Eldra DeBarge, better known simply as El DeBarge, is a singer from Detroit, Michigan. Getting his first major break as a member and quasi-frontman for the family R&B band DeBarge, he later left the group in late 1985 and went solo, along with his sister Bunny. He then released four solo albums from 1986 through 1994, before largely retiring from the music industry, only appearing sporadically as a guest vocalist by a few artists occasionally. In 2009, he returned as a solo artist, and in 2010 released “Second Chance”, which was his first solo release in 16 years.