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ANRI Profile and Facts

ANRI Profile and Facts

ANRI is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer currently under IVY Records. She released her first single “Olivia wo kikinagara” on November 5, 1978.

Stage Name: ANRI (杏里)
Birth Name: Kawashima Eiko (川嶋栄子)
Birthday: August 31, 1961
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Height: 168 cm (5’6″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
Website: anri-music.com
YouTube: ANRI 杏里 Official
Twitter: 1105_anri
Instagram: anri1105
Facebook: ANRI
TikTok: anri_official.tiktok

ANRI Facts:
– She was born in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan.
– Her debut song was written by Amii Ozaki.
– Her song “Cat’s Eye” was used as the first opening for the anime Cat’s Eye. It was one of the first J-Pop songs used as an anime theme song. She later performed it in 2017 live at the opening of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice.
– She has released collaboration singles with Oda Tetsuro and Amano Hiroyuki in the past.
– Her hit songs “Summer Candles” and “Dolphin Ring” became standard songs played at Japanese weddings and receptions.
– She had many highly successful tours, one with an audience of almost 100,000.
– She sang the folklore song “Furusato” at the 1998 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies.
– In 2002, she collaborated with jazz fusion guitarist Lee Ritenour, who produced her LP “Smooth Jam – Quiet Storm”.
– Her genres are many City Pop and R&B.
– Her music has been sampled by many artists of the vaporwave and future funk genres.
– Her album “Timely!!” was a collaboration with Toshiki Kadomatsu, and the album is considered one of her best. The LP sold 314,000 copies, and the cassette tape sold 196,000 copies.
– All songs on her album “Trouble in Paradise” were arranged by Akira Inoue.
– The song “Trouble in Paradise” from the same album was created by people such as the songwriter duo Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken.

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