Elisa Fiorillo

Elisa Fiorillo (born 28 February 1969, Philadelphia) is an American singer.

Fiorillo was born into a musical family, one of four children; her father, a classical pianist, studied with Vladimir Horowitz. She is of German, Italian, Irish and Cherokee descent. She is married to Michael Dease.

At the age of fifteen, Fiorillo won the 1985 Star Search talent show. In 1987, she was signed to Chrysalis Records. She first performed the song "Jackie" on the Summer School soundtrack and caught the eye of John "Jellybean" Benitez who asked her to be the lead vocalist on two songs on his 1987 album Just Visiting This Planet. One of the songs, "Who Found Who", was a hit worldwide reaching the Top 20 in many countries in addition to being a great club success. At the same time, Fiorillo released her self-titled debut album that she promoted with the help of the pop single "How Can I Forget You"; this did not achieve the same success.

She released her second album I Am in 1990 recorded at Prince's Paisley Park recording studio after she had contributed, as a backing vocalist, to the soundtracks of Graffiti Bridge and Batman. Several songs from the album were produced and written by Prince. The album included the single "On The Way Up", which was a Top 30 hit in the U.S. and Top 20 in Australia. Fiorillo also appeared on Prince's album Diamonds And Pearls being the backing vocalist on two songs.

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