Background
Born Alisa Noelle Girard to Karen and Christian music pioneer, Chuck Girard of Lovesong, she grew up in San Fernando Valley, California.
Born Alisa Noelle Girard to Karen and Christian music pioneer, Chuck Girard of Lovesong, she grew up in San Fernando Valley, California.
She studied gymnastics and piano at a young age.
She is known for being in the all female group ZOEgirl. She has had a string of top ten radio singles, four studio releases, and received the Dove Award from being with ZOEgirl. Early years
Childers was very athletic, and was the captain of her high school cheerleading squad and softball team
At the age of 21, she moved to New York and ran a youth center in southeast Manhattan.
ZOEgirl
Alisa left New York and moved back to California, where she was contacted by a family friend about starting a group upon return. After a few months, Alisa agreed to pursue the idea.
She was introduced to Kristin Swinford-Schweain and the two began composing songs. A few months later, Chrissy Conway-Katina joined the group.
In 1999, ZOEgirl was signed to Sparrow Records and became one of the fastest-selling debut artist in the record label’s history.
While with ZOEgirl, Alisa wrote the singles "I Believe", "Unchangeable", and "Scream". She toured with many artists including Newsboys, TobyMac, Avalon, Jump5, and Natalie Grant. In 2011, she joined former bandmates Schweain and Katina for a ZOEgirl reunion interview on the Brian Mason Show in Nashville.
The group later announced their reunion in 2013 to record a lullaby album, though nothing has materialized as of yet.
Solo career
ZOEgirl stayed together for seven years. At the end of 2006, Alisa started a solo career.
Her self-titled album was released on December 1, 2007 under Vintage Street Music. She has finished writing and recording her sophomore effort, Plastic Guns, as of 2009 but has never released the project
Four songs from the album, "All Because You Love Maine So", "Go Down Fighting", "From California", and "Plastic Guns" are available on her website as free downloads.
In mid-2012, Childers began work on new material. In mid-2013, she released two new songs, "The Love of Jesus Christ" and "Until the Storm Blows By", as free downloads online. In late 2015, she provided lead vocals on the song "Ever With Us", which was featured on Grace Chapel Worship"s Christmas European Parliament Songs of the Incarnation: Ever With United States
Girard
Girard is currently inactive.