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Eagle-Eye Cherry
Birth nameEagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry
Born (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969 (age 55)
OriginStockholm, Sweden.
GenresRock, alternative rock, acoustic
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, triangle
Years active1997–present
LabelsMCA Records
Diesel Records
Sony Music
WebsiteEagle-Eye-Cherry.com

Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry[1] (born 7 May 1969) is a Swedish musician best known for the single "Save Tonight".

Life and career

Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry (née Karlsson). He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's daughter, and stepbrother to singer Titiyo.[2][3] He was named Eagle-Eye because the first time he looked at his father, he did so with only one eye open.[2] As children, Eagle-Eye and Neneh spent months on the road with their father. At the age of 12, Cherry was sent to school in New York, where he stayed on to work as an actor and a drummer in various bands.[2] In 1988, he was credited as "teenager" in the film Arthur 2: On the Rocks. In 1993 he starred on the short-lived NBC action/adventure television show South Beach.

His father died in 1995. In 1996 Cherry moved back to Stockholm to focus on his music over the acting career that had taken precedence in his professional life.[4] He began writing and recording his debut album, Desireless, in his bedroom studio on an acoustic guitar.[4] According to manager Tommy Manzi, Cherry's perfectionism made him keep the recordings under wraps until the album was virtually complete.[4] The album became a commercial success throughout the world during 1998 and 1999.[2] Desireless went platinum in the United States, selling a total of four million copies worldwide.[2]

Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural,[2] as well as in films such as Wim Wenders' The Soul of a Man, Y tu mamá también, The Love of the Game, GO, Best Laid Plans, Holes, Billy Elliot and Over Her Dead Body. Some of his best known songs include "Save Tonight", "Falling in Love Again", "Are You Still Having Fun", "Long Way Around", "Feels So Right", "Skull Tattoo" and "Don't Give Up".

On November 27, 2012, he appeared as musical guest on The Voice of Romania.[5]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions
SWE
[6] 		UK
[7] 		AUS
[8] 		AUT
[9] 		FRA
[10] 		GER
[11][12] 		NL
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWI
[15] 		US
[16]
1997 Desireless 2 3 — 4 4 23 31 16 4 45
2000 Living in the Present Future 3 12 33 30 10 23 — — 6 —
2001 Present / Future — — — — — — — — — —
2003 Sub Rosa 40 — — — 53 — — — 31 —
2007 Live and Kicking — — — — — — — — — —
2012 Can't Get Enough — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[6] 		UK
[7][17] 		AUS
[8] 		FRA
[10] 		GER
[18][19] 		IRE
[20][21] 		NL
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWI
[15] 		US
[22]
1997 "Save Tonight" 2 6 20 11 18 3 9 35 7 5 Desireless
1998 "When Mermaids Cry" 34 — — — — — — — — —
"Falling in Love Again" — 8 — 48 81 23 70 — — —
1999 "Permanent Tears" — 43 — — — — — — — —
2000 "Are You Still Having Fun?" 18 21 — 37 81 39 79 41 31 — Living in the Present Future
"Long Way Around"
(Eagle-Eye Cherry featuring Neneh Cherry) 		— 48 — 60 85 — 81 — 45 —
"Promises Made" — — — — — — — — — —
"Miss Fortune" [Promo-only] — — — — — — — — — —
"Heaven" [Promo-only] — — — — — — — — — — non-album track
2001 "Feels So Right" — — — — — — — — — — Present / Future
2003 "Skull Tattoo" 54 158 — — — — 99 — 64 — Sub Rosa
"Don't Give Up" — — — — — — — — — —
2012 "Can't Get Enough" — — — — — — — — — — Can't Get Enough
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ "Activemusician.com". Activemusician.com. 1971-05-07. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Biography by Steve Huey". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  3. ^ 'Come Along' with Titiyo, by Gerry Galipault, Nov. 27, 2002, retrieved Oct. 20, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Interview With Tommy Manzi". HitQuarters. May 7, 2001. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "EXCLUSIV: Eagle Eye Cherry, invitatul special de la "Vocea României", nu a fost impresionat de prezentatoare: "Nicoleta Luciu nu e genul meu"" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 29 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Discography Eagle-Eye Cherry". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  7. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 103. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Discography Eagle-Eye Cherry". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "Discographie Eagle-Eye Cherry". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  10. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Discographie Eagle-Eye Cherry". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  11. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Eagle-Eye Cherry / Longplay". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  12. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Eagle Eye Cherry / Longplay". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  13. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Discografie Eagle-Eye Cherry". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  14. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "Discography Eagle-Eye Cherry". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  15. ^ a b Steffen Hung. "> Eagle-Eye Cherry". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  16. ^ "Billboard Chart Albums > Eagle-Eye Cherry". AllMusic. 1998-07-21. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  17. ^ [http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM Chart Log UK 1994–2008: Chris C. – CZR > Eagle-Eye Cherry]
  18. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Eagle-Eye Cherry / Single". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  19. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Eagle Eye Cherry / Single". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  20. ^ Jaclyn Ward – Fireball Media Group – http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts – search the charts > Eagle-Eye Cherry". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2012-11-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
  21. ^ Steffen Hung. "Discography Eagle-Eye Cherry". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  22. ^ "Billboard Chart Singles > Eagle-Eye Cherry". AllMusic. 1998-07-21. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

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