Lia (singer)


Lia is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She has performed various video game and anime theme songs, such as for Key's visual novels, Air, Clannad, and , the opening theme for Angel Beats!, as well as theme songs for RF Online and Initial D Fourth Stage under Avex Trax. The Vocaloid IA was recorded with Lia's voice, and was released on January 27, 2012.

Career

Lia graduated from the Berklee College of Music. Afterwards, she lived in Los Angeles and recorded demo tapes with the help of a friend. Originally asked to help translate between the recording staff and the studio, Visual Arts asked Lia if she could fill in for an absent vocalist. Lia recorded her first song "Tori no Uta" at Paramount Studio.
Lia was a member of Japanese techno/trance music production group I've Sound from 2001-2003, where she performed "Disintegration" in the Disintegration compilation album. She signed with Key Sounds Label in 2001, and Pony Canyon in 2004. Lia produced four albums in the happy hardcore genre; these albums have her name in all capital letters.
Lia performed the opening and ending themes of two of Key's visual novels—Air and —as well as the opening themes for Key's two original anime series—Angel Beats! and Charlotte. She performed the theme song for the MMORPG RF Online entitled "The Force of Love". Lia has also performed some Eurobeat songs for the anime series Initial D Fourth Stage entitled "All Around" and "Sky High" under the Avex Trax label.

Personal life

Lia is fluent in English and Japanese. On July 1, 2009, Lia announced on her blog that she was married and pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter on January 31, 2010.

Discography

Singles

  1. "Natsukage / Nostalgia"
  2. "Shift: Sedai no Mukō"
  3. "I'm Feeling" - Analog single
  4. "Birthday Song, Requiem"
  5. "Spica/Hanabi/Moon"
  6. "Kimi no Yoin: Tōi no Sora no Shita de"
  7. "Tori no Uta / Farewell Song" - Analog single
  8. *Opening/ending themes of Air
  9. "Pride: Try to Fight!"
  10. *The title song was used as an ending theme of Crash B-Daman
  11. "Over the Future"
  12. *"Over the Future" was used as an ending theme of Crash B-Daman
  13. "Doll / Human" - Single with Aoi Tada #54 on Oricon
  14. *"Doll" and "Human" were used as ending themes for Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-
  15. "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" #13 on Oricon
  16. *Opening/ending themes of the Clannad After Story anime series
  17. "My Soul, Your Beats! / Brave Song" - Single with Aoi Tada #3 on Oricon
  18. *Performed "My Soul, Your Beats!", which was used as the opening theme to the Angel Beats! anime series
  19. "Ashita Tenki ni Naare"
  20. *Title song was used as the first ending theme for Daimajin Kanon and "Aruite Kaerō" was used for the second ending theme
  21. "Kizunairo" #6 on Oricon
  22. *Opening theme for the Fortune Arterial anime series
  23. "Justitia"
  24. *Opening theme for the Wizard Barristers anime series
  25. "Daze / Days"
  26. *Performed "Days", which was used as the ending theme for the Mekakucity Actors anime series
  27. "Heartily Song"
  28. *Opening theme for the Angel Beats! -1st beat- visual novel
  29. "Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa" - Single with Aoi Tada #4 on Oricon
  30. *Performed "Bravely You", which was used as the opening theme to the Charlotte anime series

    Albums

Original albums

  1. Prismatic, Released June 25, 2004
  2. Colors of life, Released May 25, 2005
  3. Gift, Released December 29, 2005
  4. Dearly, Released November 1, 2006
  5. Collection Album Vol.1 , Released September 19, 2007
  6. Collection Album Vol.2 , Released October 17, 2007
  7. New Moon, Released September 2, 2008
  8. Key+Lia Best 2001-2010, Released June 24, 2011

    Happy hardcore albums

  9. enigmatic LIA, Released September 22, 2005
  10. enigmatic LIA 2, Released February 16, 2007
  11. Collection Album , Released October 17, 2007
  12. enigmatic LIA 3 -worldwide collection-, Released April 1, 2009
  13. enigmatic LIA 4 -Anthemical Keyworlds- & -Anthemnia L's core-, Released June 22, 2011

    Other songs