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. 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, 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 a native speaker of both English and Swedish.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:

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 (). 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, 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 CertificationsSWEAUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Desireless and "Are You Still Having Fun?": AUTFRAGERNLNZSWIUKUS Desireless Released: 21 July 1997 Label: Superstudio / Polydor Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP 2 68 4 4 23 31 16 4 3 45 GLF: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold 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 — IFPI SWI: Gold 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 — — — — — — — — — — Become a Light Released: 26 September 2025 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 Certifications AlbumSWEAUSFRAGERIRENLNZSWIUKUS "Save Tonight" 1997 2 20 11 18 3 9 35 7 6 5 GLF: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum 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 — — — — — — — — — GLF: Platinum "Save Tonight" (2018 Rendition)2018 — — — — — — — — — — "Streets of You" — — — — — — — — — —Streets of You "While Away" — — — — — — — — — — "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

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1988Arthur 2: On the RocksTeenager1989Born on the Fourth of JulyVet #11991The DoorsRoadie2006White TrashSamir2018Lyckligare kan ingen varaMark

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1988ABC Afterschool SpecialVariousEpisode: "Date Rape"1989RunawayCompanionTelevision film1989Livin' LargeBilly1990The Days and Nights of Molly DoddThelonius the MusicianEpisode: "Here Are Just a Few Things That Could Possibly Go Wrong"1990The Cosby ShowGuy #2Episode: "Just Thinking About It"1991The Hit ManBillyTelevision film1993South BeachVernon5 episodes

References

External links Official website archived at the Wayback Machine (last updated January 2014)