Kaori Kawamura

Kaori Kawamura (川村 カオリ, Kawamura Kaori) (January 23, 1971 – July 28, 2009) was a rock singer in Japan, born in Moscow. The former stage name and real name Kaori Kawamura (川村かおり), actually the difference is visible only in Japanese Her father was a Japanese expatriate in Russia, working at a trading company in Moscow, while her mother was a Russian. The family moved to Japan when she was 11 years old, where she was subjected to repeated bullying. She used this as a stepping stone to enter the music industry.