Saturday 1 October 2011

Underrated Singers: Eric Benét



Eric Benét is an American singer. His duet with Tamia, 'Spend My Life With You' was a number one song for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000. However very few people know who he is, let alone his music. Personally I feel his music is genius. Amazing melodies and beautiful vocal harmonies combined to create beautiful songs.

Benét's career, however, was interrupted by a series of personal tragedies. His father died of cancer. His girlfriend Tami Marie Stauff died on 29 April 1993 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident; their daughter, India, was born in 1991. From 2001 to 2005, he was married to Halle Berry. On 31 July 2011, he married Prince's ex-wife, Manuela Testolini, who is pregnant with their first child.

Sadly as a result his only hit remains to be his duet with Tamia, 'Spend My Life With You', which is definately worth a listen. However like most of the best artists, their best material is that which is not released as a single. So here is a playlist of songs which you should check out if you fancy hearing some beautiful music.
  1. Be Myself Again
  2. Never Want To Live Without You
  3. You're The Only One
  4. Georgy Porgy (feat. Faith Evans)
  5. Hurricane
  6. Come As You Are
  7. Loving Your Best Friend
  8. Man Enough To Cry
  9. Dust In The Wind
  10. My Prayer
  11. The Last Time
  12. Still With You

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