# Eric Singleton

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American rapper

For the American football player, see [Eric Singleton Jr.](/source/Eric_Singleton_Jr.)

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Eric XL Singleton Born Eric Newkirt Singleton (1968-11-06) November 6, 1968 (age 57) New York City, U.S. Genres Hip hop dance Occupations Rapper songwriter Years active 1994–2001 Label BMG

Musical artist

**Eric Newkirt Singleton** (born November 6, 1968), also known as **Eric XL Singleton** or **XLarge**, is an American former [rapper](/source/Rapping) who has appeared on many [dance music](/source/Dance_music) productions, significantly on [Modern Talking](/source/Modern_Talking) songs, such as "[You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98](/source/You're_My_Heart%2C_You're_My_Soul_'98)", "[Space Mix '98](/source/Space_Mix_'98)", "[Brother Louie '98](/source/Brother_Louie_(Modern_Talking_song))", "[You Are Not Alone](/source/You_Are_Not_Alone_(Modern_Talking_song))", "[Sexy Sexy Lover](/source/Sexy%2C_Sexy_Lover)", "[China in Her Eyes](/source/China_in_Her_Eyes)", "[Don't Take Away My Heart](/source/Don't_Take_Away_My_Heart)" and "[Last Exit to Brooklyn](/source/Last_Exit_to_Brooklyn_(song))".[1]

## 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](/source/Last_Exit_to_Brooklyn_(song))" in 2001 (except "[Win the Race](/source/Win_the_Race)"). In 2000, he released his first solo single, "Sexy Girl", featuring [Shaggy](/source/Shaggy_(musician)).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Arena, James (2017). [*Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop: 32 International Music Legends Discuss Their Careers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zMYtDwAAQBAJ). [McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company). p. 15. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4766-7142-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4766-7142-0).

## External links

- [Eric Singleton](http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eric+Singleton) at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

v t e Modern Talking Thomas Anders Dieter Bohlen Eric Singleton Studio albums The 1st Album Let's Talk About Love Ready for Romance In the Middle of Nowhere Romantic Warriors In the Garden of Venus Back for Good Alone Year of the Dragon America Victory Universe Compilation albums The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of Dieter: Der Film Singles "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" "You Can Win If You Want" "Cheri, Cheri Lady" "Brother Louie" "Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" "Geronimo's Cadillac" "Give Me Peace on Earth" "Lonely Tears in Chinatown" "Jet Airliner" "Don't Worry" "In 100 Years..." "You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" "Cheri, Cheri Lady '98" "Brother Louie '98" "Space Mix '98" "We Take the Chance" "You Are Not Alone" "Sexy, Sexy Lover" "Brother Louie '99" "China in Her Eyes" "Don't Take Away My Heart" "Win the Race" "Last Exit to Brooklyn" "Ready for the Victory" "Juliet" "TV Makes the Superstar" Other songs "No Face, No Name, No Number" "Shooting Star" Related articles Discography Songs Luis Rodríguez Blue System Systems in Blue Dieter: Der Film Category

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