Erica Packer

Erica Packer
Birth nameErica Louise Baxter
Also known asErica Baxter
Born (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977 (age 47)
OriginGunnedah, NSW, Australia
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Model
singer
songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2000–present

Erica Louise Packer (née Baxter; born 16 August 1977) is an Australian former singer, former model and former second wife of James Packer, Australia's eighth richest man.[1]

Early life

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Erica Baxter was born in Gunnedah, northwest New South Wales, on 10 November 1977 and attended the private girls' school Abbotsleigh.[citation needed]

Music career

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In 2006, Baxter signed a multiple-album recording contract with SonyBMG Music Australia.[2] Packer began working with ARIA Award-Winning Australian Music Producer Audius Mtawairia who produced most of the album in Sydney, New South Wales.[3][non-primary source needed] Packer wrote eight tracks for the record. Packer released the Natasha Bedingfield penned first single "I Spy". The track was featured on the Compilation CD So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2007.[4] The album Through My Eyes was released on 28 April 2007 in Australia and peaked on the Australian Hitseekers Chart at No. 18.[5]

Personal life

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She married James Packer on 20 June 2007 after dating on and off for four years.[6] The wedding was at the Antibes town hall, or Hotel de Ville, on the French Riviera.[7] Baxter and Packer have three children. In September 2013, James and Erica Packer announced their separation after six years of marriage.[8]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Through My Eyes
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG (88697012122)
  • Format: CD

Singles

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List of singles, with Australian chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
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"Dreams"
(040 featuring Erica Baxter)
2001 Non-album single
"I Spy" 2006 57 Through My Eyes
"I Don't Feel a Thing" 2007

References

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  1. ^ Lilly, Alex (19 November 2018). "Move over James! Meet Erica Packer's handsome new boyfriend". Now To Love. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt (30 April 2007). "Erica Baxter – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ AU. "Audius | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Compilations2006". Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 896" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 23 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Billions worth of iron in them thar hills – Business – Business". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. ^ "James and Erica's lavish wedding". Woman's Day. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  8. ^ "James Packer splits with wife Erica after six years of marriage". The Australian. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25.
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