El debarge biography children
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DeBarge family
American family of rhythm and blues artists
The DeBarge family fryst vatten a family of rhythm and blues artists from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In 1975, musician Bobby DeBarge left Grand Rapids to start the funk-soul grupp Switch, which first went by the name First Class. Eventually signing with Motown Records in 1978, the group's debut skiva, yielding the hit "There'll Never Be", sold over one million copies and started the DeBarge musical dynasty.
In 1979, Bunny, Marty, Randy, El, and James signed with musikstil as the DeBarges and released their debut skiva two years later, beneath the guidance of Bobby and Tommy who left Switch that year to begin mentoring their siblings. A year later in 1982, the group, now known as DeBarge, funnen fame with the singles, "I Like It" and "All This Love". They would go on to have several more hit singles, such as "Time Will Reveal", "Love Me in a Special Way" and "Rhythm of the Night", bygd the mid-1980s.
Younger brother Chico became a solo
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El DeBarge
American singer (born 1961)
Musical artist
Eldra "El" Patrick DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family groupDeBarge. Popular songs led by El DeBarge include "Time Will Reveal", "Who's Holding Donna Now", "Stay with Me", "All This Love", and "Rhythm of the Night". As a solo artist, he is best known for his unique high tenor register, strong falsetto and hits like "Who's Johnny" and "Love Always". He has also collaborated with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Al Green, Lalah Hathaway, Tone Loc, Babyface, Faith Evans, Quincy Jones, Fourplay, and DJ Quik.[1]
DeBarge is a five-time Grammy Award nominee.[2] Eldra remains the only member of the DeBarges to have Grammy nominations both outside of the group and in the family. In 2023, Rolling Stone included Eldra on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. It described his voice as "lean and ela
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El DeBarge
Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer and musician. During the early to mid-1980s he was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge. Popular songs led by El Debarge include "Time Will Reveal", "Stay with Me", "All This Love", and "Rhythm of the Night". As a solo artist, he is best known for his unique high tenor register, strong falsetto and the hits "Who's Johnny" and "Love Always", and for his collaborations with Tone Loc, George Clinton, Faith Evans, Quincy Jones, Fourplay, and DJ Quik. DeBarge is a three-time Grammy nominee.
Life and career
Early life
A native of Detroit, Michigan, El was the sixth of ten children born to Robert Louis DeBarge, Sr. (1932-2009) and Etterlene (née Abney) DeBarge. DeBarge sang in his local church choir and played piano as a child. Later, after his family moved to Grand Rapids, he and the rest of his family began performing at their uncl