Jeric

Jeric T (traditional Chinese: 陳傑瑞; simplified Chinese: 陈杰瑞; pinyin: Chén Jiérùi; Wade–Giles: Chen Chieh-rui; born 14 March 1986),[1] better known by his stage name 陳傑瑞 Jeric, is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and record producer. Jeric is from a family of Chinese opera singers/actors and has been in touch with music from a young age. He was discovered by renowned singer-songwriter, Shaun Yu (永邦), in 2001, in a chanced meeting.

Jeric began producing songs for other artists and collaborated several times with Coldplay's producer, Danton Supple.

In August 2010, he released his debut album, Absolutely Jeric (Chinese: 絕對傑瑞). Although plagued by poor marketing and exposure, the album generated hits like Disbelief (Chinese: 我不相信), Venice Tears (Chinese: 為你濕的淚), White Cat (Chinese: 白貓), which peaked at number seven on Channel [V] Top 20, and number twenty-eight on G-Music Top 100 songs of 2010. The album was launched in Taiwan only.

Jeric's music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many different musical genres. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Emil Chau (Chinese: 周華健) and Jay Chou (Chinese: 周杰倫) and would often practice singing to these artists songs. Jeric also incorporates Blues and Soul inspired sounds into his work. Chris Yu (Chinese: 游鴻明), renowned singer-songwriter, referred to Jeric as having "one of the best voices he has heard in years" after chancing upon his live singing on a radio show.