Nobuo Ariga

Japanese singer-songwriter (1964–2023)

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Nobuo Ariga

Born	(1964-10-14)14 October 1964 Tokyo, Japan
Died	27 February 2023(2023-02-27) (aged 58) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Hiroo Ariga

Nobuo Ariga (Japanese: 有賀啓雄; 14 October 1964 – 27 February 2023), also known as Hiroo Ariga (Japanese: 有賀啓夫) in his early years of career, was a Japanese singer-songwriter, bassist, arranger and record producer.

Life and career

Born in Tokyo, while studying at the Nihon University College of Art, Ariga co-founded the band VIZION [ja], in which he performed as a bassist.^[1] After the band disbanded, he was part of the Shinji Harada's supporting band Crisis.^[1] In 1987, he made his debut as singer-songwriter, with the single "Ameiro no Boku to Kimi".^[2] He also worked as a producer and arranger, collaborating among others with Hiroko Yakushimaru, Fumiya Fujii, and Misato Watanabe.^[1]^[2] In 2020, after collaborating with the band as a producer since 2007, he joined the group SANISAI [ja] as a bassist.^[3]

Diagnosed with end-stage prostate cancer in the summer of 2022, Ariga died on 27 February 2023, at the age of 58.^[1]^[4]

Discography

Albums

1987 - Sherbet (32FD-1059)
1992 - umbrella (FHCF-2005)
1993 - Innocent Days (FHCF-2101)
2006 - GOLDEN☆BEST (BVCK-38117)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "シンガー・ソングライター有賀啓雄さん死去 58歳前立腺がんで闘病渡辺美里、藤井フミヤらに楽曲提供". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "ベーシストの有賀啓雄さんが死去５８歳前立腺がんで闘病藤井フミヤらに楽曲提供". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "【訃報】SANISAIの有賀啓雄さんが58歳で…以前から病気療養中も". TV Asahi (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
^ "訃報：井口洋さん 80歳＝奈良女子大名誉教授、元副学長、日本近世文学専攻／奈良". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.