Lisa Fischer is an American R&B singer best known for her abilities in the whistle register and her 1991 hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain".
Fischer was born in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Before pursuing a solo career, she accompanied R&B singer Luther Vandross on several of his tours and also provided backing vocals for artists including Billy Greene and Melba Moore.
She reached her career peak when she released 1991's "How Can I Ease the Pain" from her only album So Intense, which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1992. Fischer vanished in the mid 1990s from mainstream attention.
She is currently a session vocalist for both Atlantic Records and GRP Records and has toured as a backup vocalist with the Rolling Stones for the past ten years. She has also toured as a backup vocalist with Tina Turner.
