) is an Italian singer and vocalist. She gained popularity with the release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

is an anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...

 and the subsequent original soundtrack, written by composer Yoko Kanno

Yoko Kanno

is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...

.

Graziano started playing violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 and singing at a very young age. In 1997 she first joined Italy's female pop group, Salsaruba. She has since participated in several projects of various artists in Italy including the album, FLUX, with DJ Miele (Stefano Miele) in 2002.

After her studies in a painting school, she took an opportunity to leave Italy for London.

Few months later, she performed the words and vocals with Kanno for the Wolf's Rain

Wolf's Rain

is an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves...

 O.S.T. track 14 Valse de la Lune. She also appears on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

is an anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...

O.S.T. 2 (I Can't Be Cool, I Do).

In 2003 she joined the live band called Rainbow 4et, with Francesco Forni on guitar, Sergio Quagliarella on drums, and Fulvio di Nocera on upright bass.

Recent work includes performing songs for the new release of Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 3 (featuring Christmas in the Silent Forest, Dew). Graziano has also performed songs for the recent 2005 Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty...

soundtrack, Tank! THE! BEST!.

She is currently working on a solo project in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 where she resides.

Featured Discography

(see links for complete discography)

• Napple Tale Illustrated Guide to the Monsters / Yoko Kanno
  Yoko Kanno
  is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements...
  
   (2000 - vocals)
• FLUX / DJ Miele (2002 - vocals)
• Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack Vol. 1 / Yoko Kanno (2003 - Vocals)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T / Yoko Kanno (2003 - vocals)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T 2 / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T + / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)
• Wolf's Rain Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)
• Cowboy Bebop Tank! THE! BEST! / Yoko Kanno (2004 - vocals)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T 3 / Yoko Kanno (2005 - vocals)
• Ashura-jou no Hitomi O.S.T / Yoko Kanno (2005 - vocals)
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society O.S.T / Yoko Kanno (2006 - vocals)
• Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci
  Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci
  Yoko Kanno produce Cyber Bicci is a compilation album of Japanese composer Yoko Kanno and Italian vocalist Ilaria Graziano under her stage name ILA. The album includes their collaborated works for anime soundtracks, along with two new tracks....
  
  / Yoko Kanno (2011 - vocals) as ILA

External links

• Official Myspace site