Eamon (singer)
Eamon | |
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| Birth name | Eamon Doyle |
| Born | September 19, 1983 |
| Origin | Staten Island, New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Jive |
Eamon Doyle (born September 19, 1983), professionally known as Eamon, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and harmonicist. He is known for his hit single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)".
Early years[change | change source]
Eamon was born Eamon Jonathan Doyle in Staten Island, New York City. His mother Diane was a nurse and his father Walter Doyle was a counselor.[1]
He began singing at age nine and started to perform and tour with his father's group a R&B group called "The Elations". When he was 15 he began to work with songwriter and producer, Milk Dee, who had worked with many hip hop and R&B artists such as MC Lyte, Janet Jackson and Mary J. Blige.
Relationship with Frankee[change | change source]
After Eamon had released his debut single "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)", a female R&B singer from Staten Island called Frankee released her debut single which was an answer back to "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)". She claimed that they were in a relationship. Eamon claimed in an interview that they were not in relationship and that he didn't know who she was. He was only involved with her song because it sampled his. Eamon was asked for the licensing permission which made him one of her song's songwriters.[2]
Discography[change | change source]
Studio albums[change | change source]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRL [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | ||||
| I Don't Want You Back |
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7 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Love & Pain |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Golden Rail Motel |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles[change | change source]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
BEL (FL) [17] |
GER [18] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [11] |
UK [12] | |||||
| "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" | 2003 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | I Don't Want You Back | ||
| "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)" | 2004 | — | 24 | 51 | 57 | 55 | — | — | — | 22 | 27 | |||
| "(How Could You) Bring Him Home" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | Love & Pain | ||
| "Be My Girl" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Golden Rail Motel | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Eamon experiences stardom, defends profanity-laced songs". newstimes.com.
- ↑ "Eamon Distances Himself From Frankee Track, Welcomes Her To Ho-Wop World". MTV.
- ↑ "Eamon – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Eamon – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Discography Eamon". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Discographie Eamon". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Eamon / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Eamon". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Discografie Eamon". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Discography Eamon". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Discography Eamon". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Eamon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Eamon Sharing 'Pain' On Second Album". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Gold & Platinum: Eamon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 29, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (enter "Eamon" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search") on August 1, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Eamon – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Discografie Eamon". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Eamon (Single)". charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Discography Eamon". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2004". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Eamon" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Austrian certifications – Eamon" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "(Guld & Platina) ÅR 2004" [(Gold & Platinum) Year 2004] (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eamon)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 Singles: Chart #1403 (Sunday 18 April 2004)". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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