Lia (Japanese singer)

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Lia (Japanese singer)

Role / Field:

Japanese singer-songwriter known for theme songs in anime and visual novels.

Born:

1981-12-20

Century / Era:

1981s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Lia (born December 20; also stylized in all caps as LIA) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Lia recorded "Tori no Uta" for Key's 2000 visual novel Air, which was reused in its 2005 anime adaptation and became influential in popular culture. She additionally recorded two other tracks for the visual novel, which were commercially successful. Lia has continued to work with Key by performing songs for their 2004 visual novel Clannad and its 2008 anime adaptation, Clannad After Story, the 2005 adult visual novel Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life, as well as the opening themes for Key's original anime series Angel Beats! in 2010 and Charlotte in 2015.

Career & Major Achievements

Her other songs used in anime include RF Online and Initial D Fourth Stage. In 2012, the Vocaloid software IA was released, which sampled Lia's voice and earned a large fanbase. 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.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

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 to 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!

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1981 (1981-12-20): Birth of Lia (Japanese singer) — Japanese singer-songwriter known for theme songs in anime and visual novels.
2. 2000: 2000 Milestone — Lia recorded "Tori no Uta" for Key's 2000 visual novel Air, which was reused in its 2005 anime adaptation and became influential in popular culture.
3. 2001: 2001 Milestone — Lia was a member of Japanese techno/trance music production group I've Sound from 2001 to 2003, where she performed "Disintegration" in the Disintegration compilation album.
4. 2004: 2004 Milestone — Lia has continued to work with Key by performing songs for their 2004 visual novel Clannad and its 2008 anime adaptation, Clannad After Story, the 2005 adult visual novel Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life, as well as the opening themes for Key's original anime series Angel Beats!
5. 2012: 2012 Milestone — In 2012, the Vocaloid software IA was released, which sampled Lia's voice and earned a large fanbase.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Lia (Japanese singer)

True or False: “Lia's first recorded song, "Tori no Uta," was written for the 2010 anime series Angel Beats!”

Answer (FALSE ❌): The song "Tori no Uta" was originally recorded for Key's 2000 visual novel Air.

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