Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Period: `90s, 2000s
Biography:
Eric Benet is a contemporary R&B singer with mild hip-hop and strong adult contemporary influences. As a teenager, Benet was in a vocal group called Benet with his sister and cousin. The group signed with Capitol and released an eponymous album in 1992 that went ignored. Eric went out as a solo artist shortly afterward, signing to Warner Bros. and releasing his debut album, True to Myself, in the fall of 1996. A Day in the Life followed in 1999; its first single, a cover of Toto`s "Georgy Porgy", was a moderate radio hit, but the album`s second single "Spend My Life With You" (featuring Tamia) was a chart smash. "Spend My Life With You" went to number one on the R&B charts, was certified gold, was nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group." Benet`s popularity was on the rise; A Day In the Life went on to earn a Soul Train Music Award for "Best R&B/Soul Album Male." During this time, Benet headed into the studio to work on Earth, Wind and Fire`s 30th anniversary CD. He and actress Halle Berry also became an item (the couple married in January 2001). Aside from music, Benet caught the acting bug. He had a recurring role on WB`s For Your Love and made his feature film debut in Mariah Carey`s flashy showbiz drama,Glitter, in 2001. Berry and Benet separated in 2004, a year before the singer released his third album, Hurricane. Duplicate entry '' for key 1
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