Lisa Ono

Brazilian-Japanese bossa nova singer who has has released 22 albums, and performed with Tom Jobim and João Donato in Brazil, in addition to many other performances with top musicians around the world. She sings in Portuguese, Japanese and English. Her 1999 album Dream sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan and since then she has established a determined position in the Japanese Bossa Nova community.

She moved with her family to Tokyo at the age of 10. From that time on she spent half of every year in Japan and half in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although she lived in Brazil for only a short time, she was turned into a type of "MPB (Brazilian popular music) ambassador" in Japan, influenced by her father, who owned a club while living in Brazil.

Lisa Ono began singing and playing the guitar at age 15 and her debut as a professional Bossa Nova singer was in 1989. Her natural voice, rhythmic guitar playing, and her charming smile led her to a huge success and popularised Bossa Nova in Japan. She has performed enthusiastically in New York City, Brazil and Asian countries.