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					Originally Posted by kaled kalil  Namie changed a lot actually, it might not be for the worse but there was definitely a change. 
The difference from 0:40 to 0:50 is very noticeable. | 
	
 As much I liked her something bugged me after 2008/9. She sounded like we can hear the autotune/ pitch correction or something else directly through her microphone there were something off / not natural about it. 
but yeah this debate about the degradation of Ayu's voice is a bitt redondant and sad  ...
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					Originally Posted by RealLight  One thing I always found interesting about Ayu is if you put songs from 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and so on (you get what I mean) to play, a casual listener would think it's a different singer, because there's definitely a difference. | 
	
 Yes so true but I think it also has to do with the searching her own vocal identity