Elisa (Japanese singer)

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Elisa
Elisa @ SakuraCon '14.jpg
Elisa at SakuraCon 2014
Born (1989-04-14) April 14, 1989 (age 36)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • fashion model
Years active2007–present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Website www.elisa-smile.com

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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Biography

Music career

In 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

Albums

No.InformationSales
1White Pulsation
  • Released: January 21, 2009
  • Oricon top 200 position: 30
8,561
2Rouge Adolescence
  • Released: January 20, 2010
3Lasei
  • Released: February 16, 2011
4Rainbow Pulsation: The Best of Elisa
  • Released: June 20, 2012
5As Life
  • Released: June 25, 2014
6Anichro
  • Released: March 23, 2016
7Genetica
  • Released: November 30, 2016

Maxi singles

No.InformationSales
1Euphoric field 24,572
2Hikari
  • Released: May 21, 2008
  • Oricon top 200 position: 74
  • Ending theme song from: Nabari no Ou
2,662
3Ebullient Future 14,512
4Wonder Wind 8,653
5Dear My Friend: Mada Minu Mirai e 10,597
6Real Force
7Special "One"
8Invisible Message
9I'm by your side
10Realism
11Millenario
12Eonian
13Rain or Shine
  • Released: August 31, 2016
  • Ending theme song from: 91 Days
14Wish

Live performances

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "「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. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Singer Elisa to Put Career on Hold Due to Fatigue". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "news « ELISA Official Website". Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Singer Elisa to Resume Music Career This Year". Anime News Network . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith interviews Elisa" (PDF). J!-ENT. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Irregular at Magic High School Anime's New Ad Announces ELISA's Ending Son". February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "EONIAN -イオニアン-". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, ELISA Perform 91 Days Theme Songs". Anime News Network. May 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "ANICHRO" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "GENETICA" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Daily Shincho: Singer ELISA Allegedly Sexually Assaulted by Manager". May 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ "News: To Aru Kagaku no Railgun Anime's Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network . Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Anisong - Animax Carnival Malaysia 2015". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Concerts Coming to a Town Near You". Anime News Network. May 24, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Animax Carnival Philippines to Host Elisa, yanaginagi, Ami Wajima, May'n". Anime News Network. August 23, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Introducing the Anime Expo Lite x LisAni！ LIVE L.A.! Performer Line-Up!". June 26, 2020.
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