SINGER

Eric Carmen

1949 - 2024

Photo of Eric Carmen

Icon of person Eric Carmen

Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 – March 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of the Raspberries, with whom he recorded the hit "Go All the Way" and four albums. He embarked on a solo career in 1975 and had global success with "All by Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control". In later years, he toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band before reforming the Raspberries in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Carmen is the 581st most popular singer (up from 799th in 2019), the 3,593rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,257th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Eric Carmen by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Eric Carmen ranks 581 out of 4,381Before him are Stephen Stills, Gundula Janowitz, David Lee Roth, Barbara Hendricks, Shi Pei Pu, and Mary Hopkin. After him are Andy Williams, Noel Gallagher, Peppino di Capri, Malena Ernman, Zeca Afonso, and Barry Manilow.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Eric Carmen ranks 212Before him are Valentin Inzko, Hyon Yong-chol, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Matthew Festing, Brooke Adams, and Henning Jensen. After him are Tommy Mottola, Mineko Iwasaki, Dick Nanninga, David Foster, Rasim Delić, and Brent Spiner. Among people deceased in 2024, Eric Carmen ranks 184Before him are Abdulah Sidran, Jacques Roubaud, Ethel Kennedy, Christoph Daum, Benny Golson, and Sjoukje Dijkstra. After him are Donald Adamson, Irene Camber, Kees Rijvers, Humberto Maschio, Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, and Mísia.

Others Born in 1949

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 2024

Go to all Rankings

In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Carmen ranks 3,593 out of 20,380Before him are Albert W. Hull (1880), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Freddie King (1934), Wes Montgomery (1923), Chester Carlson (1906), and Fred Rogers (1928). After him are Rhea Perlman (1948), Octavia Spencer (1972), Andy Williams (1927), Annie Oakley (1860), Doris Hart (1925), and Tommy Mottola (1949).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Eric Carmen ranks 188Before him are Waylon Jennings (1937), Paul Robeson (1898), Rebbie Jackson (1950), Stephen Stills (1945), David Lee Roth (1954), and Barbara Hendricks (1948). After him are Andy Williams (1927), Barry Manilow (1943), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Emmylou Harris (1947), Howlin' Wolf (1910), and Richard Tucker (1913).