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| name = Misia

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| birth_name = Misaki Itō

*[[Toshinobu Kubota]]}}

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Misia came to prominence following the release of her debut album, ''[[Mother Father Brother Sister]]'' (1998), which became the seventh best-selling Japanese debut album of all time, earning her two [[Japan Gold Disc Award]]s and one [[Japan Record Award]]. In 2000, Misia released her sophomore album, ''[[Love Is the Message (Misia album)|Love Is the Message]]'', which earned her another Japan Gold Disc Award and Japan Record Award. Her third studio album, ''[[Marvelous (Misia album)|Marvelous]]'' (2001), spawned her first number-one single on the [[Oricon]] singles chart, "[[Everything (Misia song)|Everything]]". The song became one of the [[List of best-selling singles in Japan|best-selling singles of all time in Japan]], and is the third best-selling physical single by a Japanese solo female artist of all time.

In 2001, Misia and her management, Rhythmedia, signed a recording contract with [[Avex Group|Avex]] and formed their own label, Rhythmedia Tribe. Her first album under Rhythmedia Tribe, ''[[Kiss in the Sky]]'', became Misia's fourth consecutive number-one album on the Oricon albums chart. In doing so, Misia became the fourth solo female artist with the longest streak of number-one albums since their debut. Following a series of successful records, including ''[[Mars & Roses]]'', ''[[Singer for Singer]]'' and ''[[Ascension (Misia album)|Ascension]]'', Misia returned to her former record label, BMG Japan. After [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]'s acquisition of BMG Japan, Misia relocated to the Sony subsidiary, [[Ariola Japan]].

 

 

== Biography ==

Misia was born on July 7, 1978, to parents who were both doctors. ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' reported in 2002 that her real name was '''Misaki Ito''' ({{nihongo2|伊藤美咲}}, ''Ito Misaki'') though her official site lists only her stage name.<ref name="BusinessWeek">{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2002-07-07/misia|title=Misia: Recording Artist, Japan|publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]|date=July 7, 2002|access-date=October 12, 2018|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Her father loved [[jazz]], and her mother loved Western music. Originally both her parents studied [[vocal music]].

 

 

She gradually came to want to leave Tsushima, where she was not able to get enough information about music, and wanted to take voice lessons in earnest in Fukuoka. Subsequently, she left her home and moved to Fukuoka with her elder sister where she attended high school. During junior high and high school she sang and played the trumpet in the brass band club.<ref name="BusinessWeek" />

The single "[[Namae no Nai Sora o Miagete]]", released on July 7, 2004, was used as the theme song for the drama ''Tenka''. "Tobikata o Wasureta Chiisana Tori" is used as the theme song of the [[PlayStation 2]] [[role-playing]] game ''[[Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'' and also appears within the game as an orchestral arrangement. Also, "[[Sea of Dreams: Tokyo DisneySea 5th Anniversary Theme Song|Sea of Dreams]]" was used as the [[Tokyo DisneySea]] 5th Anniversary theme song.

 

 

=== Return to BMG Japan: 2007–present ===

Misia put out three new releases from April to June 2008: ''[[Yes Forever]]'' in April, "[[Yakusoku no Tsubasa]]" in May, and ''[[Decimo X Anniversario de Misia: The Tour of Misia 2008 Eighth World + The Best DJ Remixes]]'' in June.

 

 

She wrapped up ''The Tour of Misia Discothèque Asia'' in early March, a tour that brought her to Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai and opened her eyes to the different responses of crowds as she noted "In Japan, it is like people are melting into one group in their excitement, but in Singapore young couples started to kiss. I often see Japanese couples hand-in-hand, but it is rare to see them showing they love each other in front of others."

In 2012, Misia was invited to perform at the opening ceremonies of the 100th anniversary of the [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2012/03/01/peak-bloom-and-centennial-plans-announced/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308002645/http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/2012/03/01/peak-bloom-and-centennial-plans-announced/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2012|title=Peak Bloom Update and Centennial Plans Announced!|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012|publisher=[[National Cherry Blossom Festival]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/international/update/0326/TKY201203260152.html|title=全米桜祭りにＭＩＳＩＡさんら 復興支援に感謝|date=March 26, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkei.com/news/category/article/g=96958A9C93819695E0E4E2E29C8DE0E4E2E1E0E2E3E09180E2E2E2E2;at=ALL|title=ワシントンで桜祭り 植樹100年式典にＭＩＳＩＡさんら参加 |work=[[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]]|date=March 26, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ann>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-03-22/misia-to-perform-at-the-opening-ceremony-of-national-cherry-blossom-festival-as-cool-japan-messenger|title=Misia to Perform At The Opening Ceremony of National Cherry Blossom Festival As Cool Japan Messenger|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref> where she sang her songs "[[Everything (Misia song)|Everything]]", "[[Ashita e]]", and a medley of "[[Maware Maware]]" and "[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]".<ref name=mjp>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/14453/misia-successfully-performing-first-american-concert/|title=MISIA Successfully Performing First American Concert!|publisher=Music Japan Plus|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000078222&p=0|title=MISIA、支援への感謝を歌に込めアメリカ初ライヴ|publisher=Barks.jp|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=941137|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712150838/http://music.jp.msn.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=941137|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=MISIA、米ワシントン「桜祭り」に出演 震災支援への感謝の意と歌声を届ける|publisher=[[MSN.com]]|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref> Misia stated that she hoped that her appearance at the concert would re-invigorate the bond between the U.S. and Japan to help with the reconstruction from the 2011 earthquake.<ref name=ann /><ref name=mjp /> Misia performed at the [[63rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] in a live broadcast from [[Namibia]]'s [[Namib Desert]] singing "Everything" and "Ashita e".

 

 

In 2020, Misia made another international appearance on the [[Singer 2020|eighth season]] of [[Hunan TV]]'s reality singing competition ''[[I Am a Singer (Chinese TV series)|Singer]]'', along with four previously contested singers from seasons four to six, and along with new singers [[Mao Buyi]] and [[Zhou Shen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.8world.com/entertainment/music/article/jamhsiao-1015061|title=《歌手2020》阵容曝光 萧敬腾惊喜回归|website=8世界|date=January 3, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> Misia made it to the finals aired April 24.

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