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

  1. Sunshine Filtering through Foliage
  2. Adagio
  3. Cuckoo
  4. Menuett BWV Anh.114〜BWV115
  5. Pray
  6. Die Moldau
  7. A Drop of a Moonlit Night
  8. Kanon
  9. Toy's Night
  10. A Star Clock
  11. Pure

Kokoro No Niwa

  1. Genji Millennia Story
  2. Into a Sleep
  3. Heart of Earth
  4. Far an Away Journey
  5. Juvenile Mind
  6. Miracle of Time
  7. Beginning
  8. Spirit of Forest
  9. Mirage
  10. Tapestry

Stẽlla Mirus III

  1. Share Pain
  2. Our Music
  3. With a Wish
  4. Pray In The Night
  5. Shooting Star
  6. Arcadia
  7. AOZORA
  8. Sound Of Music
  9. My Favorite Things
  10. Space
  11. 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.