Ataru Nakamura was born on 28 June 1985 and is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress.
21 Facts About Ataru Nakamura
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Ataru Nakamura attracted public attention after coming out as a transgender woman publicly via her official website on 11 September 2006.
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In May 2011, Ataru Nakamura released her first compilation album, Wakage no Itari.
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Ataru Nakamura was born on 28 June 1985, in Sumida, Tokyo.
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Ataru Nakamura's parents divorced when she was little, and she was raised by her mother.
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Ataru Nakamura began studying music early in her life, teaching herself to play the piano at the age of ten, and beginning to write her own songs at fifteen.
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Ataru Nakamura called this individual on the telephone to explain that the song she had written about him was to be her debut single.
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However, it was not until Ataru Nakamura came out as a transgender female that she received major attention.
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Ataru Nakamura's explanation garnered a lot of media attention, and her single rose to number 9 on the Oricon charts.
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Ataru Nakamura even received a small cameo appearance on the program.
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Ataru Nakamura wrote "Tomodachi no Uta" when she was fourteen years old; notably, it was the first song she ever wrote.
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Ataru Nakamura wrote the song to say goodbye to the friends in junior high she would never see again.
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Ataru Nakamura appeared at AP Bank Fes' 08, a musical festival, on 20 July 2008, to promote the single.
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Ataru Nakamura released "Kotonakare Shugi", a rock song produced by Kameda Seiji, on 17 December 2008.
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Ataru Nakamura wrote a song called "Hare-butai" for Jero, Japan's first black enka singer.
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In 2010 Ataru Nakamura switched her management from Avex Trax to Yamaha Music Communications.
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Ataru Nakamura released the single "Iede Shoujo," which debuted at No 90 on the Oricon charts and sold 796 copies the first week.
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Ataru Nakamura was assigned male at birth but transitioned after struggling with issues of gender identity.
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Ataru Nakamura is notable for the two different styles in which she sings.
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Ataru Nakamura's second style is an enka-inspired sound; thus far her enka-styled ballads have been her largest successes.
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Ataru Nakamura's singles have thus far alternated between these two styles.