Erica Packer

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Erica Packer
Also known asErica Baxter
Born
Erica Louise Baxter

(1977-08-16) 16 August 1977 (age 49)
Origin Gunnedah, NSW, Australia
GenrePop
OccupationsModel
singer
songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2000–present

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

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Early life

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

In 2006, Baxter signed a multiple-album recording contract with Sony BMG 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

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]

Prior to her marriage to Packer, Erica was romantically involved with singer and actor Jason Donavan for two years from 1994. [9]

Erica is currently dating French businessman and pharma boss billionaire Sebastian Aguettant. [10]

Discography

Albums

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

Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[11]
"Dreams"
(040 featuring Erica Baxter)		2001—Non-album single
"I Spy"200657Through My Eyes
"I Don't Feel a Thing"2007—

References

  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. ↑ "Meet Mrs Packer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Sharp, Annette (15 May 2026). "James Packer's ex-wife Erica debuts new romance with French billionaire". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25.
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