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Eric Dill
Eric Murnan Dill (born February 10, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter.[1] He is best known as the lead singer for the band The Click Five. He left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career. Additionally, he has worked with and contributed songwriting for artists such as Daughtry and Chad Kroeger. Early lifeDill was born and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[2] He attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and Purdue University.[2] He attended high school along with The Click Five drummer Joey Zehr.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology while attending Purdue University.[3] CareerHe became the lead singer of the pop-rock group The Click Five.[4] With the band they released their debut studio album, Greetings from Imrie House on August 16, 2005, his first and only with the band.[5] On November 20, 2006, Dill left the group which wasn't officially announced until March 2007.[6][7] He left the band soon after filming the movie Taking Five with the band and left to focus on his solo music career.[8][9] He also left due to musical differences with other members of the band.[6] In early 2007, he wrote the song "No Surprise", shortly after signing a publisher deal with Sony. However the song was later given to Daughtry and was released as the first single on their second studio album, Leave This Town.[10] According to Dill, Chad Kroeger was in the studio with the band and came across Dill's demo. He envisioned a heavier sound for the song and called up Dill to Vancouver to re-work the song.[10]  In 2008, Dill worked with Kara DioGuardi and David Hodges on his upcoming debut studio album, which was expected to be released later that year, via Atlantic Records.[11] He released a music video to the song "Leaving You Lonely" on December 2, 2010.[12] In 2012, Dill released his first collection of four songs titled Wherever You Are.[13] With record producer Matt Radosevich and mastering by Eric Valentine, the sound was created to capture and add the distinct flavor of Dill's delivery of style.[14] Major influences include U2, Nine Inch Nails, Savage Garden, Our Lady Peace and Thirty Seconds to Mars.[14] The collection was recorded at Barefoot Studios in Los Angeles.[13] He had written the EP in New York City, while finishing the rest of the record in Hollywood, Los Angeles.[15] Dill's first and only full-length studio album, Forever is Not Enough, was released on November 20, 2012.[16] It featured 13 original songs. He released the album independently instead of through a major record label as originally intended,[17] and speaking about if would ever sign to a label ever again, Dill stated, "Nope... never. What I would do is, I would work with them to distribute my record. I would never sign my life away to people who care nothing about music, and care nothing about me."[2] The album features an up-tempo rock sound, while maintaining a pop-friendly sound.[18] "War With the Wolves" was the first single released from the album.[19] The song was listed in the Billboard Top 40 Indicator Chart.[20] He released a music video for the single and was featured on mtvU.[21] "In My Head", another single from the album, was released to radio on January 14, 2013.[19] Since then, he has released two non-album singles "Might as Well Play Some Rock and Roll" in 2018 and "On Our Way to Paradise" in 2023.[22][23] AchievementsDill was a recipient at the 2010 BMI Pop Awards for Award-Winning Songs for "No Surprise".[24] Personal lifeIn 2007, Dill moved to Los Angeles.[25] In late 2012, Dill relocated from Hollywood to his native Indianapolis.[19] Discographywith The Click Five
Solo artist Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
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