Eri Sugai


Eri Sugai was a Japanese vocalist, composer and arranger. She has been compared to Enya 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.
  1. Horizon
  2. Honen Bushi
  3. Konjaku Monogatari
  4. Aqua
  5. A Lullaby of Takeda
  6. First Love
  7. Mai
  8. Rakuen
  9. A Song of Birth
  10. China Rose

    Kaori

Released April 12, 2005 by Pacific Moon.
  1. Voyage to Asia
  2. Iroha Song
  3. Breath of Earth
  4. Teinsagu nu Hana
  5. Silence
  6. Etenraku
  7. Eternal Prayer
  8. Ancient City
  9. Kunino Sazuchi
  10. Fragrance
  11. Voyage to Asia

    Air

A collaboration with Stella Mirus. Released August 19, 2000 by Pacific Garden.
  1. Air
  2. Gymnopédies No.1
  3. In Your Arms
  4. Sonata Für Klavier Nr.14
  5. Aquamarin
  6. Stẽlla
  7. Siciliana
  8. Tableaux d'une exposition
  9. Silent Love

    Stẽlla Mirus II

  10. Sunshine Filtering through Foliage
  11. Adagio
  12. Cuckoo
  13. Menuett BWV Anh.114〜BWV115
  14. Pray
  15. Die Moldau
  16. A Drop of a Moonlit Night
  17. Kanon
  18. Toy's Night
  19. A Star Clock
  20. Pure

    Kokoro No Niwa

  21. Genji Millennia Story
  22. Into a Sleep
  23. Heart of Earth
  24. Far an Away Journey
  25. Juvenile Mind
  26. Miracle of Time
  27. Beginning
  28. Spirit of Forest
  29. Mirage
  30. Tapestry

    Stẽlla Mirus III

  31. Share Pain
  32. Our Music
  33. With a Wish
  34. Pray In The Night
  35. Shooting Star
  36. Arcadia
  37. AOZORA
  38. Sound Of Music
  39. My Favorite Things
  40. Space
  41. 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.