According to several reports which have flooded online, the singer has passed on.
Arubayi died on Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital after battling an illness. Eric complained of feeling weak, and was rushed to the health center. But reports have filtered through that the singer is dead.
Late Eric is survived by a wife, Chinonso and one child. Eric and his wife Chinonso celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary recently. The couple has a son together.
Eric Arubayi, a Nigerian singer/songwriter, was born to a family of four from the Niger Delta region, was the 4th runner-up of first season of Idols West Africa.