Eric Singleton

{{Short description|American rapper}} {{for|the American football player|Eric Singleton Jr.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{one source|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Eric XL Singleton | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Eric Newkirt Singleton | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|06}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = | genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Dance music|dance]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Rapper * songwriter }} | years_active = 1994–2001 | label = [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] | associated_acts = [[Modern Talking]] | website = }} '''Eric Newkirt Singleton''' (born November 6, 1968), also known as '''Eric XL Singleton''' or '''XLarge''', is an American former [[Rapping|rapper]] who has appeared on many [[dance music]] productions, significantly on [[Modern Talking]] songs, such as "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98]]", "[[Space Mix '98]]", "[[Brother Louie (Modern Talking song)|Brother Louie '98]]", "[[You Are Not Alone (Modern Talking song)|You Are Not Alone]]", "[[Sexy, Sexy Lover|Sexy Sexy Lover]]", "[[China in Her Eyes]]", "[[Don't Take Away My Heart]]" and "[[Last Exit to Brooklyn (song)|Last Exit to Brooklyn]]".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zMYtDwAAQBAJ |last=Arena |first=James |title=Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |date=2017 |page=15|isbn=978-1-4766-7142-0 }}</ref>

== Biography == Singleton was born in New York City. Since 1994, he has worked with different music producers. He worked with unknown bands in Germany, like Face II Face, Deep Down and Cool Cut. He gained fame mainly through his appearances as rapper for Modern Talking. He appeared for the first time on the comeback version of "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" in 1998, then for the next few years he was heard on every single Modern Talking song released, until "[[Last Exit to Brooklyn (song)|Last Exit to Brooklyn]]" in 2001 (except "[[Win the Race]]"). In 2000, he released his first solo single, "Sexy Girl", featuring [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]].

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== External links == * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eric+Singleton Eric Singleton] at [[Discogs]]

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