Eagle-Eye Cherry
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry<ref name=active>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Larkin>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> (born 7 May 1968)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is a Swedish singer and stage performer. His 1997 single "Save Tonight" achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand.Template:Fact Cherry is the son of American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish artist and designer Moki Cherry.
He pursued acting during high school, though Cherry's acting career was eventually set aside as his musical career took precedence in his life with his debut album Desireless (1997). He has released several other albums since his debut, and has co-written for other artists and films, and has guest-starred on reality television. Cherry's music is of the acoustic, rock, post-grunge and alternative rock genres.
He is fluent in both English and Swedish.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Early life
Cherry was born on 7 May 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden,<ref name=Larkin/><ref name=active/> the son of American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika Cherry (Template:Née). Of Choctaw descent through his paternal grandmother and African-American through his grandfather,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Cherry is the fourth of five siblings. He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry (his mother's daughter with Ahmadu Jah).<ref name="AMG">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="bio">Template:Cite web</ref> Other half-siblings are violinist Jan Cherry, Christian Cherry, and jazz musician David Ornette Cherry. At the age of 12, Cherry was sent to school in New York City. He remained there to work as an actor and a drummer in various bands.<ref name="AMG"/> At 16, he enrolled in the High School of Performing Arts in New York in the same class as Jennifer Aniston and Chaz Bono.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
In 1988, Cherry was credited as "Teenager" in the film Arthur 2: On the Rocks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1989, he was credited as "Vet #1" in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1993, he starred on the short-lived NBC action/adventure television show South Beach.
Cherry's father died in 1995. He returned to Stockholm to focus on his music rather than an acting career.<ref name="hitquarters">Template:Cite web</ref> He began writing and recording his debut album, Desireless, in his bedroom studio on an acoustic guitar.<ref name="hitquarters"/> According to manager Tommy Manzi, Cherry's perfectionism made him keep the recordings under wraps until the album was virtually complete.<ref name="hitquarters"/> The album became a commercial success throughout the world.<ref name="AMG"/> Desireless sold four million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States.<ref name="AMG"/>
Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural,<ref name="AMG"/> 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 27 November 2012, he appeared as musical guest on The Voice of Romania.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His fifth album, Streets of You, was released on 26 October 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Discography
Studio albums
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| SWE <ref name="swe">Template:Cite web</ref> |
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| Desireless |
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2 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 |
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| Living in the Present Future |
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3 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | ||||||
| Sub Rosa | 40 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | |||||||
| Can't Get Enough |
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| Streets of You |
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— | — | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Back on Track |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Live and Kicking |
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Singles
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| "Save Tonight" | 1997 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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| "When Mermaids Cry" | 1998 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Falling in Love Again" | — | — | 48 | 81 | 23 | 70 | — | — | 8 | — | |||||||
| "Permanent Tears" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | ||||||
| "Are You Still Having Fun?" | 2000 | 18 | 69 | 37 | 81 | 39 | 79 | 41 | 31 | 21 | — | Living in the Present Future | |||||
| "Long Way Around" (featuring Neneh Cherry) |
— | — | 60 | 85 | — | 81 | — | 45 | 48 | — | |||||||
| "Promises Made" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Feels So Right" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Present/Future and Sub Rosa | |||||
| "Skull Tattoo" | 2003 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 64 | 158 | — | Sub Rosa | |||||
| "Don't Give Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Can't Get Enough" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can't Get Enough | |||||
| "As One" (with Tomas Ledin) |
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| "Dream Away" (with Darin) |
2014 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Save Tonight" (2018 Rendition)<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Streets of You"<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streets of You | ||||||
| "While Away"<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Like It"<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back on Track | |||||
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Featured singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Get Up"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Thomas Gold featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry) |
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Teenager | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Vet #1 | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Roadie | |
| 2006 | White Trash | Samir | |
| 2018 | Lyckligare kan ingen vara | Mark |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ABC Afterschool Special | Various | Episode: "Date Rape" |
| 1989 | Runaway | Companion | Television film |
| 1989 | Livin' Large | Billy | |
| 1990 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Thelonius the Musician | Episode: "Here Are Just a Few Things That Could Possibly Go Wrong" |
| 1990 | The Cosby Show | Guy #2 | Episode: "Just Thinking About It" |
| 1991 | The Hit Man | Billy | Television film |
| 1993 | South Beach | Vernon | 5 episodes |
References
External links
- Official website
- Template:Usurped archived at the Wayback Machine (last updated January 2014)
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Template:Eagle-Eye Cherry Template:MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act