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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ai Carina Uemura |
| Born | November 2 1981 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | Kagoshima, Japan / Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Urban contemporary, R&B |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Label(s) | Def Jam Japan |
| Website | AI's official web site |
AI (born November 2, 1981, real name 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)
- 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 1999 with fellow celebrity alumni, Josh Groban.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
