Lissa Gray lived in Winchester for the first five years of her life before moving to London where she attended Sutton High School, on leaving school she entered the Guildhall School of Music on a scholarship where she studied singing, piano and ballet. After leaving college Lissa started work touring for 6 months in a musical where she understudied the lead before returning to London to work as a session singer and a choral member of various choirs. Lissa booked recording session groups for some years both singing and conducting and then moved to the BBC singers for a year.

Lissa left in order to concentrate on her solo career. Recitals for Radio 3 and programmes such as ‘Friday Night is Music Night’, where she was guest artist, together with opera and oratario work followed.

Lissa travelled widely singing in Hong Kong, West Indies, Russia as well as Europe, working with various opera companies and as a recitalist. Now married with two children, she teaches in Hampshire and in London.

Lissa is the Director of ‘Hampshire Children’s Choir’ and ‘The Boys Choir’ and she founded ‘The National Children’s Choir’ in 1998.