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Invariably dubbed �the queen of J-pop,� Ayumi Hamasaki is arguably the biggest star Japanese pop has ever produced, rivaled only in terms of cultural impact and record sales by her near-contemporaries Namie Amuro and Hikaru Utada. Using less English in her lyrics than either of those two vocalists, Ayu�s high-pitch, sometimes screeching vocals have done the most to define the sound of J-pop to ...more

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