Eagle-Eye Cherry

Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry[2][3] (born 7 May 1968) is a Swedish singer and stage performer from Stockholm. His 1997 single "Save Tonight" received commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand.

Eagle-Eye Cherry
Birth name	Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry
Born	(1968-05-07) 7 May 1968 [1]
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Rock, post-grunge, alternative rock, acoustic
Occupation(s)	Musician, actor
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1990–2003 2010–present
Labels	MCA, Diesel, Sony Music
Associated acts	Neneh Cherry, Mabel
Website	eagleeyecherry.com

Eagle-Eye Cherry is of Choctaw descent, the son of a jazz artist. He pursued acting during high school, attending class alongside contemporaries Jennifer Aniston and Chaz Bono. Cherry's acting career was set aside as his musical career took precedence in his life with his debut album Desireless in 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.

Early life

Cherry was born on 7 May 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden,[3][2] the son of American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika Cherry (née Karlsson). Of Choctaw descent[4] through his paternal grandmother and African-American through his grandfather, Cherry is the fourth of five siblings. He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry (his mother's daughter).[5][6] 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.[5] At 16, he enrolled in the High School of Performing Arts in New York in the same class as Jennifer Aniston and Chaz Bono.[7]

Career

In 1988, he was credited as "Teenager" in the film Arthur 2: On the Rocks.[8] In 1993 he starred on the short-lived NBC action/adventure television show South Beach.

His father died in 1995. Cherry returned to Stockholm to focus on his music rather than the acting career that had taken precedence in his professional life.[9] He began writing and recording his debut album, Desireless, in his bedroom studio on an acoustic guitar.[9] According to manager Tommy Manzi, Cherry's perfectionism made him keep the recordings under wraps until the album was virtually complete.[9] The album became a commercial success throughout the world.[5] Desireless sold four million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States.[5]

Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural,[5] 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.[10] His fifth album, Streets of You, was released on 26 October 2018.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		SWE [12]	AUS [13]	AUT [14]	FRA [15]	GER [16]	NL [17]	NZ [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]	US [21]
Desireless	Released: 21 July 1997 Label: Superstudio / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP	2	68	4	4	23	31	16	4	3	45	BPI: Gold[22] RIAA: Platinum[23] SNEP: 2× Gold[24]
Living in the Present Future[25]	Released: 6 March 2000 Label: Superstudio / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP	3	33	30	10	23	—	—	6	12	—
Sub Rosa	Released: 29 September 2003 Label: BMG / RCA / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP	40	—	—	53	—	—	—	31	—	—
Can't Get Enough	Released: 5 October 2012 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, digital download, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Streets of You	Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Papa Cherry Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	172	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

List of live albums

Title	Album details
Live and Kicking	Released: 2007 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP

Singles

As main artist

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		SWE [12]	AUS [13]	FRA [15]	GER [26][27]	IRE [28][29]	NL [17]	NZ [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]	US [21]
"Save Tonight"	1997	2	20	11	18	3	9	35	7	6	5	ARIA: Gold[30] BPI: Platinum[22]	Desireless
"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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"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)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album track
"Dream Away" (with Darin)	2014	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Save Tonight" (2018 Rendition)[31]	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Streets of You"[32]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Streets of You
"While Away"[33]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featuring artist

List of singles as featuring artist

Title	Year	Album
"Get Up"[34] (Thomas Gold featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry)	2019	Non-album single

References

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34. Watts, Nivk (11 October 2019). "Your EDM Premiere: Thomas Gold ft. Eagle-Eye Cherry – 'Get Up'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

External links

• Official website archived at the Wayback Machine (last updated January 2014)
• Eagle-Eye Cherry on IMDb