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Satomi is one of those sickening people who are young and talented and
ambitious and attractive, and frankly it's not fair. Her tough r'n'b singles
'Heartbreaker' and 'Oh!' have found favour with urban tastemakers in Japan,
the UK and the US, hinting at great promise for the near future.

Born in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, Satomi Misumi was brought up listening
to what the Japanese call 'black music' (r'n'b, soul and hip-hop) by her
music-junkie mother. She released her first single at 16 through Alan
McGee's new Hiptones label, and now the 17-year-old starlet is working on
separate debut albums for Japan and Europe, recording in Tokyo and London,
as well as attending high school in Yamaguchi. No wonder she doesn't have
time for boyfriends...

Hey Satomi! Tell us about your hometown.
"It's a bit rural, but it's so open and so warm and I love it. I love
chilling out here. It's where I grew up. It's a place full of nature, which
really influences my lyrics."

When did you get into music?
"It started with my mother. When she was pregnant with me she listened to a
lot of black music. So I started listening to it before I was even born.
Artists like The Sugarhill Gang and Tupac, those were my mother's
favourites. She listened to a lot of 80s dance and black music. And even
when I was born she would play it all the time at home, so I grew up
listening to black music."

Does that music make you wanna dance?
"I love just listening to it. But I do get up and dance. I'm not sure if I'm
a good dancer, but I love it!"

How did you first get into the music industry?
"I was dancing and singing from the age of 14, just self-taught. I was
singing to myself and making tapes; one of my tapes found its way to a
management company, and they liked it. It was pretty easy!"

How did you feel when your first single was released?
"I write my Japanese lyrics myself, so I really hoped that all my thoughts
and feelings would come across to others. And when I went to the shops and
saw my CD on the shelves, it was unbelievable! I didn't really tell my
friends that I was doing this, so they were all really surprised."