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Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko, born 31 August 1961), known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, originating from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]

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Anri
杏里
Born	Kawashima Eiko (川島 栄子) (1961-08-31) 31 August 1961 (age 61) Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[1]
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Musical career
Genres	Japanese pop, city pop
Years active	1978–present
Musical artist

Biography

Her debut release was the 1978 Oribia o Kikinagara (While Listening to Olivia),[1][3][4] written by Amii Ozaki. Her song "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme for the eponymous 1983 anime series Cat's Eye[3][5][6] and debuted as No. 1 on Countdown Japan. It spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Oricon chart.[7] It was one of the first J-pop songs used as an anime theme song. In 2017, she performed this song live at the opening of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice amongst others.[8]

Another one of her hits from 1983 was "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ("I Can't Stop the Loneliness").[4][6][9][10] Both songs appeared on the 1983 album Timely!!. She also appeared at the Red and White New Year's Music Special at the end of that same year, performing "Cat's Eye".

Other hit songs include Summer Candles and Dolphin Ring, both of which became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Anri's albums were bestsellers. She has had highly successful tours—one with an attendance of almost 100,000—and toured Hawaii for the first time in 1987. She sang the closing theme for the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano.[2] In 2002, she began collaborating with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour, who produced her 2002 LP Smooth Jam – Quiet Storm.[2]

With the renewed popularity of city pop, and her songs having been sampled by many new artists of the vaporwave and future funk genres, Anri has also enjoyed new popularity outside of Japan.[2]

Discography

Live Concerts

Year	Title	Details
1984	ANRI in Concert	Released: 1984 Formats: Laserdisc VHS
1987	Anri: Live in Budokan	Formats: Laserdisc VHS
1988	Anri: Hiroshima Peace Concert	Formats: Laserdisc VHS
1989	Anri: Concert in Hawaii	Formats: VHS

Albums

Year	Album name	Label
1978	Apricot Jam	For Life Records
1979	Feelin'
1981	哀しみの孔雀 (Sad Peacock)
1982	Heaven Beach
	Last Summer Whisper
1983	Bi・Ki・Ni
	Timely!!
1984	Coool
1985	Wave
1986	Mystique
	Trouble in Paradise
1987	Summer Farewells
1988	Boogie Woogie Mainland
1990	Circuit of Rainbow
	Mind Cruisin'
1991	Neutral
1992	Moana Lani
1993	1/2 & 1/2
1995	Opus 21 (cover album)
1996	Angel Whisper
1997	Twin Soul
1998	Moonlit Summer Tales
1999	Ever Blue
2000	The Beach House
2001	My Music	Dolphin Hearts
2002	Smooth Jam: Aspasia (cover album)
	Smooth Jam: Quiet Storm (cover album)
2003	R134 Ocean Delights (cover album)	For Life Records
2005	Sol	Columbia Music Entertainment
2007	Tears of Anri (cover album)	Universal Music Japan
2008	Tears of Anri 2 (cover album)
2009	Anri Again – Best of Myself (cover album)
2013	Surf City -Coool Breeze- (cover album)	Ivy Records
2014	Surf & Tears (cover album)
2015	Smooth & Groove
2016	Melodies: Smooth & Groove
2017	Fun Time (Live)
2018	ANRI

Compilations

Year	Album Name	Label
1980	Anri the Best	For Life Records
1982	Amazing American ~ I Love Popping World, Anri ~
1986	ザ・杏里
1987	Meditation
1988	My Favorite Songs
1991	My Favorite Songs 2
1994	16th Summer Breeze
	16th Summer Breeze ORIGINAL KARAOKE
2000	Anri the Best
2007	a day in the summer The Best from "16th Summer Breeze" and "OPUS 21"
2011	Heart to Heart 〜with you〜	Warner Music Japan

References

External links

• Anri discography at Discogs
• Official website Official Website.

На других языках

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- [en] Anri

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[es] Anri

Anri (杏里 en japonés, nacida el 31 de agosto de 1961 como Kawashima Eiko) es una cantautora de pop japonesa, originaria de la ciudad de Yamato, prefectura de Kanagawa, Japón.[1]

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[ru] Анри (певица)

Анри (яп. 杏里, настоящее имя Эйко Кавасима (яп. 川嶋 栄子 Кавасима Эйко), род. 31 августа 1961) — японская певица и автор песен.

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