浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki, born October 2, 1978 in Fukuoka, Japan ), is an award-winning japanese singer. Commonly known simply as “Ayu”, Ayumi Hamasaki is one of the most popular and influential Japanese singers. Apart from being a singer, Ayumi is a songwriter , a model , an actress , and a composer . Ayumi started her music career in 1994 and released her first album “Nothing from Nothing” in 1995 but because the album was not successful, she was dropped by her record label. In