Eri Kawai (河井 英里 Kawai Eri, born 河井 英理 Kawai Eri) (May 8, 1965 – August 4, 2008) was a female Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan. She had graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and both composed and sung 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]
And she also sang the song "Almateria" from the anime and game Tales of Symphonia as well as tracks for Aria (see List of Aria soundtracks)