Título: Namie Amuro
Seção: 1995-97: Career breakthrough, marriage and motherhood
Background: Namie Amuro (An Shi Nai Mei Hui , Amuro Namie, born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese recording artist, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur. A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 90s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype with her experimentation with different music styles in Japan and throughout the Western world, as well as visual imagery in music videos and on stage. Due to her longevity and resilience within the industry, she is referred to as the "Queen of Japanese Pop" and has constantly been recognized as the Japanese equivalent to leading Western artists such as Madonna and Janet Jackson. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at age 14 as an idol singer in the band Super Monkey's.

Conteúdo: After signing with Avex Trax in 1995, the corresponding record company Avex Group enlisted Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro to work with Amuro on her then-upcoming album. Amuro made her solo debut with Avex, releasing the single "Body Feels Exit" on October 25, 1995. It became a huge success in Japan, peaking at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 881,000 units in that region. Amuro's second single with Komuro, "Chase the Chance", became her first number single on the Oricon Singles Chart, and became her first single to sell over one million units there. For Amuro's success with those singles, she won the Golden Arrow Award in 1995. After a brief hiatus, Amuro released two more singles in 1996: "Don't Wanna Cry" and "You're My Sunshine". Both singles were successful in Japan, bringing her second and third consecutive number one singles, and both sold over one million units there. Amuro achieved huge success after the release of her first solo studio album, Sweet 19 Blues (1996). Released on July 22, it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, and has sold over 3.6 million units. She released the album's final single, the title track, on August 21, 1996; it achieved success by peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, and shifted over 400,000 units in Japan.  On November 27, 1996, she started work on her second solo studio album with Komuro, and released its lead single "A Walk in the Park". It gave Amuro her fourth number one single 

user: What was she doing in 1995?

assistant: Avex Group enlisted Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro to work with Amuro on her then-upcoming album.

user: What album?

assistant: her then-upcoming album.

user: When did she marry?

assistant: She legally changed her name to Namie Maruyama, but has continued to use her maiden name as her professional name.

user: Who did she marry?

assistant: Amuro confirmed her marriage to Japanese musician and TRF band member Masaharu "Sam" Maruyama.

user: Did they have kids?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What was she doing in 1997?

assistant: On February 19, 1997, she released her single "Can You Celebrate?", which became her fifth number one single.

user: What album?

assistant: Amuro released her second album Concentration 20 in July of that year.

user: What year?

assistant: May 21, 1997.

user: What else is significant about these two years?

assistant: she won the Grand Prix Award at the Japan Record Awards again