Elisa (born April 14, 1989) is a female Japanese singer from Kanagawa Prefecture. She was signed to Sacra Music until 2021 when her contract expired.[1]
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| Born | April 14, 1989 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | www |
Biography
editMusic career
editIn 2007, Elisa was chosen from a contest of 3,000 participants at Elite Model Look to become a professional model. In the same year, she also signed a contract with Geneon Universal as a singer. In October 2007, she debuted with her single "Euphoric Field", which was used as the opening theme song for the anime series Ef: A Tale of Memories.[2]
In 2011, it was announced by her agency that she would be putting her career on hold due to fatigue. Her concert that was scheduled for October 2 of that year at the Tokyo Globe-za theater, as well as all other scheduled concerts and events were cancelled, and her Twitter page was deleted.[3] Despite her hiatus, she released a "best-of" album on June 20, 2012.[4]
In January 2013, Elisa announced that she would resume her singing career under her new label, SME Records.[5] She also opened a new Twitter account.[5] She also released a new single, titled "Shout my Heart", which was bundled with the 12th volume of LisAni magazine.[5]
In April 2014, Elisa made her U.S. performance debut in Seattle, Washington at Sakura-Con.[6] She released the single "Millenario" on April 30, 2014; the title track is used as the first ending theme to the 2014 anime television series The Irregular at Magic High School.[7] She released the single "Eonian" on November 12, 2014; the title track is used as the theme song to the 2014 animated film Expelled from Paradise.[8]
Elisa released the single "Rain or Shine" on August 31, 2016; the title track is used as the ending theme to the 2016 anime television series 91 Days[9] She released two albums in 2016: Anichro, released on March 23,[10] and Genetica, released on November 30.[11] Elisa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.[12] She released her latest song in 2020, Hikari no Hoshi.
In September 2020, Elisa was allegedly sexually harassed by her manager. She terminated her contract with Smile Company.[13]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| No. | Information | Sales |
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| 1 | White Pulsation
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8,561 |
| 2 | Rouge Adolescence
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| 3 | Lasei
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| 4 | Rainbow Pulsation: The Best of Elisa
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| 5 | As Life
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| 6 | Anichro
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| 7 | Genetica
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Maxi singles
edit| No. | Information | Sales |
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| 1 | Euphoric field
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24,572 |
| 2 | Hikari
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2,662 |
| 3 | Ebullient Future
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14,512 |
| 4 | Wonder Wind
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8,653 |
| 5 | Dear My Friend: Mada Minu Mirai e
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10,597 |
| 6 | Real Force
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| 7 | Special "One"
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| 8 | Invisible Message
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| 9 | I'm by your side
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| 10 | Realism
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| 11 | Millenario
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| 12 | Eonian
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| 13 | Rain or Shine
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| 14 | Wish
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Live performances
edit- Animax Musix Spring 2010 (May 15, 2010)
- Elisa First Live: Feel the Pulsation (March 28, 2009)
- Animelo Summer Live 2008 (August 31, 2008)
- Animelo Summer Live 2009 (August 22, 2009)
- Animelo Summer Live 2010 (August 28, 2010)
- Animelo Summer Live 2011 (August 27, 2011)
- Anime Festival Asia 2013 (November 11, 2013)
- Sakura-Con 2014 (April 19, 2014)[6]
- Animax Carnival Malaysia 2015 (March 28, 2015)[15]
- AnimeNEXT 2015 (June 14, 2015)[16]
- Animax Carnival Philippines 2016 (October 15, 2016)[17]
- Anime Expo Lite x LisAni! 2020 (July 4, 2020)[18]
References
edit- ^ "ELISA's name disappeared from SACRA MUSIC website". SACRA MUSIC (in Japanese). Sony Music Japan. October 28, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "「Animelo Summer Live 2010 -evolution-」出演の追加アーティスト第8弾". Mycom Journal (in Japanese). Mainichi Communications. June 18, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Singer Elisa to Put Career on Hold Due to Fatigue". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ "news « ELISA Official Website". Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Singer Elisa to Resume Music Career This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Elisa" (PDF). J!-ENT. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Irregular at Magic High School Anime's New Ad Announces ELISA's Ending Son". February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "EONIAN -イオニアン-". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, ELISA Perform 91 Days Theme Songs". Anime News Network. May 29, 2016.
- ^ "ANICHRO" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "GENETICA" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "ソニー、新レーベル『SACRA MUSIC』4月発足 Kalafina、ClariSら擁し海外展開". Oricon. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Daily Shincho: Singer ELISA Allegedly Sexually Assaulted by Manager". May 26, 2023.
- ^ "News: To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Anime's Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Anisong - Animax Carnival Malaysia 2015". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Japanese Concerts Coming to a Town Near You". Anime News Network. May 24, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Animax Carnival Philippines to Host Elisa, yanaginagi, Ami Wajima, May'n". Anime News Network. August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Introducing the Anime Expo Lite x LisAni！ LIVE L.A.! Performer Line-Up!". June 26, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- SME Records profile (in Japanese)
- Elisa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia