Elizabeth Sakura Narita (成田 エリザベス 桜, Narita Erizabesu Sakura^?) (born 26 October 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-Colombian singer and producer better known as just LISA. In 1999 she formed together with Verbal and Taku Takahashi the Japanese urban contemporary group m-flo. The group signed a record deal with the avex group's imprint Rhythm Zone and released their debut EP, "the tripod e.p.", on 7 July 1999. The group released 5 albums, 1 EP and 11 singles before LISA left m-flo in the spring of 2002, citing artistic differences. She has since resumed a solo career on Rhythm Zone, with limited success. She rejoined the band for a collaboration, "TRIPOD BABY", on their album BEAT SPACE NINE in 2005. "TRIPOD BABY" was also remixed by m-flo the same year to be used as a promotional song for the video game Shadow the Hedgehog. LISA frequently writes, produces and records with other Japanese artists such as Kumi Koda, Heartsdales and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. She lists Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer and Aaliyah as some of her favourite artists, and Cyndi Lauper, Madonna and Whitney Houston as some of her influences. Her hobbies are music and drawing, and she claims to be a good volleyball player. View of Tokyos Shibuya district Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized downtown area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the early 1980s. ... J-Pop is a form of Japanese pop music. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Rhythm Zone is a label in the avex records group which releases all kinds of contemporary Japanese music. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... m-flo is a Japanese rap group. ... Rhythm Zone is a label in the avex records group which releases all kinds of contemporary Japanese music. ... Shadow the Hedgehog is a video game starring an antihero of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Shadow the Hedgehog. ... // Biography Kumi Koda (倖田 來未 Kōda Kumi; real name: 神田 來未子 Kōda Kumiko, born November 13, 1982 in Kyoto, Japan), is a Japanese solo R&B & pop singer and also the older sister of Misono Koda from the J-Pop band day after tomorrow. ... Heartsdales is a Japanese hip-hop group composed of two sisters, Yumi and Emi, known by their stage names Rum and Jewels, respectively. ... In 1985, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ) was started by Asa-Chang, starting with a Ska sound unlike that of the main scene, owing to a group of more than 10 people who charged out from Tokyos underground scene and showed innovation that the Japanese music scene was aroused... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American pop, R&B, Soprano soul/gospel singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer and actress. ... Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born Donna Andrea Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. // Career... Aaliyah on the cover of her most successful album, One in a Million. ... Cyndi Lauper CD single Stay Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), better known as Cyndi Lauper, is a singer whose melodic voice and wild costumes have come to epitomize the 1980s, the decade in which she first came to fame. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world. ...

Discography

For releases as a member of m-flo, please see the article on m-flo. m-flo is a Japanese rap group. ...

Singles and EPs

1. "move on" — #7
2. "BABIRON no Kiseki" (バビロンの奇跡, Babylon miracle^?) — #31
3. "I'm all you" — #26
4. "Superstar" — #127
5. "Flower For The Lion e.p. ~Peace in Love~" — #135
6. "My Dearest" — #90
7. "SWITCH/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU" — #43
8. "So Beautiful" — #156
9. "Only if ~Diamonds in the Snow e.p.~" — #133
10. "I, Rhythm" — #94

// Information SWITCH was the opening theme for the CapCom game Crimson Tears. ...

Albums

1. JUICY MUSIC — #5
2. GRATITUDE — #18
3. Melody Circus — #71
4. Kaze no Ongaku ~radiating from an N.G.O.~ (かぜのおんがく, music of the wind^?)
5. GOD SISTA

References

• LISA official web site - Biography