Erica Louise Packer (née Baxter; born 16 August 1977) is an Australian former singer, former model and former second wife of

James Packer James Douglas Packer (born 8 September 1967) is an Australian billionaire businessman and investor. Packer is the son of Kerry Packer, a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer. He is the grandson of Frank Packer. He inherited control of th ...

, Australia's eighth richest man.

Early life

Erica Baxter was born in

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, northwest New South Wales, on 10 November 1977 and attended the private girls' school

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Music career

In 2006, Baxter signed a multiple-album recording contract with

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Music Australia. Packer began working with

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-Winning Australian Music Producer Audius Mtawairia who produced most of the album in Sydney, New South Wales. Packer wrote eight tracks for the record. Packer released the

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penned first single "

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". The track was featured on the Compilation CD '' So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2007''. The album '' Through My Eyes'' was released on 28 April 2007 in Australia and peaked on the Australian Hitseekers Chart at No. 18.

Personal life

She married

on 20 June 2007 after dating on and off for four years. The wedding was at the

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town hall, or Hotel de Ville, on the

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. Baxter and Packer have three children. In September 2013, James and Erica Packer announced their separation after six years of marriage.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Let's do it again, Mrs Packer
Brisbane Times

The Age

{{DEFAULTSORT:Packer, Erica 1977 births Living people Australian female models People from the North West Slopes 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers People educated at Abbotsleigh Packer family