Ayaka - Bestselling New Singer Of 2006

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Electric New Paper: Japan's new teenage diva is aiming for super stardom
CALL her Japan's new diva, or the next Hikaru Utada. After all, newbie Ayaka boasts the same polished vocals and composing talents as Hikaru. Most amazingly, Ayaka is only 18, a year older than Hikaru when she started out, but she croons in a mature, emotive voice. Five newspapers have called the singer-songwriter a 'new diva' after seeing her perform at a music convention. Her first digital single, I Believe [video clip above], has been downloaded more than a million times...Now, Ayaka's smashing debut album, First Message, has made it to No 1 on the Oricon chart and sold two million copies since 1 Nov, making her the bestselling new Japanese act of the year...more...