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* Hi no Ataru Basho (1998)
* Believe (1999)
* Believe (1999)
* Wasurenai Hibi (1999)
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* Hoshizora no Live STAR PACKAGE "II & III" (2006)
* Hoshizora no Live STAR PACKAGE "II & III" (2006)
* THE TOUR OF MISIA 2007 - ASCENSION (2007)
* THE TOUR OF MISIA 2007 - ASCENSION (2007)
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Revision as of 07:34, 13 July 2008

Misia (Misaki Ito) was born 7 July 7, 1978, in Fukuoka and is an R&B singer who debuted in 1998 with the song Tsutsumikomu Youni. Misia is said to have a voice range that spans five octaves, and she is able to vocalize sounds that are too high for the human ear. Wanting to become a singer from an early age, Ito won a contest in Fukuoka. While at school, she she sang and played the trumpet. She began training trainers in gospel and R&B, but failed her auditions at high school. Although Ito was accepted into Seinan Gakuin University, she decided to pursue a music career instead. In 1997, after being turned down by a number of record compnakies, Ito passed a BMG Japan audition. This led to her first single, Tsutsumikomu Youni, which went to number eleven in the charts. Her second single, Hi no Ataru Basho" was used in the soundtrack of the movie 'hood. Her first album Mother Father Brother Sister went to number one and sold over a million copies in a few days. The single I miss you ~Toki wo Koete~ was recorded with Dreams Come True and Masato Nakamura wrote the music with Misia supplying the lyrics. The single Kokoro Hitotsu was used as the theme song to the movie Dragon Head, and a number of Ito’s songs have been used as themes for games. Ito is unusual in that she has never performed on TV music shows in Japan. In 2007, she announced that she would be leaviing avex trax to return to her former record label, BMG Japan.


Discography

Singles

  • Tsutsumi Komu Yuni (1998)
  • Hi no Ataru Basho (1998)
  • Believe (1999)
  • Wasurenai Hibi (1999)
  • Sweetness (1999)
  • Escape (2000)
  • Everything (2000)
  • Misia + DCT: I miss you ~Toki wo Koete~ (2001)
  • Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story (2002)
  • Nemurenu Yoru wa Kimi no Sei (2002)
  • Back Blocks (2002)
  • Kokoro Hitotsu (2003)
  • In My Soul / Snow Song From Mars & Roses (2003)
  • Namae no Nai Sora wo Miagete (2004)
  • Luv Parade / Color of Life (2006)
  • Sea of Dreams (2006)
  • ANY LOVE (2007)


Albums

  • Mother Father Brother Sister (1998)
  • The Glory Day (1998)
  • Misia Remix 1999 (1999)Love Is The Message (2000)
  • Misia Remix 2000 Little Tokyo (2000)
  • Marvelous (2001)
  • Misia Remix 2002 World Peace (2001)
  • Misia Greatest Hits (2002)
  • Kiss In The Sky (2002)
  • Misia Remix 2003 Kiss In The Sky – Non Stop Mix (2003)
  • Hoshizora no Live – Best Of Acoustic Ballade (2003)
  • Misia Single Collection -5th Anniversary (2003)
  • Mars & Roses (2004)
  • Singer For Singer (2004)
  • Misia Love & Ballads -The Best Ballade Collection- (2004)
  • Ascension (2007)


Videos and DVD's

  • MISIA COLLECTION MUSIC CLIP SINCE 1998 (2001)
  • THE TOUR OF MISIA 2002 (2002)
  • The Tour of MISIA 2003 Kiss in the Sky In Sapporo Dome (2003)
  • THE TOUR OF MISIA 2004 MARS & ROSES (2004)
  • Hoshizora no Live II - Acoustic Live in Okinawa (2004)
  • MISIA MY MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS (2004)
  • THE TOUR OF MISIA 2001 (2005)
  • LOVE IS THE MESSAGE - THE TOUR OF MISIA 1999-2000 (2005)
  • THE SINGER SHOW - THE TOUR OF MISIA 2005 (with CD - regular edition) (2005)
  • THE SINGER SHOW - THE TOUR OF MISIA 2005 (with CD - limited edition) (2005)
  • Hoshizora no Live III - Music is a joy forever (2006)
  • Hoshizora no Live STAR PACKAGE "II & III" (2006)
  • THE TOUR OF MISIA 2007 - ASCENSION (2007)

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