Naoto Inti Raymi
Naoto Inti Raymi (ナオト・インティライミ) is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. He debuted in 2001 with Sony Music Entertainment under the stage name Naoto (なおと) to little success. He has been recently signed to Universal Music under the name Naoto Inti Raymi and has seen a tremendous increase in popularity.
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Profile
- Birth Name: Nakamura Naoto (中村直人)
- Stage Names: Naoto Inti Raymi (ナオト・インティライミ), Naoto (なおと)
- Birthday: August 15, 1979
- Birthplace: Mie prefecture, Japan
- Blood Type: A
Information
Nakamura Naoto began his music career in 2001 and debuted with Sony Music Entertainment with the single Growing up!!. He released three singles in total with Sony and one album in 2002. Three years later he changed his stage name to Naoto Inti Raymi, "inti raymi" meaning "festival of the sun" in the Incan language Quechuan. He released two indie singles and one mini-album using his new name spaced out over a span of four years. His career finally stabalized and he began to gain popularity when he debuted under Universal Music with the single "Carnival?" Since being with Universal he has released several singles and two albums, his most recent charting at #3 on the Oricon weekly charts.
Discography
Albums
- [2002.06.19] Funk☆Rennaisance
- [2009.05.13] Urutora C (ウルトラC) (Indies Mini-Album)
- [2010.07.07] Shall we travel??
- [2011.05.11] ADVENTURE
Singles
- [2001.09.19] Growing up!!
- [2002.01.30] High
- [2002.09.19] Ano Subarashii Ai wo Mou Ichido (あの素晴しい愛をもう一度)
- [2005.11.09] Itareri Tsukuseri (イタレリツクセリ) (Indies)
- [2006.03.13] Sakura Komachi (桜小町) (Indies)
- [2010.04.07] Carnival? (カーニバる?)
- [2010.05.19] Takaramo ~Kono Koe ga Nakunaru made (タカラモノ 〜この声がなくなるまで〜)
- [2010.09.29] Arittake Love Song (ありったけのLove Song)
- [2011.02.16] Ima no Kimi wo Wasurenai (今のキミを忘れない)
- [2011.04.20] Brave
- [2011.08.10] Hello
- [2012.02.08] Kimi ni Aitakatta (君に逢いたかった)
