Ataru Nakamura

I'll be honest, Ataru Nakamura is one of those artists you recognize from the first note. That voice gets me every time: low, a little husky, smoky in a way that makes even a simple lyric ache. She writes her own words and melodies, sits at the piano, and acts too, which is a lot of talent stacked into one person, yet none of it feels like showing off. What I love most is the honesty. She's never hidden who she is, living openly and putting her own pain and tenderness straight into the songs, and that backbone is exactly why the music lands so hard. She's not chasing trends; she's turning vulnerability into something quietly fearless. I find myself respecting her more the longer I listen.

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Ataru Nakamura is a Japanese singer-songwriter, composer, actor, and pianist born on June 28, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan. She debuted in 2006 with "Yogoreta Shitagi", came out publicly as a transgender woman that year, and broke through with "Tomodachi no Uta"; her album Shōnen Shōjo won an Excellence Album Award at the 2010 Japan Record Awards. In addition to a recording career, Nakamura has also pursued acting, demonstrating a broad range across the performing arts.

Name (English)

Ataru Nakamura

Name (Japanese)

中村中

Reading

なかむら あたる

Born

June 28, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Singer / Singer-Songwriter / Composer / Actor / Pianist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Works summary

Appearances

135 (2005–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2005: 1, 2006: 9, 2007: 20, 2008: 11, 2009: 10, 2010: 3, 2011: 12, 2012: 5, 2013: 8, 2014: 4, 2015: 9, 2016: 2, 2017: 7, 2018: 6, 2019: 3, 2020: 2, 2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 5, 2026: 2, year unknown: 9

Debut work

WHO PLAYS A GO-GO? 〜GO!GO!7188 Amateur Tribute Album〜

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://atarunakamura.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/ataru_nakamura
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918835

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Singer
• Singer-Songwriter
• Composer

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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