Eric Benet: biography, music albums, photos

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Eric Benét was born on October 15, 1966 in the northern United States, in the city of Milwaukee, which stands on Lake Michigan, Wisconsin.

When he was 18 years old, he, along with his cousin, like all aspiring artists, recorded a demo, or rough soundtrack, for distribution to music publishers (labels). Despite the first unsuccessful attempts, the guys did not despair and continued to make their way to the stage.

First producers

Patience and work will grind everything. So, Eric finally got the opportunity to cooperate with Gerard Entertainment Group, which was located in Milwaukee. Thus, the first musical group "Gerard" was created, in which Eric worked for three years. His sister Lizi also sang there.

They have had the opportunity to record on the company's equipment all this time, as a result of which the guys have decent musical material.

Eric and Lisey sent demos to Atlanta for the Recording Industry Convention, where the selection was held annually"future stars" That year, 20 applicants were supposed to be selected from a thousand participants. Among the audience were Kate Sweet, O'Jays, Gerald Liberty and other figures in the music industry.

Lisa and Eric were given the opportunity to perform in front of the public.

Declining an offer from a major producer, the siblings were still successful and signed a collaboration deal with Sami McKinney, who helped get Benet's songs on the Capital Record.

As a result, in 1992 they released the first and only album, for which famous masters of modern jazz were involved.

True, the disc was not successful, only one single hit the charts, so Lisa left the music.

But Eric, despite the tragic events in his personal life (his wife died in a car accident in 1994, leaving his one-year-old daughter Indiana), continued to move forward and he managed to make a career as a musician and singer:

• in 1996 he released his first solo album, True To Myself, with Warner Bros.;
• in 1999, Eric Benet released the album A Day In The Life ("One day in the life"), one of the album's songs became a radio hit, and his duet with Tamia Spend My Life With You climbed to number one hit - R&B parade, was nominated for a Grammy and other awards;
• in the same year, Eric Benet collaborates on the group's disc Earth, the creation of which is timed to coincide with the band's 30th anniversary.

Private life

In 2001, Eric Benet married for the second time to Hollywood star Halle Berry. My daughter was already seven years old at the time. The actress said that he knelt down, gave her a ring, read poetry and asked to marry him. Holly promised in return to be a real mother to his orphan daughter.

Holly and Eric were happily married, but it didn't last long. The couple divorced in 2004, a year before Eric Benet's release of Hurricane.

Famous producer David Foster helped Eric release the album.

It includes the song "India", dedicated to his beloved daughter. In general, Eric Benet is an artist of music and does not prevent his daughter from singing, but on the contrary, supports her in every possible way. The girl has a soft and melodic voice, she often attends her father's concerts.

Passing a spark of talent, like any artist, Eric Benet does the best that can be done for his daughter - establishes a true connection with the child, helping her get on her feet, not get lost in the world of show business.

On the photo: Eric Benet with his daughter India.

Other hobbies of the artist

Besides music and poetry, Eric has many other hobbies. And one of them is cinema. He starred, for example, in such films: "Shine", "For Your Love" (For Your Love).

He continues to write music and poetry. He is charismatic, charming and likes women. Perhaps his daughter will have another mother.

At the moment, Eric is a lotdevotes time to his daughter, concerts and the search for new opportunities in music, studying Spanish. Experimentation, moving forward and his desire for a goal will help the musician gain new wings and be in demand by the industry.