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Eric Carmen

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Musician

The Resume

    (August 11, 1949-circa March 11, 2024)
    Born in Cleveland, Ohio
    Lead vocalist for the Raspberries
    Solo recordings include 'All By Myself,' 'Never Gonna Fall In Love,' 'Hungry Eyes' and 'Make Me Lose Control'

Why he might be annoying:

    His woe is me ballad, 'All By Myself,' was covered by Celine Dion.
    His first two hits were based off of Sergei Rachmaninoff compositions.
    His music career rebounded after recording 'Hungry Eyes' for the film 'Dirty Dancing.'
    He was inspired to become a musician after watching the Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night.'
    He said he would no longer accept friend requests from bands on his MySpace page due to the amount of them he received.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He enrolled in Cleveland's Institute of Music when he was just three.
    He plays the violin, piano and guitar.
    He attended John Carroll University.
    He penned the mega-hit ballad 'Almost Paradise' for Heart's Ann Wilson and Loverboy's Mike Reno.
    He played with Ringo Starr's All-Starr band.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 920 Votes: 43.26% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 27 Votes: 29.63% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 85 Votes: 65.88% Annoying