
Profile
Famous as :
Rock and blues singer, guitarist, composerBirth Name :
Eric Patrick ClaptonBirth Date :
March 30, 1945Birth Place :
Ripley, Surrey, England, UKClaim to fame :
Album "August" (1986)
American Music Awards
1999
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop Male Artist
1998
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
1997
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
1994
Won American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
1993
Got nomination for American Music Awardcategory Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
BAFTA Awards
1986
Won BAFTA TV Awardcategory Best Original Television Music for Edge of Darkness (1985) (mini)
shared with Michael Kamen
Billboard Music Awards
1990
Won Billboard Music Awardcategory Top Album Rock Artist
BMI Film & TV Awards
1993
Won BMI Film Music Awardfor Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
shared with David Sanborn; Michael Kamen
1990
Won BMI Film Music Awardfor Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
shared with Michael Kamen; David Sanborn
1988
Won BMI Film Music Awardfor Lethal Weapon (1987)
shared with Michael Kamen
British Phonographic Institute
1987
Won British Phonographic Institute Lifetime Achievement AwardGolden Globes, USA
1992
Got nomination for Golden Globecategory Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from a film "Rush" (1991)) for "Tears in Heaven"
shared with Will Jennings (lyrics)
Grammy Awards
2011
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for "Run Back to Your Side"
2010
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Album for "Live from Madison Square Garden"
shared with Steve Winwood
2010
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "Can't Find My Way Home"
shared with Steve Winwood
2008
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Contemporary Blues Album for "The Road to Escondido"
shared with J.J. Cale
2006
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Solo Performance for "Revolution"
2005
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Something"
shared with Paul McCartney
2005
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Blues Album for "Me & Mr. Johnson"
2002
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Reptile"
2002
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male for "Superman Inside"
2000
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "The Calling"
shared with Santana
1999
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "My Father's Eyes"
1999
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Album for "Pilgrim"
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Instrumental Performance for "SRV Shuffle"
shared with Jimmie Vaughan; Robert Cray; B.B. King; Buddy Guy; Bonnie Raitt; Art Neville
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Song of the Year for "Change The World"
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "Change The World"
1997
Won Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "Change The World"
1997
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for "Ain't Gone 'N Give Up On Your Love"
1995
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Traditional Blues Album for "From The Cradle"
1995
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "From The Cradle"
1994
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "My Back Pages"
shared with Bob Dylan; Roger McGuinn; Tom Petty; Neil Young; George Harrison
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Song for "Layla"
shared with Jim Gordon
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Song of the Year for "Tears In Heaven"
shared with Will Jennings
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Record of the Year for "Tears In Heaven"
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "Tears In Heaven"
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "Unplugged"
1993
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male for "Unplugged"
1993
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (from a film "Rush" (1991)) for "Tears In Heaven"
shared with Will Jennings
1993
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Intrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for "Rush" soundtrack
1993
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (from a Film "Lethal Weapon 3" (1992)) for "It's Probably Me"
shared with Michael Kamen; Sting
1992
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Performance, Solo for "24 Hours"
1991
Won Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male for "Bad Love"
1989
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male for "After Midnight"
1986
Got nomination for Grammy Awardcategory Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for Back to the Future (1985)
shared with Johnny Colla; Chris Hayes; Huey Lewis
1973
Won Grammy Awardcategory Album of the Year for "The Concert For Bangla Desh"
shared with George Harrison; Ravi Shanker; Bob Dylan; Leon Russell; Ringo Star
MTV Movie Awards
1997
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Movie Song (from a movie "Phenomenon" (1996)) for "Change the World"
1993
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Movie Song (from a movie "Lethal Weapon 3" (1992)) for "It's Probably Me"
shared with Sting
1992
Got nomination for MTV Movie Awardcategory Best Movie Song (from a movie "Rush" (1991)) for "Tears In Heaven"
MTV Video Music Awards
1998
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best Male Video for "My Father's Eyes"
1992
Won MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best Male Video for "Tears In Heaven"
1992
Got nomination for MTV Video Music Awardcategory Best Video from a Film for "Tears In Heaven"
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2000
Won Rock and Roll Hall of Famecategory Performer
W.C. Handy Awards
2001
Won W.C. Handy Awardcategory Contemporary Album of the Year for "Riding With The King"
World Music Awards
1994
Won World Music Awardcategory Best-Selling British Artist of the Year
1993
Won World Music Awardcategory World's Best-Selling Rock Artist of the Year



















