Eric Doyle Mensinger (born May 12, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio), better known as Eric Singer, is a Hard rock and Heavy Metal drummer for the rock band Kiss and singer Alice Cooper. Over the past two decades Eric has appeared on over 50 albums.

Singer began playing drums from an early age, and was inspired by bands such as Humble Pie, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Beatles and Queen and drummers such as John Bonham, Cozy Powell, Roger Taylor, Bill Ward and Buddy Rich.

Singer's first professional drumming job was as Lita Ford's touring drummer in 1984. In 1985 he joined Black Sabbath, replacing original drummer Bill Ward, who had left the band after the Live Aid reunion. Singer would participate in the recording of the albums Seventh Star and The Eternal Idol and was invited by his Black Sabbath colleague Ray Gillen to join the latter's new formed band Badlands. Singer accepted and played on the band's self-titled debut album. Singer left the group in 1989 as he would join Paul Stanley as his touring drummer on his solo tour of America and Canada.

An artist's rendering of the makeup design worn by Singer while performing with Kiss

In 1991, Eric Singer auditioned for Kiss, after the tragic death of their previous drummer Eric Carr. Singer, who had toured with Paul Stanley on his club tour along with Bob Kulick two years earlier, was hired and debuted with the band on the album Revenge. Singer appeared on Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions and toured with Kiss until 1996, when the band reunited with original drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley for the Alive/Worldwide Tour.

After five relatively quiet years, during which Singer toured with Queen guitarist Brian May, he was asked to rejoin Kiss in 2001 after Criss' departure shortly before the Australian and Japanese leg of Kiss' Farewell tour. Singer debuted in full "Catman" make-up and costume for the first time on the tour, with some animosity, as the "Catman" look had been donned by Criss for many years of the band's success. Singer was replaced again by Criss in 2003 but returned to the band by the end of the year after Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley opted not to renew Criss' contract. Since this Singer has been playing with Kiss as their permanent drummer.

Besides his work with Kiss, Singer has also been a permanent member of Alice Cooper's band since the release of the album Brutal Planet in 2000. Singer had already performed with Cooper years earlier, during the tour for the album Hey Stoopid. Singer has featured on three Alice Cooper albums to date, Brutal Planet, The Eyes Of Alice Cooper, and Along Came a Spider.

He has also occasionally performed and recorded with his own Eric Singer Project, featuring a.o. his former Kiss bandmate Bruce Kulick and singer John Corabi. Three releases result from this collaboration: the studio album Lost And Spaced (1998), consisting completely of covers from classic rock songs; the live album Live In Japan (2006) and the DVD Live At The Marquee (2006).

Singer has also played in the band Avantasia replacing drummer Alex Holzwarth after a guest performance in the song Into the Unknown from album The Metal Opera Part II. Two EPs and one full album have been released with Singer's performance on the drums: Lost in Space Part I, Lost in Space Part II, and The Scarecrow.

In 2008, Singer toured with Kiss on the KISS Alive/35 World Tour playing in Australia, Europe and America and also with Alice Cooper playing in America, Canada and Europe.

Singer will be touring with his Eric Singer Project in February, playing in various countries in Europe.