American R And B Neo Soul Singer Eric Benet Received Soul Train Music Award For A Day In The Life

Eric Benet Jordan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 15, 1966. He is basically an American R&B and Neo-soul singer. In the year 2000, his duet called as "Spend My Life With You" as accompanied with Tamia got nomination for a Grammy Award. He entered into a marital relationship with actress Halle Berry and it lasted from 2001 to 2005.

The maiden name of her mother was Benet. His father had a passion for rap music and he was the one to instill the love for music in him. He also went ahead and got the chance to sing with a Top 100-style group namely Gerard during the offset of 1980s. Later on Eric Benet as accompanied with his sister namely Lisa and cousin George Nash Jr. lead to the formation of a band known as Benet.

They also lead to the release of a self-titled album in the year 1992 and managed to market only 100,000 copies. However his career was affected by some of the tragedies he faced at the personal level. Eric Benet witnessed the loss of his father due to cancer. He did work for United Parcel Service that was located in Milwaukee and got back into music by leading to the production of demo recordings for local artists.

Eric Benet signed with Warner Bros. Records in the year 1994 and came up with the release of his solo debut album called as True to Myself in 1996. His individual songs were also a success and were inclusive of the top-ten R&B hit "Spiritual Thang" as well as "Let's Stay Together" that was used as the soundtrack of the movie namely A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.

His single "Spend My Life With You" got to the topmost position on the American R&B charts and also got gold certification. It also got nomination for a 2000 Grammy Award falling in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. The album namely A Day In The Life also received a Soul Train Music Award in the category of Best R&B/Soul Album, Male. Eric Benet also did the recording for 30th anniversary CD of Earth, Wind, and Fire. Eric Benet