In the Hawaiian language, Leo means voice and la means sun. And "the voice of the sun" is the meaning of her name.
She gave herself this name with the desire to "Always be gentle yet sometimes powerful like the sun shining down to turn the hearts of listeners into clear blue skies. I want to become the sun in your heart".

She once advanced to the semifinals in a large audition but was not selected.
Afterward, by confronting her own musicality, she gradually developed a unique music concept, and made her major debut in 2016 with the single "Rainbow".

Immediately after that, she made a surprise appearance in Fuji TV network Monday 9 p.m. drama "Love Song", and her fame skyrocketed.
Later, her 2nd single "Let it fly", which is one of her signature songs, was selected as the song for the 1st and 3rd round of the new Autumn / Winter TV commercials for Samantha Thavasa's 2016 featuring Miranda Kerr, and Leola's singing voice spread throughout Japan.

Her 3rd single "I & I" was selected as the ending song for the anime "The Great Passage" aired on Fuji TV "NoitaminA" as well as the commercial song for Sony's "High-Resolution Wireless Headphones", and she received high praise from various fields.

In June 2017, she released her first double A-side single "Koiseyo Watashi. / Mr.Right", and in July of the same year, she released her first full album "Hello! My name is Leola.".
She held her solo live show "Leola 1st Oneman Live 'Hello! My name is Leola.'" in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka with the album. Then, she held additional shows in five more cities, including Nagoya.

In February 2018, she released her 5th single "Puzzle" (for the movie "Our Blue Moment"), which is her first movie theme song, and in August of the same year, she released her first solo mini album "LOVE, LIFE & LAUGHTER".

In 2019, she released her highly anticipated 2nd album "Things change but not all", and held her 2nd tour "Leola Live Tour 2019 'HANGRY!?'", which included 24 shows in 22 cities, for about three months starting in June.

In 2021, marking the 5th anniversary of her debut, she took on a completely new challenge by releasing the camping video "LaLa_Camp" on her YouTube channel.

"GIFT" released in 2022 was selected as the theme song for the 38th National Urban Greening Fair Kumamoto "Kumamoto Hanahaku".

In 2023, she participated in stage plays and dramas, which were new challenges for her. In March, she appeared in the stage play "LIAR GAME murder mystery", and in August, she appeared in the stage play "Another Cheat".
She also appeared in episode 4 of Fuji TV network Friday 10 p.m. drama "My Lawyer is Not So Easy".

From 2024, she started to serve as the main MC for a TKU information & variety show that has been running for 39 years.
She also served as the cheering ambassador for "Roasso Kumamoto", a professional football club based in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, which belongs to the Japan Professional Football League (J League).
In 2026, she will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut as a singer-songwriter.

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