About Nobuo Ariga
Lived 1964 – 2023 (aged 58). Nobuo Ariga was a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer and music arranger.
Nobuo Ariga (; 14 October 1964 – 27 February 2023), also known as Hiroo Ariga 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 , in which he performed as a bassist. He also worked as a producer and arranger, collaborating among others with Hiroko Yakushimaru, Fumiya Fujii, and Misato Watanabe.
Diagnosed with end-stage prostate cancer in the summer of 2022, Ariga died on 27 February 2023, at the age of 58.
Discography Albums
1987 - Sherbet (32FD-1059) 1992 - umbrella (FHCF-2005) 1993 - Innocent Days (FHCF-2101) 2006 - GOLDEN☆BEST (BVCK-38117)
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Japanese singer-songwriter
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Nobuo Ariga was born on 14 October 1964 in Tokyo.
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Nobuo Ariga died on 27 February 2023.
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Nobuo Ariga was a singer-songwriter, record producer and music arranger.
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