| Erica Packer | |
| Alias: | Erica Baxter |
| Origin: | Gunnedah, NSW, Australia |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Model singer songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Birth Name: | Erica Louise Baxter |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1977 |
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]
Erica Baxter was born in Gunnedah, northwest New South Wales, on 10 November 1977 and attended the private girls' school Abbotsleigh.
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] 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 .[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]
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]
| Through My Eyes |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| AUS [9] | |||
| "Dreams" | 2001 | — | |
| "I Spy" | 2006 | 57 | Through My Eyes |
| "I Don't Feel a Thing" | 2007 | — |