Eri Kawai

Eri Kawai
河井 英里
Born(1965-05-08)May 8, 1965
Tokyo, Japan
DiedAugust 4, 2008(2008-08-04) (aged 43)
OccupationSinger

Eri Kawai (河井 英里, Kawai Eri, May 8, 1965 – August 4, 2008) was a Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and both composed and sang not only classic but also pop and world music. She was also friends with well-known video game composer Yasunori Mitsuda and had collaborated with him on some of his works. She died on August 4, 2008, at age 43 after being hospitalized as the result of liver cancer.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Eri Kawai's official website" (in Japanese). Goo Company. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (August 5, 2008). "Aria, Utawarerumono Singer-Songwriter Eri Kawai Dies". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "Eri Kawai Dead (Singer, Composer)" (in Japanese). Jiji. August 6, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2008.