Elisa (Japanese singer)
Introduction '''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.
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''.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. Despite her hiatus, she released a "best-of" album on June 20, 2012.In January 2013, Elisa announced that she would resume her singing career under her new label, SME Records. She also opened a new Twitter account. She also released a new single, titled "Shout my Heart", which was bundled with the 12th volume of ''LisAni'' magazine.In April 2014, Elisa made her U.S. performance debut in Seattle, Washington at Sakura-Con. 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''. 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''.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'' She released two albums in 2016: ''Anichro'', released on March 23, and ''Genetica'', released on November 30.Elisa moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in April 2017.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.
Discography === Albums ===No.InformationSales1''White Pulsation''*Released: January 21, 2009*Oricon top 200 position: 308,5612''Rouge Adolescence''*Released: January 20, 20103''Lasei''*Released: February 16, 20114''Rainbow Pulsation: The Best of Elisa''*Released: June 20, 20125''As Life''*Released: June 25, 20146''Anichro''*Released: March 23, 20167''Genetica''*Released: November 30, 2016=== Maxi singles ===No.InformationSales1Euphoric field*Released: October 24, 2007*Oricon top 200 position: 22*Theme song from: ''Ef - A Tale of Memories''24,5722Hikari*Released: May 21, 2008*Oricon top 200 position: 74*Ending theme song from: ''Nabari no Ou''2,6623Ebullient Future*Released: November 5, 2008*Oricon top 200 position: 17*Opening theme song from: ''Ef - A Tale of Melodies''14,5124Wonder Wind*Released: May 20, 2009*Oricon top 200 position: 21*Opening theme song from: ''Hayate the Combat Butler Second Season''8,6535Dear My Friend: Mada Minu Mirai e*Released: November 4, 2009*Oricon top 200 position: 22*Ending theme song from: ''A Certain Scientific Railgun''10,5976Real Force*Released: February 24, 2010*Oricon top 200 position: 14*Ending theme song from: ''A Certain Scientific Railgun''7Special "One"*Released: October 27, 2010*Oricon top 200 position: 23*Ending theme song from: ''A Certain Scientific Railgun OAV''8Invisible Message*Released: August 31, 2011*Ending theme song from: ''Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth''9I'm by your side*Released: June 19, 2013*Ending theme song from: ''Valvrave the Liberator''10Realism*Released: October 23, 2013*Ending theme song from: ''Valvrave the Liberator''11Millenario*Released: April 30, 2014*Ending theme song from: ''The Irregular at Magic High School''12Eonian*Released: November 12, 2014*Ending theme song from: ''Expelled from Paradise''13Rain or Shine*Released: August 31, 2016*Ending theme song from: ''91 Days''14Wish*Released: May 2, 2018*Ending theme song from: ''The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō''
Live performances *''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)*''Animax Carnival Malaysia'' 2015 (March 28, 2015)*''AnimeNEXT'' 2015 (June 14, 2015)*''Animax Carnival Philippines'' 2016 (October 15, 2016)*''Anime Expo Lite x LisAni!'' 2020 (July 4, 2020)
References
External links * * SME Records profile *