Lia (singer)

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 Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life—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.

Singles

1. "Natsukage / Nostalgia" (December 24, 2001)
2. "Shift: Sedai no Mukō" (December 29, 2001)
3. "I'm Feeling" (July 1, 2003) - Analog single
4. "Birthday Song, Requiem" (June 25, 2004)
5. "Spica/Hanabi/Moon" (June 25, 2004)
6. "Kimi no Yoin: Tōi no Sora no Shita de" (March 24, 2005)
7. "Tori no Uta / Farewell Song" (May 23, 2006) - Analog single
8. Opening/ending themes of Air
9. "Pride: Try to Fight!" (June 21, 2006)
10. The title song was used as an ending theme of Crash B-Daman
11. "Over the Future" (November 22, 2006)
12. "Over the Future" was used as an ending theme of Crash B-Daman
13. "Doll / Human" (January 30, 2008) - 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" (November 14, 2008) #13 on Oricon
16. Opening/ending themes of the Clannad After Story anime series
17. "My Soul, Your Beats! / Brave Song" (May 26, 2010) - 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" (July 21, 2010)
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" (October 27, 2010) #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" (June 18, 2014)
26. Performed "Days", which was used as the ending theme for the Mekakucity Actors anime series
27. "Heartily Song" (April 1, 2015)
28. Opening theme for the Angel Beats! -1st beat- visual novel
29. "Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa" (August 26, 2015) - Single with Aoi Tada #4 on Oricon
30. Performed "Bravely You", which was used as the opening theme to the Charlotte anime series

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 [Diamond Days], Released September 19, 2007
6. Collection Album Vol.2 [Crystal Voice], Released October 17, 2007
7. New Moon, Released September 2, 2008
8. Key+Lia Best 2001-2010, Released June 24, 2011

Happy hardcore albums

1. enigmatic LIA, Released September 22, 2005
2. enigmatic LIA 2, Released February 16, 2007
3. Collection Album [Spectrum Rays], Released October 17, 2007
4. enigmatic LIA 3 -worldwide collection-, Released April 1, 2009
5. enigmatic LIA 4 -Anthemical Keyworlds- & -Anthemnia L's core-, Released June 22, 2011

Other songs