Eric Champion (born May 12, 1970) is one of the pioneers of mid 1990s Christian pop and modern rock. In the beginning of his musical career, he was a pop singer. His music had the flair of many of his Christian pop contemporaries but with more of a Michael Jackson meets Prince vocal approach meets futuristic techno dance sounds. Although his first album was released when he was only 18 years old, one of Eric's biggest albums during his pop phase was Vertical Reality which went on to sell nearly 100,000 units. Eric also is noted for songwriting with various artists including Rebecca St. James and Plumb. In 1998, Champion was featured at the Atlanta Fest Christian music festival. After the release of his eighth album Natural (his second for Brentwood Essential), Eric left the Nashville scene and moved with his new wife and child to Orlando, FL where he started working at the recording college Full Sail University. In 2005, Eric reappeared with two new projects, a new solo EP, Unexpected and a Brit pop rock project, Rook which also included former GS Megaphone drummer Randall Shreve. Discography Rook -Bad Memory EP, 2005 Unexpected EP, 2005 The Greatest Hits of Eric Champion, 2000 Natural, 1998 Transformation, 1996 Lover's Heart (Soft Hits), 1995 Vertical Reality, 1994 The B/W Project, 1993 (Along with Rodney "T" Thomas) Released through Warner Alliance. Save The World, 1992 Hot Christmas, 1992 Revolution Time, 1991 Eric Champion, 1990 References External links 1970 births American pop rock musicians American male singer-songwriters American rock songwriters American rock singers Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Daytona Beach, Florida Singer-songwriters from Florida 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers