, 2006)
*"Live A.I." (March 7, 2007)
*"DON'T STOP A.I." (December 5, 2007) 102,994 copies sold

;Singles
*"Cry Just Cry" (November 22, 2000)
*"U Can Do" (May 23, 2001)
*"Shining Star" (September 5, 2001)
*"最終宣告" (January 28, 2003)
*"Thank U" (June 25, 2003)
*"My Friend"/"Merry Christmas Mr. Laurence" (October 15, 2003)
*"After the Rain" (March 3, 2004)
*"Watch Out! feat. Afra+Trucker" (August 4, 2004)
*"E.O." (May 18, 2005)
*"365 feat. Deli" (February 9, 2005)
*"Crayon Beats" (April 20, 2005)
*"Story" (May 18, 2005)
*"Believe" (April 19, 2006)
*"I Wanna Know" (September 6, 2006) 19,213 copies sold
*"I'll Remember You/BRAND NEW DAY" (July 18, 2007)
*"ONE" (November 17, 2007) 16,119 copies sold

;DVDs
*"Machigainai" (February 23, 2003)
*"Mic-a-holic A.I. Japan Tour '05" (January 18, 2006)
*"Nihon Budokan A.I." (March 28, 2007)

Trivia

* Ai's 13th single, "Believe," is a song in Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, the sequel to the Nintendo DS rhythm game, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan.

* Ai went to school at The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts for dance. She graduated in 2000 and was a classmate with fellow celebrity alumni, Josh Groban who graduated in 1999.

*Ai's song Brand new Day was used by JAL as a theme song for promoting their membership in oneworld. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=her2ZNRy_vw]

*Ai's song Brand new Day shares the same background tracking and beat as Corbin Bleu's Marchin'.

External links

* [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ai/index.html Official website] ja icon


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Singer (Familienname) — Singer ist ein Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Singer-songwriter — is a term that refers to performers who write, compose and sing their own material including lyrics and melodies. They often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar. The term is also sometimes… …   Wikipedia

  • Singer (surname) — Singer is a surname and may refer to: * Addie Singer, fictional character from the TV show Unfabulous * Bryan Singer, film director * Burns Singer * Charles Singer * Edgar Arthur Singer (1873 195?), American philosopher * Eric Singer * Fred… …   Wikipedia

  • SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS — (1904–1991), Yiddish novelist, critic, and journalist. The younger brother of the novelists Ester Kraytman and I.J. Singer , Isaac was born into a rabbinical family in Leoncin, Poland. He grew up in Warsaw, where he made his career until his… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Singer (Automobilhersteller) — Singer Logo (jüngere Version) Singer Logo (ältere Version) Singer war ein Unternehmen aus Coventry, das ab 1901 im Automobilba …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • singer — [ sɛ̃ʒe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1770; de singe 1 ♦ Imiter (qqn) maladroitement ou d une manière caricaturale, pour se moquer. « Le gros père Guerbet avait singé madame Isaure [...] en se moquant de ses airs penchés, en imitant sa petite… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • SINGER, ISRAEL JOSHUA — (1893–1944), Yiddish novelist, playwright, and journalist. Born in Bilgoraj, Poland, the son and grandson of rabbis, Singer was the second child of a family of Yiddish writers that included his elder sister, Esther Singer kreitman , and younger… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Singer (car) — Singer was an automobile company founded in 1905 in Coventry, England. It was acquired by the Rootes Group of the United Kingdom in 1956. The British Singer company had no connection with the Singer company of Mount Vernon, New York, USA, who… …   Wikipedia

  • Singer Wittenberge — Singer TuSV Wittenberge ist ein ehemaliger Sportverein aus Wittenberge. Singersportplatz 1933/ Altmark Gaumeister Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • SINGER (I. B.) — Peu avant de recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, au mois d’octobre 1978, Isaac Bashevis Singer déclarait: «Je suis presque le dernier écrivain yiddish...» En couronnant Singer, l’Académie suédoise a voulu non seulement attirer l’attention sur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • SINGER, JOSEF — (1841–1911), ḥazzan. Josef Singer was born in Hlinik, Hungary, where his father, Israel Singer (1806–1897), who had been a meshorer with Dovid l Brod (Strelisker), was ḥazzan. From 1866 to 1874 Josef Singer was cantor in Beuthen (Upper Silesia)… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”