Lisa was born Pranpriya Manobal on March 27, 1997 in Buriram Province, Thailand. later legally changing her name to Lalisa, meaning the one being praised. An only child, she was raised by her Thai mother, Chitthip Brüschweiler, and Swiss stepfather and chef Marco Brüschweiler. In 2010, at age 13, Lisa auditioned to join South Korean record label YG Entertainment in Thailand. She gained an interest in the K-pop industry in her childhood, admiring artists such as BigBang and 2NE1, and aspired to follow a similar path. Among the 4,000 applicants, she was the only individual to qualify, which prompted then- CEO Yang Hyun-suk into offering Lisa a chance to become a YG Entertainment trainee. She officially joined the label as its first non-ethnically Korean trainee on April 11. Lisa collaborated with French record producer DJ Snake, Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion on the
moombahton and Latin trap song SG. Lisa began teasing new music on June 6 by creating a new TikTok account and posting a video paired with a teaser snippet, which led her to set a Guinness World Record by gaining a million followers in just two hours and 18 minutes. She officially released the single Rockstar through Lloud and RCA on June 28. On August 16, Lisa released her follow-up single New Woman featuring Spanish singer Rosalía. Lisa performed a medley of New Woman and Rockstar at
the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, which marked her debut major performance as a solo artist and made her the first K-pop soloist in history to perform on the show.
Four: Lalisa
Lalisa is the debut solo single by Thai rapper and singer Lisa, a member of South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released by YG Entertainment on September 10, 2021 as the lead single from her debut single album of the same name. It has garnered over 700M views on it’s Official Music Video on YouTube and over 500M streams on spotify. Written and produced by long-time YG collaborator Teddy, along with Bekuh Boom and 24, Lalisa is characterized as a dynamic hip hop track taking influence
from Thai culture.
FYI
- Lisa became the most-followed K-pop idol on Instagram in April 2019, with 17.4 million followers at the time, and later became the first K-pop idol to surpass 50 million Instagram followers in April 2021.
- Lisa was awarded two Guinness World Records in 2023 for the achievements, in addition to a third for becoming the most followed K-pop artist on Instagram.
Three: Rockstar
Released through Lloud and RCA Records on June 28, 2024 is Rockstar. It is a hip-hop track with hyperpop beats, it was written by Lisa, Brittany Amaradio, James Essien, Lucy Healey, Ryan Tedder and Sam Homaee while production was handled by the latter two. It marked Lisa first solo single in three years and her first release since departing from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records as a solo artist in 2023. It has garnered over 230M streams on spotify and over 180M views on it’s Official Music Video on YouTube.
Two: New Woman Ft. Rosalía
New Woman is the latest release of rapper and singer Lisa featuring Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on August 16, 2024. It is a pop and electronic track with trap sonorities containing lyrics about rediscovering one’s identity. It has garnered over 118M streams on spotify and over 76M views on it’s Official Music Video on YouTube. The song was produced by Ilya and Max Martin and written by them alongside Lisa, Rosalía, Tove Burman, and Tove Lo.
Awards/Nominations
- In 2020, Lisa was awarded Popular Artist of the Year and Starlight Hall of Fame (Southeast Asia) at the Weibo Sarlight Awards.
- In 2021, Lisa won the Inspirational Role Model for Youth award at the Thailand Master Youth Club, she also won the Worldwide Fans Choice Top 10 at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, the Artist Award –Female Solo Initial Chodong Record Award at the Hanteo Music Awards, The Song of the Year (Overseas)Lalisa, Top 20 Songs of the Year (Overseas) Top 20 Albums of the Year (Overseas) at the Asian Pop Music Awards.
- In 2022, Lisa won Best K-Pop award at the MTV Video Music Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards respectively.
- She won the Mubeat Global Choice Award – Female at the Gaon Chart Music Awards. Lisa also won the Best Newcomer Award at Bravo Otto.
- In 2024, Lisa won Best K-Pop award at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Discography
– Lalisa (2021)
One: Money
Serving as her biggest hit is the song Money, It is a song from her debut single album Lalisa (2021). It was released as the second single from the album on November 9th 2021. It has successfully garnered over 1.2B streams on spotify and over 1B views on its Official Music Video on YouTube. This track is an American rap style track over a laid-back horn beat with boastful lyrics about spending money and being rich. The song marked Lisa final release as a soloist under YG and Interscope, before her departure from the labels in December 2023.
