Elaiza Ikeda (池田エライザ), known simply as ELAIZA, was born April 16th, 1996 in Japan to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother of Spanish descent.

She originally debuted as a model in 2009 and later debuted on the small screen 2014. In 2021, she made her official singing career debuting the song “Close to you” for her debut album titled 失楽園 (Lost in Paradise).