Elisa C. Martin (born 3 August 1972) is a Spanish singer. She has served as a vocalist in several European

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contra ...

bands, including

Dark Moor Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker. Afterwards, the ...

Dreamaker Dreamaker was a Spanish power metal band, formed by three former Dark Moor members, following the band's split. Biography Dreamaker begun when vocalist Elisa Martin, guitarist Albert Maroto and drummer Jorge Sáez left Dark Moor, in 2003, due to ...

, and

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Career

Elisa started singing in metal bands when she was only 12 years old. She formed a few Spanish bands: Necrópolis, Five Cross and Sabatan, which she recorded two E.P's for in 1994, but the band split up and Elisa entered

. With Dark Moor she recorded two demos until 1997, when the band signed a contract with the Spanish label ‘Arise Records’ and recorded their first album '' Shadowland''. In 1998 the second album ''

The Hall of the Olden Dreams Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which three members left the band to form their own project, Dreamaker. Afterwards, the ...

'' was released and in the same year she recorded an EP ''

The Fall of Melnibone ''The Fall of Melnibone'' is an EP released by Spanish power metal band Dark Moor Dark Moor is a Spanish symphonic power metal band from Madrid. Formed in 1993, they produced three full-length albums before undergoing a line-up change in which ...

'', which features unpublished songs, covers from other bands and bonus tracks from Japan. In 2002, she recorded a new CD called ''

The Gates of Oblivion ''The Gates of Oblivion'' is the third full-length album of the Spanish power metal band Dark Moor, released March 31, 2002 on Arise Records. It's also the last album with singer Elisa C. Martín. This album had the collaboration of the Valcavas ...

'' and a few months later she joined the young French band

as their special guest in their debut album. Elisa accepted their offer to join the band and in 2003 she recorded her first album with ‘Fairyland’ called '' Of Wars in Osyrhia'', published for the French label ‘NTS’. Elisa came back to Spain and recorded the E.P '' Between Light and Darkness'' with Dark Moor. It was the last album she would record with Dark Moor before the band split up. Subsequently, three of Dark Moor's ex-members formed her recent band called

, which she recorded the albums called ''Human Device'' (2004) and ''Enclosed'' (2005) with. Dreamaker officially split up in 2011. Since mid-2007, she has been with another power metal band called Hamka, with whom Elisa has released two albums. In 2018, Elisa published her autobiography, "My life: from delinquency to heavy metal", written in Spanish. At present she is a Vocal Coach in

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Private life

In 2021 she announced that she and her partner of ten years were going to be mothers.

References

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