Lia (born December 20; also stylized in

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as LIA) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Lia recorded "

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" for Key's 2000

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'' 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 ''

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'' and its 2008 anime adaptation, ''

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'', the 2005 adult visual novel '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life'', as well as the opening themes for Key's original anime series ''

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'' in 2010 and ''

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'' in 2015. Her other songs used in anime include ''

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'' and '' Initial D Fourth Stage''. In 2012, the

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software IA was released, which sampled Lia's voice and earned a large fanbase.

Career

Lia graduated from the

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. 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 "

" at

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. Lia was a member of Japanese techno/trance music production group

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from 2001 to 2003, where she performed "Disintegration" in the '' Disintegration'' compilation album. She signed with Key Sounds Label in 2001, and

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in 2004. Lia produced four albums in the

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genre; these albums have her name in all capital letters. Lia performed the opening and ending themes of two of Key's

s—'' Air'' and '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life''—as well as the opening themes for Key's two original anime series—''

'' and ''

''. She performed the theme song for the

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'' entitled "The Force of Love". Lia has also performed some

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songs for the anime series '' Initial D Fourth Stage'' entitled "All Around" and "Sky High" under the Avex Trax label. To celebrate her 20th anniversary as an artist, she released a compilation album titled ''Lia 20th Best'' on November 25, 2020.

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. She has been living in

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since 2014.

Discography

Singles

#" Natsukage / Nostalgia" (December 24, 2001) #"Shift: Sedai no Mukō" (December 29, 2001) #"I'm Feeling" (July 1, 2003) – Analog single #" Birthday Song, Requiem" (June 25, 2004) #" Spica/Hanabi/Moon" (June 25, 2004) #"Kimi no Yoin: Tōi no Sora no Shita de" (March 24, 2005) #" Tori no Uta / Farewell Song" (May 23, 2006) – Analog single #*Opening/ending themes of '' Air'' #"Pride: Try to Fight!" (June 21, 2006) #*The title song was used as an ending theme of '' Crash B-Daman'' #"Over the Future" (November 22, 2006) #*"Over the Future" was used as an ending theme of '' Crash B-Daman'' #"Doll / Human" (January 30, 2008) – Single with Aoi Tada #54 on Oricon #*"Doll" and "Human" were used as ending themes for '' Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-'' #" Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" (November 14, 2008) #13 on Oricon #*Opening/ending themes of the ''

'' anime series #" My Soul, Your Beats! / Brave Song" (May 26, 2010) – Single with Aoi Tada #3 on Oricon #*Performed "My Soul, Your Beats!", which was used as the opening theme to the ''

'' anime series #"Ashita Tenki ni Naare" (July 21, 2010) #*Title song was used as the first ending theme for '' Daimajin Kanon'' and "Aruite Kaerō" was used for the second ending theme #"Kizunairo" (October 27, 2010) #6 on Oricon #*Opening theme for the ''

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'' anime series #"Justitia" #*Opening theme for the ''

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'' anime series #"Daze / Days" (June 18, 2014) #*Performed "Days", which was used as the ending theme for the '' Mekakucity Actors'' anime series #" Heartily Song" (April 1, 2015) #*Opening theme for the '' Angel Beats! -1st beat-'' visual novel #" Bravely You / Yakeochinai Tsubasa" (August 26, 2015) – Single with Aoi Tada #4 on Oricon #*Performed "Bravely You", which was used as the opening theme to the ''

'' anime series

Albums

Original albums

#''Prismatic'', Released June 25, 2004 #''Colors of life'', Released May 25, 2005 #''Gift'', Released December 29, 2005 #''Dearly'', Released November 1, 2006 #''Collection Album Vol.1 iamond Days', Released September 19, 2007 #''Collection Album Vol.2 rystal Voice', Released October 17, 2007 #''New Moon'', Released September 2, 2008 #''Key+Lia Best 2001–2010'', Released June 24, 2011

Happy hardcore albums

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

Other songs

*"Akai Yakusoku" (''

'' visual novel ending theme) *"Aozora" (''Air'' insert song) *"All Around" / "Sky High" ('' Initial D 4th Stage'' insert songs) *"Ana" (''

'' insert song) *"Yakusoku" ('' Clannad film'' image song) *"Light colors" (Opening theme of '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life'') *"Life is like a Melody" (Ending theme of ''Tomoyo After'') *"Last regrets -acoustic version-" (featured on the '' Kanon'' arrange album '' Recollections'') *"The Force of Love" (Theme song for MMORPG ''

'') *"Girls Can Rock" / "Feel Like A Girl" ('' School Rumble: Second Term'' insert songs) *"Horizon" (featured in ''Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED'', produced by Kosuke Saito aka kors k) *"Saya's Song" ('' Little Busters! Ecstasy'' insert song) *"Tazunebito" (''

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'' opening theme) *"Hoshikuzu no Kizuna" (''Hoshiuta: Starlight Serenade'' opening theme) *"Mado Kara Mieru" ('' Calling All Dawns'') *"Asu ni Mukatte, Get Dream!" ('' Crash B-Daman'' first ending theme) *"I scream Chocolatl" (Team Nekokan feat. Lia, ''

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'' fourth ending theme)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lia Anime musicians Avex Group artists Living people New-age musicians Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Japanese women singers