Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1987)

Lisa
Lisa in 2018
Born
Risa Oribe

(1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 37)
Seki, Gifu, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Formerly ofGirls Dead Monster
Websitewww.lxixsxa.com

Risa Oribe (織部 里沙, Oribe Risa, born June 24, 1987),[2] known professionally as Lisa (stylized as LiSA), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Seki, Gifu, signed to Sacra Music under Sony Music Artists.

After aspiring to become a musician early in life, she started her musical career as the vocalist of the indie band Chucky. Following Chucky's disbandment in 2008, Lisa moved to Tokyo to pursue a solo career, making her major debut in 2010 singing songs for the anime television series Angel Beats! as one of two vocalists for the fictional band Girls Dead Monster.[3] In April 2011, she made her solo debut with the release of her mini-album Letters to U.[4][5] She performed at Animelo Summer Live in August 2010, Anime Expo in 2012, and is a regular guest at Anime Festival Asia.

Lisa's songs have been featured as theme music for various anime such as Fate/Zero, Sword Art Online and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.[3][5] Her singles have regularly been in the top ten of the Oricon weekly charts, with "Crossing Field" being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan and "Oath Sign" being certified gold.[6] She performed at the Nippon Budokan in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, she made her acting debut as Madge Nelson in the Japanese dub of the animated film Minions.[7]

  1. ^ "人気"アニソンレーベル"6社の個性を徹底比較! 今後の注目アーティストは?". Pia [ja] (in Japanese). April 27, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Biography" (in Japanese). Chucky. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "7 Popular Japanese 'Anime Song' Artists". Manga.Tokyo. January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Lim, Paige (July 27, 2015). "Shoot to fame with anime". The Straits Times. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Leung, Melanie (October 19, 2014). "LiSA transitions from anime voice talent to successful starlet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Japanese album certifications 2013" (Enter LiSA into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. August 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "LiSA、『ミニオンズ』で日本語吹替え初挑戦 オーディション審査員長に就任" (in Japanese). Oricon. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.