Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry[2][3] (born 7 May 1968)[4] 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.[citation needed] 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.[5]
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 through his paternal grandmother and African-American through his grandfather,[6] Cherry is the fourth of five siblings. He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry (his mother's daughter with Ahmadu Jah).[7][8] 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.[7] At 16, he enrolled in the High School of Performing Arts in New York in the same class as Jennifer Aniston and Chaz Bono.[9]
In 1988, Cherry was credited as "Teenager" in the film Arthur 2: On the Rocks.[10] 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.[11] He began writing and recording his debut album, Desireless, in his bedroom studio on an acoustic guitar.[11] According to manager Tommy Manzi, Cherry's perfectionism made him keep the recordings under wraps until the album was virtually complete.[11] The album became a commercial success throughout the world.[7] Desireless sold four million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States.[7]
Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural,[7] 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.[12] His fifth album, Streets of You, was released on 26 October 2018.[13]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [14] |
AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
FRA [17] |
GER [18] |
NL [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWI [21] |
UK [22] |
US [23] | ||||||||
| Desireless |
|
2 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | ||||||
| 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 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Streets of You |
|
— | — | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Back on Track |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live and Kicking |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [14] |
AUS [15] |
FRA [17] |
GER [27][28] |
IRE [29][30] |
NL [19] |
NZ [20] |
SWI [21] |
UK [22] |
US [23] | ||||||||
| "Save Tonight" | 1997 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album track | ||||||
| "Dream Away" (with Darin) |
2014 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Save Tonight" (2018 Rendition)[33] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Streets of You"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streets of You | ||||||
| "While Away"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Like It"[36] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back on Track | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Get Up"[37] (Thomas Gold featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry) |
2019 | Non-album single |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry, (born 7 May 1971 in Skåne, Sweden)
b. 7 May 1971, Stockholm, Sweden.
