Eric Ethridge | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | ericethridge |
Eric Ethridge is a Canadian country pop singer and songwriter. He has released one album Good with Me (2020) and has two gold-certified singles in Canada with "California" and "If You Met Me First".[1][2][3]
Eric Ethridge was raised in Sarnia, Ontario and played football as a defensive end at the University of Western Ontario.[4] Prior to pursuing a full-time career in music, Ethridge attended a chiropractic school in Toronto and worked as a chiropractor in Sarnia.[5]
In 2016, he won the Canadian Country Music Association's Discovery Award.[5]
In July 2018, he released his self-titled debut EP Eric Ethridge.[6] The single "Liquor's Callin' the Shots" reached the top 30 of Canadian country radio.[5] In August 2018, he won the Grand Prize in the 2018 Unsigned Only Music Competition for his song "Girl On Fire".[7]
In November 2018, Ethridge signed a worldwide recording and publishing deal with ole, who placed him on their label, Red Dot.[8] Further singles from the EP included "Makin' Me Crazy",[5] "California",[9] and "If You Met Me First",[10] the latter two of which were certified Gold by Music Canada.[11]
In February 2020, Ethridge released his debut US single "Dream Girl", co-written by Dan + Shay.[12][13] The track was then included on his April 2020 extended play Forever With You.[14][15]
In August 2020, Ethridge released the single "Kiss Me Goodbye"[16] On October 30, 2020, Ethridge released his debut full-length album Good with Me on Anthem Records (rebranded from Red Dot),[17][18] which includesthe singles "Dream Girl", "Kiss Me Goodbye",[2][19] and "Sad Songs".[20]
In 2022, Ethridge signed a management deal with Workshop Music Group and independently released the single "Made in Mexico".[21]
Ethridge married fellow Canadian country singer-songwriter Kalsey Kulyk in December 2019.[22] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple moved from Nashville, Tennessee into a van and performed under the "Love on the Road" banner throughout Canada.[23][24] In August 2021, Kulyk gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Wilder, in Alberta.[25]
| Title | Details |
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| Good with Me[26] |
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| Title | Details |
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| Eric Ethridge[27] |
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| Forever With You[28] |
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
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| CAN Country [29] | ||||
| 2017 | "Liquor's Callin' the Shots" | 31 | Eric Ethridge | |
| "Makin' Me Crazy" | 43 | |||
| 2018 | "California" | 35 | ||
| 2019 | "If You Met Me First" | 42 |
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| 2020 | "Dream Girl" | 38 | Good with Me | |
| "Kiss Me Goodbye" | 47 | |||
| 2021 | "Sad Songs" | — | ||
| 2022 | "Made in Mexico" | 47 | TBA |
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2017 | "Liquor's Callin' the Shots"[32] | |
| 2018 | "Makin' Me Crazy"[33] | |
| "California"[34] | ||
| 2019 | "If You Met Me First"[35] | Ryan Hamblin |
| 2020 | "Dream Girl"[36] | Quinton Cook |
| "Forever With You"[37] | Lucas Henney | |
| 2021 | "Sad Songs"[38] | Kash Tahen |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2016 | Canadian Country Music Association | Discovery Award | — | Won | [39] |
| 2019 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [40] |
| 2020 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | — | Nominated | [41] |
| Single of the Year | "If You Met Me First" | Nominated | |||
| Music Video of the Year | "If You Met Me First" | Nominated |
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