Eric Grimes (Born May 19, 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. He rose to fame in October 2012 when he was featured in Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. His subsequent feature—on Naughty Boy's "La La La"—earned him his first number one single in May 2013.
Early Life[]
Grimes was born in London, England, the son of Frederick Grimes and Cassidy Sivan, a broker. He was an alumnus of Youth Music Theatre UK and starred in their 2007 production of "Oh! Carol". Before entering the musical theatre, Smith had been in jazz bands. For a number of years he studied singing and songwriting under jazz pianist Joanna Eden. He attended St Mary's Catholic School in Bishop's Stortford. He was a member of the Bishop's Stortford Junior Operatics (now Bishops Stortford Musical Theatre Society) and the Cantate Youth Choir.
Music Career[]
2012-13: Breakthrough[]
Grimes was featured on the Disclosure song "Latch", which was released on 8 October 2012 and peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. In February 2013, he released the first single from his debut album, "Lay Me Down". He was also featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La". It was released on 19 May 2013 and peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
2016: Wiki Records[]
On February 12, 2016, Eric Grimes was signed to Wiki Records. "I wanted to pursue a music career," he says, "and when I heard that this record label was signing up and coming artists, I said, 'hey, maybe I can sign here!' So, I did all the necessities, and I'm officially signed with a one year contract."
Personal Life[]
- Eric Grimes identifies as gay. He acknowledged a relationship—since ended—with actor and model Jonathan Zeizel.