Eric Champion
American musician
Eric Champion (born May 12, 1970) is an American Christian pop and rock musician. Although his first album was released when he was only 18 years old, one of Champions's biggest albums during his pop phase was Vertical Reality, which went on to sell nearly 100,000 units.
Champion also is noted for songwriting with various artists including Rebecca St. James and Plumb.
Discography
Win, 1988
Eric Champion, 1990
Revolution Time, 1991
Hot Christmas, 1992
Save The World, 1992
The B/W Project, 1993 (Along with Rodney "T" Thomas) Released through Warner Alliance.
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