Elisa (Japanese singer)

Japanese pop singer

Elisa

Elisa at SakuraCon 2014

Born|  (1989-04-14) April 14, 1989 (age 36)

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Occupations|

* Singer
* fashion model

Years active| 2007–present
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop
* progressive rock

Labels|

* Geneon Universal (2007–2012)
* SME Records (2013–2017)
* Sacra Music (2017–2021)

Musical artist

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]

## Biography

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### Music career

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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

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### Albums

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No.  | Information  | Sales

|
|

1  | White Pulsation

* Released: January 21, 2009
* Oricon top 200 position: 30

| 8,561
2  | Rouge Adolescence

* Released: January 20, 2010

3  | Lasei

* Released: February 16, 2011

4  | Rainbow Pulsation: The Best of Elisa

* Released: June 20, 2012

5  | As Life

* Released: June 25, 2014

6  | Anichro

* Released: March 23, 2016

7  | Genetica

* Released: November 30, 2016

### Maxi singles

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No.  | Information  | Sales

|
|

1  | Euphoric field

* Released: October 24, 2007
* Oricon top 200 position: 22
* Theme song from: Ef - A Tale of Memories

| 24,572
2  | Hikari

* Released: May 21, 2008
* Oricon top 200 position: 74
* Ending theme song from: Nabari no Ou

| 2,662
3  | Ebullient Future

* Released: November 5, 2008
* Oricon top 200 position: 17
* Opening theme song from: Ef - A Tale of Melodies

| 14,512
4  | Wonder Wind

* Released: May 20, 2009
* Oricon top 200 position: 21
* Opening theme song from: Hayate the Combat Butler Second Season

| 8,653
5  | Dear My Friend: Mada Minu Mirai e

* Released: November 4, 2009
* Oricon top 200 position: 22
* Ending theme song from: A Certain Scientific Railgun[14]

| 10,597
6  | Real Force

* Released: February 24, 2010
* Oricon top 200 position: 14
* Ending theme song from: A Certain Scientific Railgun

7  | Special "One"

* Released: October 27, 2010
* Oricon top 200 position: 23
* Ending theme song from: A Certain Scientific Railgun OAV

8  | Invisible Message

* Released: August 31, 2011
* Ending theme song from: Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth

9  | I'm by your side

* Released: June 19, 2013
* Ending theme song from: Valvrave the Liberator

10  | Realism

* Released: October 23, 2013
* Ending theme song from: Valvrave the Liberator

11  | Millenario

* Released: April 30, 2014
* Ending theme song from: The Irregular at Magic High School

12  | Eonian

* Released: November 12, 2014
* Ending theme song from: Expelled from Paradise

13  | Rain or Shine

* Released: August 31, 2016
* Ending theme song from: 91 Days

14  | Wish

* Released: May 2, 2018
* Ending theme song from: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō

## Live performances

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* 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

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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. ^ a b c "Singer Elisa to Resume Music Career This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
6. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)
* SME Records profile (in Japanese)
* Elisa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

Artists|

* MusicBrainz