Elisa Cariera
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Elisa Cariera (born Elisa Francis Cariera on June 16, 1978 in Orlando, Florida) nicknamed "Princess" is an American singer, songwriter and best known as a member of the 90's English girlband Solid HarmoniE.
Elisa joined Solid HarmoniE in 1997 was the only American member of the group. The group started out as an opening act for the Backstreet Boys but eventually went on to do their own shows. They toured Europe and Asia - their album went gold [1], winning thousands of fans worldwide with their music. The group eventually split in 1999.
Biography
Elisa was born and grew up in Orlando, Florida. Her parents Tom and Deborah owns an Italian restaurant in Florida and she has two sibblings Leslie and Tommy. Elisa was a very athletic person from her childhood, she was the part of the cheerleading squad in her high school days. Elisa went to the Dr.Phillips High School in Florida.
Music career
Elisa joined Solid HarmoniE in 1997 when Melissa and Beki were in America with their manager and producer. The two met Elisa in her father's restaurant. Elisa was asked to sing a few lines before Beki and Melissa realized she was the girl they needed. As they went back to UK Mariama rejoined the group and they were a four members girlband. The group experienced its major success during the period between 1997 to 1999 before splitting up. Mariama left to join the R & B group Honeyz, and Melissa left for a solo career.
Beki and Elisa decided to stick with Solid HarmoniE, and returned to America. The two soon picked up a new Member, Jenilca Giusti after an audition and soon started recording for a new album. Their new album were more of R&B pattern rather than their previous pop/dance scheme of Solid HarmoniE from the girlband era. The new Solid harmoniE trio was on the cover of TeenFaces Magazine on its October 2000 issue. However, their new album was never released as they couldn't come to an agreement with their record label, or find a new one once they were with out a label.However, their new album was never released as they couldn't come to an agreement with their record label, or find a new one once they were with out a label. Sometimes in 2003, the new version of Solid HarmoniE was also broken and Elisa decided to try out for a solo career. She's been working on her debut solo album and trying to get a record deal.
In all these years Elisa seem to have changed a great deal in her musical focus as well as attitude. Her new records concentrate more towards the rock genre, completely different from her teen-pop Solid HarmoniE days. She has also made a major change in her appearance from the girlband days. Elisa has written or co-written some of the new songs for her debut solo album.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart | Cover |
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| Albums with Solid HarmoniE | |||
| 1998 | Solid HarmoniE |
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| Singles with Solid HarmoniE | |||
| 1997 | "I'll Be There For You" | ||
| 1998 | "I Want You To Want Me" | ||
| 1998 | "I Wanna Love You" | ||
| 1998 | "To Love Once Again" |
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| Singles Solo (Unreleased) | |||
| 2003 | "Spit Me Out" | ||
| 2003 | "Can You Hear Me Now" | ||
| 2003 | "Happy Alone" | ||
| 2003 | "Give Away" | ||
| 2003 | "I Didn't Know Love" | ||
Personal life
Elisa likes playing with her dogs named Harmony and Solid. She also enjoys shopping and painting. Her favorite food is pizza and lasagna. Elisa is know as the most sensitive person among her friends. She also had a teddy bear named "Butter Bear" since she was a little girl. During her tour to Europe she's carried Butter Bear in all the places they went to. She likes listening to Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Backstreet Boys. Her favorite song is "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain and her favorite movies are Beauty and the Beast, and Liar Liar. She is a huge fan of Leonardo Di Caprio. As a child she loved listening to New Kids On The Block and Debbie Gibson. Elisa shares her birthday on June 16 with her grandmother who lives in Michigan.
During her Solid HarmoniE days when they used to tour with Backstreet boys and NSync as their opening acts, Elisa said she used to get along with Backstreet Boy Nick Carter the most since the two were the closest in age. "They're all cool, but I get on with Nick best because we're the closest in age and I like Nintendo, too!" [14] according to Elisa in an interview during 1998. Elisa's favorite brand of perfume is Anais Anais. Elisa was a terrible driver as a teenager. "I'm a terrible driver. Mariama is always going on about how I nearly killed her three times!" [15] said Elisa about her driving. She also had orthodontic braces as a teenager and had the messiest room during their tours.
References
- ^ NVPI.nl Certification Solid HarmoniE. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ a b Zobbel.de UK Chart log. Retrieved: Oct 22, 2006
- ^ a b c Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 database. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 3, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I'll Be There For You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "I'll Be There For You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 12, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ FinnishCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Want You To Want Me" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 30, 1998. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Wanna Love You" page. Retrieved: Nov 3, 2006
- ^ Unofficially Elisa Cariera Biography. Retrieved: November 5, 2006
- ^ Solid Harmonie page Biography Elisa. Retrieved: November 5, 2006