# Eagle-Eye Cherry

Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry (born 7 May 1968) 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. 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.

## Early life

Cherry was born on 7 May 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden, 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, Cherry is the fourth of five siblings. He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry (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 High School of Performing Arts in New York in the same class as Jennifer Aniston and Chaz Bono.

## 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 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. He began writing and recording his debut album, Desireless, 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 certified platinum in the United States.
Cherry co-wrote and sang on "Wishing It Was" on Santana's 1999 album Supernatural, 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. His fifth album, Streets of You, was released on 26 October 2018.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | SWE | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | US | Certifications |
| Desireless | Released: 21 July 1997 Label: Superstudio / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP | 2 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold |
| Living in the Present Future | Released: 6 March 2000 Label: Superstudio / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP | 3 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | |
| Sub Rosa | Released: 29 September 2003 Label: BMG / RCA / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP | 40 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | |
| Can't Get Enough | Released: 5 October 2012 Label: Vertigo Formats: CD, digital download, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Streets of You | Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Papa Cherry Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Back on Track | Released: 27 January 2023 Label: Papa Cherry Formats: CD, digital download, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Live and Kicking | Released: 2007 Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP |

### Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | SWE | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | US | Certifications | Album |
| "Save Tonight" | 1997 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold | Desireless |
| "When Mermaids Cry" | 1998 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Desireless |
| "Falling in Love Again" | 1998 | — | — | 48 | 81 | 23 | 70 | — | — | 8 | — | | Desireless |
| "Permanent Tears" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | | Desireless |
| "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) | 2000 | — | — | 60 | 85 | — | 81 | — | 45 | 48 | — | | Living in the Present Future |
| "Promises Made" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Living in the Present Future |
| "Feels So Right" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Present/Future and Sub Rosa |
| "Skull Tattoo" | 2003 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | 64 | 158 | — | | Sub Rosa |
| "Don't Give Up" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sub Rosa |
| "Can't Get Enough" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Can't Get Enough |
| "As One" (with Tomas Ledin) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album track |
| "Dream Away" (with Darin) | 2014 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album track |
| "Save Tonight" (2018 Rendition) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album track |
| "Streets of You" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Streets of You |
| "While Away" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Streets of You |
| "I Like It" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Back on Track |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||||||

#### Featured singles

List of singles as featured artist :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Get Up" (Thomas Gold featuring Eagle-Eye Cherry) | 2019 | Non-album single |

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 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 |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | ABC Afterschool Special | Various | Episode: "Date Rape" |
| 1989 | Runaway | Companion | Television film |
| 1989 | Livin' Large | Billy | Television film |
| 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 |