[1] She spent the first five years of her life in Papua New Guinea, before moving to Kobe in Japan.

[1] She participated in the MTV Star Tour, and started performing lives in the Kansai area from 2006 onwards.

[4] In 2007, Emi Maria released her first EP, Between the Music on Freest Inc., a label she had created for herself.

[5] She debuted as a major label artist in 2009, with the release of a digital single "One Way Love" under Victor Entertainment.

"Luv Is..." was a song Emi Maria performed with R&B singer Jay'ed, which features on his top 10 album Musication.