Japanese bossa nova singer Lisa Ono will celebrate the New Year with a concert for fans in Shenzhen. Besides her popular hits, including “La Vie En Rose,” the singer-song writer will perform songs such as “Danny Boy” and “Take Me Home Country Roads.”

Born in Brazil, Ono started singing and playing guitar at 15 years old under the influence of her father, who owned a club while living in Sao Paulo. Since then, she has been performing in the United States, Brazil and Asian countries.

Her natural voice, rhythmic guitar playing and charming smile made her a huge success and popularized bossa nova, a genre of Brazilian music, in Japan. In 1991 her album “Nana” won the Grand Prix Gold Disk Award for Jazz in Japan. The 1999 album “Dream” sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan, and since then she has established a determined position in the Japanese bossa nova community.

Ono’s voice is famously soothing and her records were introduced to the Chinese mainland in 2004, immediately becoming popular among affluent urbanites and music enthusiasts. Every year, Ono tours China, giving sold-out shows.

She has performed with many top musicians such as Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Donato, and has been performing in destinations like New York City, Brazil and across Asia. Her appearances in Japan include concerts at the Blue Note Tokyo with Toninho Horta and Emilio Santiago.

In 2012, Ono served on the judge’s panel for the first season of the Chinese singing elimination show “Asian Wave,” which was broadcast on Dragon Television in Shanghai.

Time: 8 p.m., Jan. 1

Tickets: 480-2,180 yuan

Booking: 400-185-8666

Venue: Nanshan Culture & Sports Center, 62 Nantou Street, Nanshan District (南山区南头街62号南山文体中心剧院)

Metro: Line 2 or 11 to Taoyuan Station (桃园站), Exit B

(SD News)