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Eri Kawai
Person · female · Japan · Tokyo · born 1965 · died 2008 · recording since 1993
Japanese singer-songwriter (1965-2008)
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Also known as Eri Kawai · Erie · エリ · 河井英理 · 河井英里
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: シャ・リオン
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2000s
Biography
English biography85 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371027619
Biography
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.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 20:57
1キストゥリナ1:522にわか雨6:053青に捧げる4:264川下り4:535Moon 〜静かの海〜3:412001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 27:58
1サンクチュアリー（アカペラ）2:382シャ・リオン4:323エーデシュ ラーニュ4:344オーマイグローリー5:345スカボロフェアー3:556サンクチュアリー2:447プレィヤー4:01アニメヒーリングシリーズ animage ~NEW ANIMATION SONGS~
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:10:26
1残酷な天使のテーゼ5:312おジャ魔女カーニバル!!4:543輝け!!ダグオン6:164約束はいらない4:215H.T2:026デリケートに好きして4:057RHYTHM EMOTION4:498笑顔に会いたい5:259絶対運命黙示録5:0810only one, No.14:5911恋しさとせつなさと心強さと6:4212サクラサク3:2613Get along4:1114FRUITS CANDY3:5615君をのせて4:412005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 30:08
1キリテは燃えているか？4:252風の約束～花片の行方4:523瑠璃の森3:204蒼穹5:275月の調べに2:026邂逅～闇の帷2:587祈りの樹2:118希望の名は4:532008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:47
1風の道へ5:322時の汽車4:463川下り5:014キストゥリナ1:535ほんのひとしずくの水5:016青に捧げる4:287MOON〜静かの海〜3:438空色になる4:389にわか雨6:0810おやすみ2:4111ほんのひとしずくの水（ライブ）5:1912空色になる（デモ）4:372008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:16
1バルカローレ -独唱-1:462満月のドルチェ4:033ウンディーネ -造語詞Ver.-5:474夕凪2:555コッコロ -オルガンVer.-2:196サンタクロウスの空4:017ルーミス エテルネ4:388Second Season 〜希望〜2:319ARIA2:5010水の鏡4:5411たんぽぽ水車4:0612SUNFLOWER4:4213満月のドルチェ -Live Ver.-4:5014コッコロ -Live Ver.-3:1815バルカローレ -Live Ver.-5:0116サンタクロウスの空 -Live Ver.-6:352009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:03:43
Disc 11Dawn5:472茉莉花慕情5:213この道2:544ジムノペディ4:025海3:496約束の日曜日3:047Silent Night3:098竹田の子守唄4:009シャ・リオン3:5810Amazing Grace3:2311雨の日に想う事2:3912ゆりかごの歌3:4913憧れ7:25Disc 21祝祭2:312海まで歩く4:033花の夢4:314I Wish Your Happiness4:555オヨーダイ3:456愛の巡礼5:187おきあげのうた4:568森に眠る4:429帰り道4:1110Besame Mucho2:5511胡蝶2:3012荒城の月4:5113日曜日4:1214朧月夜4:5415空中書4:5016昔の歌5:0317望み2:16
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | シャ・リオンSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:181シャ・リオン4:50 2Campos Neutros4:28 | 18 June 1993 | ||
| 1996 | 「ワーズワースの冒険」～ シャ・リオンSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 19:211シャ・リオン4:49 2シャ・リオン(インストゥルメンタル・ヴァージョン)4:49 3カンポス・ネオトゥロス4:30 4カンポス・ネオトゥロス(インストゥルメンタル・ヴァージョン)4:28 5シャ・リオン(オープニング-テレビサイズ・ヴァージョン)0:24 6シャ・リオン(オープニング-テレビサイズ・ヴァージョン／効果音入り)0:21 | 17 May 1996 | ||
| 2006 | まどろみの輪廻Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 20:331まどろみの輪廻5:12 2千の海を越えて5:06 3まどろみの輪廻 <off vocal>5:12 4千の海を越えて <off vocal>5:03 | 7 June 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ALMATERIA～Vocal Mix～ / 願いSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:071ALMATERIA~Vocal Mix~5:00 2願い4:35 3ALMATERIA (instrumental)4:59 4願い (instrumental)4:33 | 8 June 2007 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Eri Kawai head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/69a5f935-8175-4f80-bbfa-744f017ef27cdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/69a5f935-8175-4f80-bbfa-744f017ef27ccore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287000genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287000seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eri_Kawaibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eri_Kawai
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q287000 · MusicBrainz: 69a5f935-8175-4f80-bbfa-744f017ef27c
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