was a Japanese vocalist, composer and arranger. She has been compared to

Enya Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...

in that she "multitracked her voice into angelic choruses, soaring over spare but emotional arrangements", She lent her talents to more than 1,000 television commercials, and produced five solo albums, in addition to one under the name of Stella Mirus and two with her husband, Itaru Watanabe, from 2000 until her death. In 2017, Universal Japan released her album, Skip!, recorded in 1986, a 10-track album of 'Light Mellow' music. There is also an edition called Skip! +4 which contains four bonus tracks.

Discography

Mai

Released January 9, 2001 by Pacific Moon. #Horizon #Honen Bushi (ft. Anna Sato) #Konjaku Monogatari
Stories, modern and ancient
#Aqua #A Lullaby of Takeda #First Love #Mai #Rakuen #A Song of Birth #China Rose

Kaori

Released April 12, 2005 by Pacific Moon. #Voyage to Asia #Iroha Song #Breath of Earth # Teinsagu nu Hana #Silence #

Etenraku is a Japanese gagaku melody and dance. It is usually played with a hichiriki or ryūteki, and is accompanied by other traditional instruments such as the shō, koto and kakko. History The origin of Etenraku is not fully known. There are theo ...

#Eternal Prayer #Ancient City #Kunino Sazuchi #Fragrance #Voyage to Asia ( A Cappella Version)

Air

A collaboration with Stella Mirus. Released August 19, 2000 by Pacific Garden. #Air (For The G String) (

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

) #Gymnopédies No.1 (

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an un ...

) #In Your Arms #Sonata Für Klavier Nr.14 (

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

) #Aquamarin #Stẽlla #Siciliana (

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

) #Tableaux d'une exposition ( Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky) #Silent Love

Stẽlla Mirus II

#Sunshine Filtering through Foliage #Adagio (

Tomaso Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (8 June 1671 – 17 January 1751) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas. While famous in his day as an opera comp ...

) #Cuckoo #Menuett BWV Anh.114〜BWV115 (

) #Pray #Die Moldau (

Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana ( , ; 2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival." He has been regarded i ...

) #A Drop of a Moonlit Night #Kanon (

Johann Pachelbel Johann Pachelbel (baptised – buried 9 March 1706; also Bachelbel) was a German composer, organist, and teacher who brought the south German organ schools to their peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contrib ...

) #Toy's Night #A Star Clock #Pure

Kokoro No Niwa

#Genji Millennia Story #Into a Sleep #Heart of Earth #Far an Away Journey #Juvenile Mind #Miracle of Time #Beginning #Spirit of Forest #Mirage #Tapestry

Stẽlla Mirus III

#Share Pain #Our Music (Eri Ver.) #With a Wish #Pray In The Night #Shooting Star #Arcadia #AOZORA #Sound Of Music (The Sound Of Music) #My Favorite Things #Space #Under a Quiet Wave

Collaborations

She also released two albums with her husband Itaru Watanabe, entitled "Erital Christmas" in 2008 and "Erital Pops" in 2016.

Death

She died on 21 December 2016 after being diagnosed with, and receiving treatment for,

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. A number of types of panc ...

References

External links

Eri Sugai Official WebsitePacific Moon
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sugai, Eri 1961 births 2016 deaths Japanese composers Japanese women composers Japanese women singers Japanese music arrangers Deaths from pancreatic cancer