Lisa Ono, born on July 29, 1962, in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Brazilian-Japanese
bossa nova singer. At age 10, she moved to Tokyo with her family and spent half
of each year in Japan and the other half in Rio de Janeiro. Influenced by her
father, who owned a club and was Baden Powell's agent, Lisa began singing and
playing guitar at 15. Her professional debut as a bossa nova singer came in
1989. In 1991, her album Nanã won the "Grand Prix Gold Disk Award for Jazz" in
Japan. Notable collaborations include performances with Antônio Carlos Jobim and
João Donato. Lisa Ono has released ...