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, as well as many other songs. Ozaki makes irregular appearances on her friend

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History

Ozaki began studying classical piano in 1965 at the age of eight. By the time she was sixteen, after graduating from Kyoto Municipal Kinugasa Junior High School, she had begun writing her own works and participating in an amateur composers club. Her first work, ''Hitorikko ka Bakko'', tells the story of the loneliness of searching for one's mother. She attended Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro High School. In 1974, Ozaki participated in her first contest, winning ¥5000 and making a favorable impression on one of the judges who indicated that he thought she was going to become a professional in the near future. She became a DJ for Fōkusu Studio in 1976, and began giving concerts where she played both guitar and piano to accompany her songs. She made her professional debut in 1976 with the

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Express single ''Contemplation / Winter Poster''. Her stage name "Ami" comes from the French word for "friend".

Discography

Listed alphabetically by year.

Singles

1970s * (1976,

) * (1976, Toshiba EMI) * (1977, Toshiba EMI) * (1977, Toshiba EMI) * (1978, Toshiba EMI) * (1978, Toshiba EMI) * (1978, Toshiba EMI) * (1979, Toshiba EMI) * (1979, Toshiba EMI) * (1979, Toshiba EMI, promotional single never sold in stores) 1980s * (1980,

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) * (1980, Pony Canyon) *''Love Is Easy / My Shiny Town'' (1981, Pony Canyon) * (1981, Pony Canyon) *''My Song for You / Foggy Night'' (1982, Pony Canyon) *''I'm A Lady Tiger / It's Easy If You Try'' (1982, Pony Canyon) * (1983, Pony Canyon) * (1983, Pony Canyon) * (1984, Pony Canyon) * (1984, Pony Canyon) * (1985, Pony Canyon) * (1986, Pony Canyon) * (1985, Papi, Pony Canyon)

* (1987, Pony Canyon) * (1988, Pony Canyon) * (1988, Pony Canyon) * (1989, Peach Princess, Pony Canyon) 1990s *''Endless Dream'' (1990, Pony Canyon) *''Southern Cross'' (1990, Pony Canyon) *''Heart of Glass'' (1992, Peach Princess Band, Pony Canyon) *''My Best Friends'' (1992, Hira-o-Saki (with

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), Pony Canyon) * (1992, Pony Canyon) * (1993, Peach Princess Band, Pony Canyon) * (1993, Pony Canyon) * (1994, Pony Canyon) * (1994, Pony Canyon) * (1995, Pony Canyon) * (1997, Toshiba EMI) * (1998, Toshiba EMI) * (1998, Toshiba EMI) *''I Wanna Do More/Should I Do?'' (1999, from ''

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Albums

1970s *''Shady'' (1976,

) *''Mind Drops'' (1977, Toshiba EMI) *''Prismy'' (1978, Toshiba EMI) *''Stop Motion'' (1978, Toshiba EMI) *''Little Fantasy'' (1979, Toshiba EMI) 1980s *''Meridian-Melon'' (1980,

) *''Air Kiss'' (1981, Pony Canyon) *''Hot Baby'' (1981, Pony Canyon) *''Shot'' (1982, Pony Canyon) *''Miracle'' (1983, Pony Canyon) *''Points'' (1983, Pony Canyon) *''Plastic Garden'' (1984, Pony Canyon) * (1985, Pony Canyon) *''Kids'' (1986, Pony Canyon) *''Points-2'' (1986, Pony Canyon) * (1987, Pony Canyon) *''Amii Remix World'' (1988, Pony Canyon)

*''Dinner's Ready'' (1988, Pony Canyon) *''Lapis Lazuli'' (1988, Pony Canyon) 1990s *''Natural Agency'' (1991, Pony Canyon) * (1992, , Pony Canyon) *''Hot Baby with David Foster'' (1992, Canyon) *''Points-3'' (1992, Pony Canyon) * (1993, Pony Canyon) *''Topaz'' (1994, Pony Canyon) *''Special'' (1997, Toshiba EMI) *''Wi²sh'' (1997, Toshiba EMI) *''Arrows in My Eyes'' (1998, Toshiba EMI 2000s *''The Delta-Wing I'' (2000, Oak Records/Omagatoki) *''Amii-Phonic'' (2001,

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Sub-divisions

*Güt Records *Anri * < ...

) *''Pia Noir'' (2002, BMG Fan House) * (2004,

) * (2006, Columbia Music Entertainment) Sources:

References

External links

*
Amii-Phonic
(official site at For Life)
Columbia Music Entertainment

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