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Eria Fachin (April 20, 1960 - May 9, 1996) was a Canadian dance pop singer, best known for her 1988 single "Savin' Myself".〔(Eria Fachin ) at the Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia.〕 Originally from Hamilton, Ontario,〔 Fachin began performing in the Toronto area at the age of 15 in a variety of capacities, including nightclub performances, roles in musical theatre, recording commercial jingles for local advertisers and performing on television variety shows.〔"Trio does blues and rock 'n' roll". ''Toronto Star'', May 13, 1986. p. N21.〕 She also recorded a number of singles during this era, including "I'm Not Your Puppet",〔 and married her musical collaborator Lou Bartolomucci in 1986.〔"Chemistry works on and off stage". ''Toronto Star'', January 27, 1987. p. N20.〕 Fachin released her debut album, ''My Name Is Eria Fachin'', on Critique Records in 1988, and toured across Canada to support the album as an opening act for Candi and the Backbeat.〔"Candi and crowd played way past their bedtimes". ''Calgary Herald'', August 16, 1989. p. E12.〕 Three singles were released from the album, "Savin' Myself", "Your Love Just Came Too Late" and a cover of The Supremes' "I Hear a Symphony". "Savin' Myself", Fachin's biggest hit in Canada and internationally, peaked at #22 on the ''RPM'' charts the week of July 2, 1988,〔(''RPM'' 100 Singles ). ''RPM'', July 2, 1988.〕 as well as reaching the top 15 in the magazine's adult contemporary charts.〔Due to incomplete archiving of these charts at Library and Archives Canada, an exact peak position cannot be confirmed; however, the (July 16, 1988 chart ) lists the song at position #14, down from #13 the previous week.〕 The song also peaked at #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States,〔(Eria Fachin Chart History: The Hot 100 ). ''Billboard''.〕 and at #33 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.〔(Eria Fachin Chart History: Dance Club Songs ). ''Billboard''.〕 "Your Love Just Came Too Late" reached at least #86 on the ''RPM'' charts,〔(''RPM'' 100 Singles ). ''RPM'', October 15, 1988.〕 while "I Hear a Symphony" reached #5 on the magazine's dance charts in 1989.〔(''RPM'' 20 Dance Singles ). ''RPM'', May 15, 1989.〕 The latter song also finished #16 on the magazine's year-end rundown of top dance singles.〔(''RPM'' Top 25 Dance Singles of '89 ). ''RPM'', December 23, 1989.〕 In 1991, she collaborated on the one-off single "Can't Repress the Cause", a plea for greater inclusion of hip hop music in the Canadian music scene, with Dance Appeal, a supergroup of Toronto-area musicians that included Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, Michie Mee, B-Kool, Lillian Allen, Devon, HDV, Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White.〔("Urban Music" ). ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.〕 She also had a modest hit on the ''RPM'' adult contemporary charts in 1991 with the non-album single "Hug You Hold You", written by Bartolomucci,〔"North York chanteuse hopes to change image with new single". ''Toronto Star'', April 18, 1991. p. N15.〕 and contributed vocals to the self-titled 1991 album by Bartolomucci's jazz band Synthetic Earth.〔"Record Review: Synthetic Earth". ''Windsor Star'', August 31, 1991. p. C2.〕 Fachin had begun work on her second album when she was diagnosed with cancer, and was forced to put her career on hold while pursuing treatment.〔 The only further recording she ever released was the theme song to the Kiefer Sutherland film ''Woman Wanted''.〔 She died on May 9, 1996 at her home in Oakville.〔''Billboard'', June 22, 1996. p. 24.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eria Fachin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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