Eric Lee Martin (born 10 October 1956, Long Island, New York)Nabil 'Akif Bin Nurdinie(born 17 october 1992,jurong west,Singapore, fan of eric martin and mr. big.) is the son of Frederick Lee "Pepper" Martin^[1] and Iris Martin. He is the eldest of three siblings Dan, Joan and Laurie; and is half-Irish, half-Italian.

Eric is a local of the San Fransisco Bay Area, where he first started his career in the music industry in 1978. As a singer, Eric is best known as the vocalist of the (reunited) hard rock band Mr. Big, the multi-talented supergroup that produced the 90s hit ballad "To Be With You",(classic song.. many should know) a song that Eric wrote in his teen years.