R&B crooner, songwriter and actor Eric Benét has successfully released six albums including his 2012 album featuring hits “Real Love”, “Harriett Jones”, and “News for You”. Very appropriately named, Benét’s latest album The One marked a moment of positive transition in his life and lyrically spoke to the many new beginnings developing in his career and family. The One was also the first album released on Benét’s newly formed record label Jordan House Records, which he created in partnership with EMI. Eric Benét was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2012 and a Soul Train Award for “Best Male R&B/Soul Artist” in 2011. He also performed during the award show’s tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire, which aired November 27th on BET.
Eric grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1970s and was the youngest of five musically talented siblings. He started out singing with a group called Gerard in the late 1980s; then Benét, his sister Lisa, and his cousin George Nash Jr. formed a band called Benét and in 1992, they were signed to EMI and released a self-titled album. Two years later, Eric Benét broke onto the music scene with his solo career and signed with Warner Bros. Records, releasing his debut solo album, True to Myself in 1996. His sophomore album, A Day in the Life, was released in 1999 and featured his smash hit “Spend My Life With You (featuring Tamia)”, which rose to #1 on the US Billboard R&B charts (for 3 weeks), was certified gold, and nominated for a 2000 Grammy Award for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group”. The album also won a Soul Train Music Award for “Best R&B/Soul Album, Male”.
This autumn Eric plans to launch his brand new release and will preview new music at the exclusive Jazz Cafe run of shows.
Tickets: £26.50 Adv tickets available here: MAMACOLIVE.COM
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