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Eric Benét

Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966) is an American R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter and actor. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award four times.

Eric Benét

Eric Benét Jordan

(1966-10-15) October 15, 1966
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actor

1988–present

(m. 2001; div. 2005)
Manuela Testolini
(m. 2011)

Tami Stauff (1988-1993; her death)

3

Vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards

Early life and education[edit]

Benét was born on October 15, 1966, in Mobile, Alabama. He was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of five siblings.[1] Benét expressed an interest in music at an early age, but was initially encouraged by his father, a police officer who died of cancer, to attend college and pursue a "stable" career.[2] He graduated from Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School and enrolled in college, but later dropped out.

Personal life[edit]

Benét's eldest daughter India Brianne Jordan was born on December 3, 1991, to his partner Tami Stauff, who died in a car accident on April 24, 1993.[14] He married actress Halle Berry in January 2001, but by early October 2003, they had separated,[15] with the divorce finalized in January 2005.[16]


On July 31, 2011, Benét married Toronto native Manuela Testolini, ex-wife of Prince. Their first child together, a girl named Lucia Bella, was born on December 21, 2011.[17] Their second daughter, Amoura Luna, was born on July 13, 2014.[18]

(1996)

True to Myself

(1999)

A Day in the Life

(2005)

Hurricane

(2008)

Love & Life

(2010)

Lost in Time

(2012)

The One

(2014)

From E to U: Volume 1

(2016)

Eric Benét

Black Reel Awards

Official website

on SoundCloud

Eric Benét

Back To The Future: The Making Of Lost In Time with Eric Benét & George Nash Jr Interview at Soul Jones

The Definitive Eric Benet, music and interview with JM Part1

The Definitive Eric Benet, music and interview with JM Part2

The Definitive Eric Benet, music and interview with JM Part3

The Definitive Eric Benet, music and interview with JM Part4

Archived September 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Eric Benét 2012 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com