2024-03-18 10:38:42
The artist was the composer of an iconic song that was later covered by Celine Dion, and a hit from the movie Dirty Dancing.
Eric Carmenhe vocalist of the group Raspberries and author of great hits in the 70s and 80s, He died over the weekend at the age of 74.. The news was reported by the American singer’s wife through the musician’s website, but she did not give further details about his cause of death.
“It is with tremendous sadness that I share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen. “Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep.”explained Amy Carmen.
Along with this, the widow stated that to the composer: “He was very happy to know that for decades his music moved so many people and will be his lasting legacy.”
Finally, she asked that the family’s privacy be respected following this important loss.
Who was Eric Carmen, the late author behind great hits
Eric Carmen was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist, noted for his contribution to the 1970s and 1980s.
The native of Cleveland (United States), rose to fame as the lead singer of the group Raspberries, where his most successful song was Go All The Waya single that achieved more than a million sales.
After the group broke up in 1975, he began a solo career that led him to be known throughout the world with famous romantic songs like Hungry Eyes, a topic that became popular with the release of the film Dirty Dancing.
In addition, the performer achieved great commercial success as a soloist, due to his recognizable hits Never Gonna Fall in Love Again y All by Myself. The latter was a song that became a hit, even being covered by the well-known singer Celine Dion in 1996.
Despite this, his next three albums failed to achieve the same popularity, and he retired from the industry during the first half of the 1980s.