Otakon is pleased to announce the US debut of Naomi Tamura! The singer of the Magic Knights RAYEARTH Volume 1 theme - YUZURENAI NEGAI

Her popularity led her to be asked to create a theme song for an anime at a time when few artists had embraced the genre. She decided it was time for a "high grade pop song" rather than a kids' song.

The opening theme song for “Magic Knights RAYEARTH Volume 1- YUZURENAI NEGAI” became a huge hit, staying on the Oricon top 10 for seven weeks and selling 1.2 million copies. Her followup, “Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta mama” (the opening theme song for “Magic Knight RAYEARTH Volume 2) sold over 700,000 copies. Her other single “All you need is LOVE” is included in “World of Magic Knight RAYEARTH,” which released in US.

Naomi continues her work with the Anime world. Many fans recognize her distinctive voice in POKÉMON and GET BACKERS.

Her album “N’” was #1 on the Oricon Chart in 1995, and she also appeared on the NHK KOHAKU UTAGASSEN show that same year. Naomi’s continues to challenge herself to another level of music. In 1997, She formed the Japanese –American combination band “PEARL.” Members included world famous drummer Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart), well-known fretless bass player Tony Franklin (The Firm, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) and legendary Japanese guitar player Kenji Kitajima (Ann Lewis, FENCE OF DEFENCE). With their music, the band reached a new level both musically and technically.

In more recent years, Naomi has continued her work with PEARL; in 2007, she released a CD and DVD to celebrate her 20th year, and followed it with a PEARL greatest hits album.