Eria Fachin (April 20, 1960 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian dance pop singer, best known for her 1988 single "Savin' Myself".
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, Ontario, Fachin began performing in the

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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". ''

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'', 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. 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. Three singles were released from the album, "Savin' Myself", "Your Love Just Came Too Late" and a cover of

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charts. The song also peaked at No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and at No. 33 on the

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chart. "Your Love Just Came Too Late" reached at least No. 86 on the ''RPM'' charts, while "I Hear a Symphony" reached No. 5 on the magazine's dance charts in 1989. The latter song also finished No. 16 on the magazine's year-end rundown of top dance singles. In 1990 she appeared 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

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''. 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, and contributed vocals to the self-titled 1991 album by Bartolomucci's jazz band Synthetic Earth. 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

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''. She died of cancer on May 9, 1996, in Oakville, at age 36.''

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Discography

Albums

*''My Name Is Eria Fachin'' (1988)

Singles

*1988: "Savin' Myself" *1998: "Your Love Just Came Too Late" *1988: "

" *1990: "Can't Repress the Cause" *1991: "Hug You Hold You"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fachin, Eria 1960 births 1996 deaths Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian dance musicians Canadian women pop singers Canadian musical theatre actresses Deaths from cancer in Ontario Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario 20th-century Canadian actresses 20th-century Canadian women singers