1) Elisa (full name: Elisa Toffoli, born 19 December 1977) is an Italian singer and songwriter. She sings in several musical genres that go from pop, rock, to blues and soul.
Born in Monfalcone, in the province of Gorizia (north-eastern Italy), since childhood she expressed a great artistic ability: dancing, painting, reciting and writing stories. Her love for art grew with poems of Rudyard Kipling and the lyrics of Jim Morrison, but the best of her talent is expressed in music. At the age of 11 she wrote her first lyrics and melody.
When she was 17 Elisa signed with Sugar. When she was 18 she left for Berkeley, where with Corrado Rustici (producer of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Francesco De Gregori and Claudio Baglioni) she worked on the songs of the album Pipes and Flowers.
In May 1997 she released the first single, "Sleeping in Your Hand". On 22 September the album Pipes and Flowers, produced by Rustici, which soon went Triple Platinum in Italy. Elisa was the author of all lyrics, written in English, and of the melodies as well.
Three singles from Pipes and Flowers were released: "Sleeping in your hand", Labyrinth and "A Feast for Me". For these just before 1998 Elisa won the Targa Tenco (Tenco Plate), and the Premio Italiano della Musica (Italian Musical Award). She performed excellently live at the Imola Heineken Jammin' Festival and as the special guest in the European tour of Eros Ramazzotti. In October she recorded the single "Cure Me", produced by Darren Allison, which was on the re-release of Pipes and Flowers.
On 5 May 2000 she released the album Asile's World (Asile being Elisa written backwards), anticipated from the single "Gift". The album was produced by Darren Allison, Howie B, Roberto Vernetti, Mauro Malavasi and Leo Z. Two other singles were released from this album: "Happiness Is Home" and the title-track, "Asile's World". Her biggest international hit "Come Speak to Me" is also on the album, as is the Italian translation "Luce (tramonti a nord est)", with which she won the Sanremo Festival in 2001. The English version of the song received high rotation on MTV Europe and the Italian version is a sure success on every live show in her home country.
9 November 2001 saw the release of her third album, Then Comes the Sun with Rustici back as producer/arranger. "Heaven Out of Hell" was the first single. The second single, "Rainbow", released on 22 February 2002, peaked at #5 on the Italian charts.
In 2002, Sugar released an international album entitled Elisa consisting of songs off her three first album. Although the top single "Come Speak to Me" received fair airplay and moderate attention in many European countries, the album failed to establish Elisa as an international artist.
Later in the same year Elisa released the album Lotus, an acoustic album featuring new, stripped-down versions of some of her best songs, as well as a handful of new ones. She also does a cover version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". "Broken" and "Electricity" were original singles from the album.
She sang at the closing of the 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah Olympics after the passing of the Olympic Flag to Italy for the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
In 2003 Elisa released a cover single entitled "Almeno tu nell'universo", originally recorded by Mia Martini in 1989.
On 15 October 2004, her fifth album was released. Produced by Glen Ballard, best known for producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, the album was more rock-influenced and sported more electric guitars then her earlier records. "Together" was the initial single, but the greatest success was the Italian translation of "Life Goes On", entitled "Una poesia anche per te".
After an extensive Italian tour supporting Pearl Days, An album returned in 2005 with the hit single "Swan" for the film Melissa P. In early 2006 she released a self-penned duet with Tina Turner entitled "Teach Me Again", recorded for the film All the Invisible Children. The single was published not only in Italy, but also in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Luxemburg and Spain. On the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Elisa sang her song "Luce". On November 17 will be released "Soundtrack 96-06 - The Best Of Elisa", the first "Best Of" for the Italian singer.
2) ELISA (born 14 April 1989) is a Japanese female singer and model from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She is signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment, not as a singer but as a model. She is also signed to Elite Model Management.
In 2007, Elisa was chosen from a contest of 3,000 participants at Elite Model Look to become a professional model. In the same year, she also signed up a contract to Geneon Universal to be a singer. In October 2007, she debuted with her single "Euphoric Field", which was used as the opening theme song for the anime series Ef: A Tale of Memories.
In 2011, it was announced by her agency that she would be putting her career on hold due to fatigue. Her concert that was scheduled for October 2 of that year at the Tokyo Globe-za theater, as well as all other scheduled concerts and events were cancelled, and her Twitter page was deleted. Despite her hiatus, she released a "best-of" album on June 20, 2012.
In January 2013, Elisa announced that she will resume her singing career under her new label, SME Records. She also opened a new Twitter account. She will release a new single titled "Shout my heart," which will be bundled with the 12th volume of LisAni magazine. In April 2014, Elisa made her U.S. performance debut in Seattle, Washington at Sakura-Con.
3) Elisa was a Swedish 5 piece band, that released two albums: "Det Här Är Bara Början" and "Det Sa Klick".
Hold on for a Minute
Elisa Lyrics
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nevermind all the words unspoken
all the promises that were broken
soon enough they'll be gone
It ain't nothing but a good old
handshake
gotta leave them behind
dark memories
soon enough they'll be gone
you gotta keep it together
they're not doing you a favor
now that you've tasted the flavour
it ain't sweet it's only bitter
you know you gotta try harder
you gotta keep it together
watch it, cause soon they'll be gone
so hold on my friend
stop crying
just know that you can!
don't hold back again
hold on for a minute
hold in a minute
the race will end and
it'll all come up to surface
and the truth will be hot and burning
in your face like the sun
you gotta keep it together
they're not doing you a favor
now that you've tasted the flavour
it ain't sweet it's only bitter
you know you gotta try harder
you gotta keep it together
watch it, cause soon they'll be gone
so hold on my friend
stop crying
just know that you can!
don't hold back again
hold on for a minute
you can!
so hold on my friend
hold for a minute
hold for a minute
hold for a minute
hold for a minute
hold for a minute
hold on, hold on
gotta hold on
gotta hold on
soon they'll be gone
so hold on my friend
stop crying
just know that you can!
don't you hold back again
hold on for a minute
you can!
Elisa's song "Hold on for a Minute" is a song about perseverance through difficult times. The lyrics acknowledge the hardships one may face, their broken promises and unspoken words. However, they encourage the listener not to let these negative aspects hold them back. The song stresses the importance of keeping it together, not relying on anyone else to do you a favor, tasting the bitter flavors of life, and ultimately holding on and not giving up. The lyrics assure the listener that tough times will soon pass, and the truth will come to light. The repetition of "hold on for a minute" serves as a reminder to stay strong and continue pushing through, as things will eventually get better.
Line by Line Meaning
Nevemind if your legs are shaking
It doesn't matter if you are scared, nervous, or anxious.
nevermind all the words unspoken
It's okay if you haven't said everything you need to say.
all the promises that were broken soon enough they'll be gone
Broken promises won't matter anymore in the future.
It ain't nothing but a good old handshake gotta leave them behind dark memories
Let go of bad memories and move forward because they are just memories.
all the bruises you showed nobody soon enough they'll be gone
The physical or emotional pain you experienced will eventually fade away.
you gotta keep it together they're not doing you a favor now that you've tasted the flavour it ain't sweet it's only bitter
Other people don't owe you anything, and life can be tough sometimes.
you know you gotta try harder you gotta keep it together watch it, cause soon they'll be gone
To overcome these struggles, you need to put in effort and be vigilant about your surroundings.
so hold on my friend stop crying just know that you can!
No matter how tough things may seem, you have the strength to get through it.
don't hold back again hold on for a minute hold in a minute
Don't give up or hesitate, stay strong for just a little longer.
the race will end and it'll all come up to surface and the truth will be hot and burning in your face like the sun
Eventually, the situation will resolve itself, and you will have to confront the truth.
you can! so hold on my friend hold for a minute hold for a minute hold for a minute hold for a minute hold for a minute hold on, hold on gotta hold on gotta hold on soon they'll be gone
You have the power to keep going, so don't give up. The difficult times won't last forever, and things will get better soon.
Writer(s): Elisa Toffoli, Keeley Osborn Bumford
Contributed by Cameron G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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