✿ Experience the return of the “Queen of Bossa Nova” to the Esplanade Concert Hall this August.
After Japanese-Brazilian singer Lisa Ono (小野リサ )’s sold-out show in Singapore back to 2024, her new album titled "Sue Ann — Homage to Antonio Carlos Jobim" is set to be released as a tribute to the creator of bossa nova.
Her performances at major venues worldwide have been praised as “healing & power” (SBS Australia). “You could be pretty confident you were hearing the best Bossa nova of our time,” said ABC Australia after a concert at Sydney Opera House.
This evening, join us to enjoy Lisa’s latest album in a live program of timeless love and new standard of power, from one of the most amazing women of our time.
✿ Who is Lisa Ono?
Lisa Ono began singing and playing the guitar at age 15, debuting as a professional Bossa Nova singer in 1989. Her natural voice, rhythmic guitar playing and her charming smile led her to huge success and popularised Bossa Nova in Asia. Lisa Ono has performed with many acclaimed musicians such as the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim and the Jazz Samba giant Joao Donato. Lisa has been performing enthusiastically in New York, Brazil and across Asia. Lisa Ono's album Dream (1999), sold more than two hundred thousand copies in Japan, and since then she has established a more determined position in the Japanese Bossa Nova community. Her top hits include Fly me to the Moon, Weiny Weiny, La Vie En Rose, Samba de Verão and more.