Elisa hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is now a resident of Henderson, Nevada where she lives with her husband Michael Dease and daughter Olivia. Not only is she a singer/songwriter...she is also a proud wife and mother-two extremely important jobs that she wouldn't trade for anything in the world. Not to mention, she has two great dogs- Ella "Bella" and "Mama" Mia!
When she's not performing live in Las Vegas promoting her newest album "Labor Of Love" which consists of 9 of her original songs and 1 cover of "All The Way"...she is busy singing back up vocals with one of her favorite artists and mentors-Prince.
You may remember Elisa from her days as a “Pop Diva”! After winning Star Search in 1985, she went on to release three albums with Chrysalis Records which charted her on Billboard with a #1 Dance hit "Who Found Who" and in the Top 40 (#26) with "On The Way Up". She also had a lot of success with the beautiful ballad "Forgive Me For Dreaming" which went to #1 at many of the radio stations across the U.S. Elisa has worked with some of the best names in the music business: Prince, Jellybean Benitez, Savage Garden, Dave Koz, La Toya Jackson, Belinda Carlisle, David Cassidy and Billie Myers just to name drop a few. She also received the award for “Best New Artist” at the Tokyo Music Festival in Japan in 1989. In 2002 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, Elisa was chosen as the opening act for the late great Nina Simone.
Her perfect pitch and ability to sing many different styles of music has given her the opportunity to sing on many commercials and jingles including: CBS, Planet Reebok, Hawaiian Punch, Dunkin Hines, Fox TV, Aquafresh and many others. Her versatility as a singer songwriter led her to a collaboration with Producer Chuck Murphy and she recorded a Country album entitled "Light That Shines" with her married "country" name E.J. Dease.
Coming from a very musical family...her mother Betty was a singer and her father Alexander is a Classical pianist that studied with the late Vladimir Horowitz. He has been a Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia (her home town) for the past 40 years. Elisa started her career at age 11 when she got her first paying gig (earning $50) singing at a club. She went on to performing on a local television show that featured young talent...got an agent in New York...and ended up on Broadway at the tender age of 15!
"Music is who I am. I am happiest when I open my mouth and sing. I credit my parents for their devotion to me and my career. Without them there to guide me and help me pursue my dreams, none of it would have been possible. I love you mom and dad and appreciate all you did for me when I was growing up. Now that I am a mother myself, I can see more than ever how much you sacrificed for me."
My last name in Italian means "Little Flower"...
I wrote a song called "Little Flower" that will be one of the songs
on my new album that I am currently working on called "Storybook".
You will hear it on this page and a small clip of it on the home page.
The song is a true reflection of my life.
The lyric is very personal to what has happened in my life and in my career over the years.
"Little flower keep on growing...open up your petals longer than before...don't be afraid not anymore. Kiss the morning and all of it's tears. You're only beginning, to swallow your fears."
Thank u for stopping by and for supporting me and my music.
Without God giving me this gift...
I could not have bloomed into the Little Flower that I have bloomed into.
So thank you God-over and over again for the gift.
