Lia (singer)

Lia (born December 20) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She has performed various video game and anime theme songs, such as for Key's visual novels, "Air", "Clannad", and "", the opening theme for "Angel Beats!", as well as theme songs for "RF Online" and "Initial D Fourth Stage" under Avex Trax. The Vocaloid IA was recorded with Lia's voice, and was released on January 27, 2012.
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 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 ""—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. 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.