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Eri Hiramatsu
12+ albums
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Eri Hiramatsu (平松愛理 , March 8, 1964- ) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer. While working as a solo singer, she has also written music for other artists. She is best known for writing, composing, and producing the vast majority of her work. Hiramatsu was born in the Hyogo Prefecture, and began taking music lessons with an electronic organ from the age of three, then learning piano from the age of four. She has commented that she began to take an interest in singing from the age of 10, influenced by her older brother who was an avid fan of The Carpenters and other western artists. It was in junior high school that she began to experiment with composing her own music on the piano, and in high school Hiramatsu joined as the lead vocalist of the all-girls band "Wipe Out". Soon after performing at a school festival with a song that Hiramatsu wrote and composed, her parents stopped opposing her band activities and instead encouraged a career in music. In 1982, Hiramatsu joined a band under the name "ERI & WONDERLAST", but in 1986 the band activities ended after graduation. Hiramatsu moved to Tokyo alone in order to work on her music, working part-time while writing music and applying to various record companies as a solo artist. On February 1st 1989, Hiramatsu debuted under the Pony Canyon label with the song Seishun no Album (青春のアルバム, "Youth Album"), later following it up with her debut album, TREASURE. Hiramatsu continued making music under the Pony Canyon, releas
