Misaki Ito (born July 7, 1978), known by her stage name, MISIA, is Japanese rnb/pop singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and philanthropist. She is one of most successful Japanese recording artists of all time, selling over 30 million records since her 1998 debut. She has released twenty albums, of which eight have reached number one on the Oricon charts. Her song Everything was the best-selling single by a female artist of the last decade.She is one of the top-touring artists in Japan, becoming the first female artist to play all five of Japan's largest stadiums in 2004. Misia is famed for her five-octave vocal range and is widely recognized as the first Japanese R&B superstar.Born and raised in Nagasaki,... read more