Artist Profile
MARISA
Originally from Spain. Born and raised between Brazilian father and Japanese mother. Started dancing in her early childhood. She moved to Japan at the age of 17, kept dancing while dreaming of being a musical dancer. But a traffic accident took her dream away. After a while, a close friend suggested her to participate a Gospel Workshop together, this wonderful encounter with Gospel music changed her life. Started joining various Gospel choirs. Had an opportunity to be a very first Japanese soloist at "Music & Arts Love Fellowship Conference" in America hosted by Edwin & Walter Hawkins in 2002. Now she's been working as a minister and a Choir Director at Shalom Church Shinjuku Tokyo. Started her career as a solo artist in 2012, the very first album "I CHOOSE TO LIVE" was released next year. She's been energetically doing concerts and workshops all over Japan since then. She also launched Shalom Gospel Ministry, planning and working on workshops, concerts and various events of foreign or domestic Gospel Artists such as Butch Heyward, Gary Hines(Sounds Of Blackness), Claude McKnight(TAKE6).