Lia

Lia is a Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan, born in 1981. She works mainly in J-pop, and her recordings also span trance, techno and happy hardcore. She is associated with Veil and I’ve.

Career

Lia is best known for songs used in the visual novel AIR, including Natsukage, Tori no Uta and Farewell song. Her music also appears in other Studio Key visual novels, including Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~, Clannad, Clannad Afterstory and Angel Beats, through collaborations with Jun Maeda.

Her voice and music also appear in games and anime such as Beatmania IIDX, RFOnline and Gunslinger Girl.

Recordings and releases

Lia begins her recording career with I’ve Sound, appearing on I've Girls Compilation vol. 2 verge with a short version of Tori no Uta. She then releases her first single with I’ve, SHIFT -sedai no mukou-, followed by her final song with the label, Disintegration, which appears on the compilation of the same name.

During a two-year transition to Queen's Label, she appears on several happy hardcore and trance compilations. The LIA albums are among these releases. Her debut solo album on Queen's Label is prismatic.

She later releases three more albums: Colors of Life, gift and dearly. Colors of Life and gift show a classical side to her work, with music by Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Compilation box set

In 2007, Lia releases the box set Lia & LIA COLLECTION ALBUM-Special Limited BOX-. It includes three volumes: Diamond Days, Crystal Voice and SPECTRUM RAYS. Diamond Days and Crystal Voice collect much of her work from I’ve Sound, including Light Colors, Tori no Uta and Farewell Song, along with other songs. SPECTRUM RAYS focuses on her trance material and includes remixes of earlier songs such as Tori no Uta.