Elaiza

1. Elaiza Ikeda (池田エライザ) was born April 16, 1996 in Japan to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother of Spanish descent. She originally debuted as a model in 2009 and later debuted on the small screen 2014. In 2021, she made her official singing career debuting the song “Close to you” for her debut album titled 失楽園 (Lost in Paradise). 2. Elaiza - pronounced Ela-i-sa - that's singer-songwriter-pianist Ela, accordionist Yvonne Grünwald and contrabassist Natalie Plöger.