Eric Benet

BIOGRAPHy

Eric Benét is one of today’s top contemporary R&B singers. Eric releasied 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 radio hit, but it was the album’s second single, “Spend My Life with You” (featuring Tamia), tha put Eric Benét on the map. “Spend My Life with You” went to number one on the R&B charts, was certified gold, and received a nomination for the 2000 Grammy Award. Benét’s popularity was on the rise, and A Day in the Life went on to earn a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male. During this time, Benét headed into the studio to work on Earth, Wind & Fire’s 30th anniversary CD. Benét caught the acting bug and landed a recurring role on WB’s For Your Love before making his feature film debut in Mariah Carey’s flashy showbiz drama Glitter in 2001. In 2005, the singer released his third album, Hurricane. Benét then returned home to Milwaukee, WI for the recording of Love & Life, which arrived in September 2008 and garnered two additional Grammy nominations. Two years later, Benét delivered Lost in Time, a tribute to the classic smooth soul sounds of the ’70s. In 2012, Benet released The One. He continues to tour the globe.

Career Path

1996Released debut album "True to Myself" and contributed to the "Batman and Robin" motion picture soundtrack, signaling an early crossover between R&B recording and film placement.
1999Released "A Day in the Life" featuring "Spend My Life with You" with Tamia, which reached number one on the R&B charts, earned a gold certification, and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
1999"A Day in the Life" won the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album, Male, and Benet stepped into the studio to contribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's 30th anniversary recording.
2001Made his feature film debut in Mariah Carey's "Glitter" after landing a recurring role on WB's "For Your Love," demonstrating an actor's range alongside his recording career.
2008Released "Love and Life," recorded in his hometown of Milwaukee, WI, which earned two Grammy nominations, including Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "You're the Only One."
2010Released "Lost in Time," a tribute to classic smooth soul sounds of the 1970s, which generated the Grammy-nominated single "Sometimes I Cry" for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
2012Released "The One," his sixth studio album, maintaining a consistent release cadence across two decades of contemporary R&B.
2024Released the five-track EP "Duets" featuring female collaborators, with "Something We Can Make Love To" with Tamar Braxton and "So Distracted" with Chante Moore both reaching number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart.
2025Headlined the R&B Invitation Tour alongside Joe and Musiq Soulchild, opening at the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, and released the full-length duets album "The Co-Star" featuring Ari Lennox, India.Arie, Keri Hilson, and Jordin Sparks, among others, through his own label JBR Creative Group.
2025Released holiday album "It's Christmas" and launched an accompanying holiday tour, adding a seasonal live run to a year that already included his most commercially successful singles in a decade.

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