Lola Biographical information Gender Female Age Height Weight Product information Company Zero-G Ltd. Distributor Zero-G Ltd. Crypton Future Media Voice provider Unrevealed [1] Illustrator An unknown photographer #1 stock image Reduced no. ZGV2 Affiliation YAMAHA

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L♀LA was the first female Vocaloid ever released. She was released along with fellow Vocaloid Le♂n.

ConceptEdit

Lola's boxart was standard for her day and rival software package Cantor would later adopt the same boxart style. Lola has since been taken as one of the few "Avatarless" Vocaloids.

EtymologyEdit

While it is unknown why Zero-G choose this name, "Lola" is a Spanish and English name and can be used for both boys and girls (the male version having a different meaning and origin entirely). As a female name its origins is from the name "Dolores", the name "Lola" means "Sorrows".^[2]

Vocaloid ReleasesEdit

• Leon and Lola after heavy vocal cleaning

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Examples of UsageEdit

Lola singing in her raw state - no vocal editing (Vocaloid)

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Existence
	Author(s):	shu-tP
	Category:	Original song, Picture PV
	Featuring:	Lola
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast
Description Arguably Lola's most famous original song.

Be My Baby
	Author(s):	Muzehack
	Category:	Original song, electro
	Featuring:	Lola
	Youtube Broadcast
Description An original song done in electro style with Lola as vocal effects rather then a singer.

DISCON COMMUNICATION
	Author(s):	MyGOD-P
	Category:	Original song, Karaoke PV
	Featuring:	Lola
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast
Description Popular original song

More examples

Bad Guy
	Author(s):	Puffihn
	Category:	Original Song
	Featuring:	Lola
	Youtube Broadcast

Firelies
	Author(s):	Sango312
	Category:	Cover
	Featuring:	Lola
	Youtube Broadcast
Description A cover of Fireflies originally by Owl City.

Show me Love
	Author(s):	Yosshi
	Category:	Original Song
	Featuring:	Lola
	Nicovideo Broadcast  Youtube Broadcast

Music featuring Lola

	Listing of songs
	Notable songs by Vocaloid
	Assorted songs by Vocaloid. Page count ( 7 )
	Albums featuring Vocaloid. Page count ( 2 )

MarketingEdit

Leon and Lola received standard advertisements for their day. They were advertised on the internet and in electronic magazines. At the time this was normal for software synthesizers and there was no Vocaloid fandom to aid with their development. They were aimed at professionals therefore and had no fan input in mind. Their boxart was standard for their day and rival software package Cantor would later adopt the same boxart style.

For a period she, along with Leon and Miriam, were not on sale due to the lack of interest in synthesized voices. This lack of interest was owed to the sudden change in indie music trends. After increased interest began to occur in vocaloids and renewed demand, Zero-G began reselling Lola, Leon and Miriam from their own website via their virtual shop. According to Zero-G, the three may also get a redesign in the future.^[3]

Leon and Lola's boxart is from a stock image. The photographer is unknown but the image is on various stock photo sites. An example of the original is here titled "Profile of woman with finger next to lips" x13037575.

Additional informationEdit

PopularityEdit

As there was not much of a Vocaloid fandom to begin with, most fan responses are relatively late responses to the Vocaloid and came as the result of the popularity of the Vocaloid 2 engine. Lola herself was relatively unknown until interest was sparked by a video related to Leon.

In the Nico Nico Douga International Vocaloid ranking 2010, Lola held the second highest number appearances in the top 30 songs with 5 songs, 3 of which made it into the top 10. The top song of 2010 was also a song that used Lola. She was the only English Vocaloid besides Big Al to have a song where she was the sole English Vocaloid singing in the top 10.

A independent Vocaloid search on Nico Nico Douga revealed that most Vocaloids had less then 1,000 videos uploaded on Nico Nico Douga in between July 1 and December 15 2011. Lola fell into that category.^[4]

It is unknown how many units were sold, but as Kaito was the only commercial Vocaloid failure reported. It is safe to say she sold at least 1,000 units.^[5]

TriviaEdit

• It was Lola and Leon's appearance at the NAMM trade show that would later introduce rival Vocaloid studio PowerFX to the Vocaloid program.^[6]
• Lola, Miriam, and Big Al were slated to be featured in the original soundtrack of freeware RPG "Ad Lucem". The project remains unfinished.^[7]
• Lola users often recommend that it is best to set her gender factor at "56" for best results within her voice.
• Lola's voice provider can be heard here .
• The song, "Beloved Tomboyish Girl" was covered by Lola and posted on Nico Nico Douga on March 3, 2004. This was the first Vocaloid song to be uploaded onto Nico Nico Douga. It was originally removed and then later re-added in 2007.
  • Nico broadcast: [LOLA] *雪ちよちよ* also known as *雪ちゆちゆ
  • Youtube broadcast: [LOLA] *Yuki Chiyo Chiyo* (video down as of May 6, 2013)

Notable for...Edit

• First female vocal ever released
• One of the two first English vocals ever released
• One of the first two Vocaloid voicebanks ever released
• First noted Vocaloid to be used in a film
• One of the two first specialised vocals ever released
• One of the two first Vocaloids ever released
• One of the two first Zero-G Vocaloids released
• One of the first two avatarless Vocaloids produced
• Has the oldest Vocaloid related song on NND

References Edit

External linksEdit

Official :

• Zero-G
• Zero-G Virtual female vocalist

Other :

• Old Engloid Blog Lola (tag search)
• New Engloid Blog Lola (tag search)

Fandom :

• Lola fanart DeviantArt / Pixiv / Piapro
• Lola models on MikuMikuDance wiki
• Lola derivatives on Fanloid wiki

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