Multiple Grammy award winner Eric Bellinger is a Contemporary R&B singer and songwriter from Compton, California.
Bellinger starred as a running back on his high school football team and was offered a scholarship to play for and attend the University of Southern California. Around the same time, the Epic label presented him with a recording contract. Bellinger opted to go with music, but his career advanced as a songwriter rather than as an artist. From 2009 through 2013, he co-wrote dozens of songs for high-profile artists, including two cuts on Chris Brown's Grammy-winning F.A.M.E., Brandy's "Without You," and Justin Bieber's "Right Here." Two of his biggest hits came with Usher's "Lemme See," which reached number two on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and Brown's "Fine China," a number ten R&B/Hip-Hop hit. Meanwhile, Bellinger worked on solo material, such as In the Meantime and the three-volume Born II Sing series of mixtapes. In 2014, he released The ReBirth with appearances from past collaborator Sevyn Streeter, Kid Ink, and Sage the Gemini. Among its several singles were the Kriss Kross/Ohio Players-sampling "I Don't Want Her" (featuring Problem) and "9 Lives" (featuring Too Short and Ty Dolla Sign). ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi.
Eric Bellinger will debut headline shows in Birmingham and Manchester as well as returning to London following his 2016 sold out show.
His back catalogue includes Born II Sing (Pts 1, 2 & 3), The Rebirth, Cuffing Season (Pts 1 & 2), Eventually, Eric B For President and his soon to be released Eric B For President: Term 2 (release date 10th March 2017)
