Eric Carmen

Pop singer Eric Carmen transitioned from the lead singer of ’70s power-pop group The Raspberries to a solo artist known for soaring soft-rock ballads including “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes.” • Carmen was a founding member of The Raspberries, which formed in 1970.

The group released four albums between 1972 and 1974 and notched a No.

5 single in 1972 with “Go All the Way” before splitting early in 1975.