Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry (born 7 May 1968) is a Swedish singer and stage performer. His 1997 single "

Save Tonight "Save Tonight" is a song written and performed by Swedish rock musician Eagle-Eye Cherry, released on 7 October 1997 as the lead single from his debut album, ''Desireless'' (1997). It is the album's opening track and gained substantial radio suc ...

" achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand. Cherry is the son of American jazz artist

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...

and Swedish artist and designer

Moki Cherry Moki Cherry (born Monika Marianne Karlsson; 8 February 1943 – 29 August 2009) was a Swedish interdisciplinary artist and designer who worked in textiles, fashion design, woodworks, painting, collage, ceramics, and set design. Her practice trave ...

. 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 Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop (born 25 December 1952), known by her stage name Desireless (), is a French singer. She gained international recognition between 1986 and 1988 with her hit single, "Voyage, voyage", which topped music charts in multiple ...

'' (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,

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and

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genres. He is fluent in both English and

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Early life

Cherry was born on 7 May 1968, in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Sweden, the son of American

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artist

and

painter/textile artist Monika Cherry (). Of

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descent 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 Neneh Mariann Karlsson (; born 10 March 1964), better known as Neneh Cherry, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, rapper, occasional disc jockey, and broadcaster. Her musical career started in London in the early 1980s, where she performed in a numb ...

(his mother's daughter with Ahmadu Jah). 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. At 16, he enrolled in the

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in New York in the same class as

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and

Chaz Bono Chaz Salvatore Bono (born Chastity Sun Bono; March 4, 1969) is an American writer, musician and actor. His parents are entertainers Sonny Bono and Cher, and he became widely known in appearances as a child on their television show, ''The Sonn ...

Career

In 1988, Cherry was credited as "Teenager" in the film '' Arthur 2: On the Rocks''. In 1989, he was credited as "Vet #1" in ''

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''. In 1993, he starred on the short-lived

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action/adventure television show ''

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''. Cherry's father died in 1995. He returned to Stockholm to focus on his music rather than an acting career. He began writing and recording his debut album, ''

'', in his bedroom studio on an acoustic guitar. According to manager Tommy Manzi, Cherry's perfectionism made him keep the recordings under wraps until the album was virtually complete. The album became a commercial success throughout the world. ''Desireless'' sold four million copies worldwide and was

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in the United States. Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on

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's 1999 album ''

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'', as well as in films such as

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' ''

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'', ''

Y tu mamá también ''Y tu mamá también'' (Spanish for ''And Your Mother Too'') is a 2001 Mexican Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy drama Road movie, road film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who co-wrote the script with his brother Carlos Cuarón, Carlos. I ...

'', ''The Love of the Game'', ''GO'', '' Best Laid Plans'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Over Her Dead Body''. Some of his best-known songs include "

", " 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''. His fifth album, ''Streets of You'', was released on 26 October 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

Featured singles

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
* archived at the

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(last updated January 2014) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Eagle-Eye 1968 births Living people English-language singers from Sweden MTV Europe Music Award winners People of Choctaw descent Playground Music Scandinavia artists Singers from Stockholm Swedish male singers Swedish people of African-American descent