Robert Tepper

Singer/songwriter Robert Tepper was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Tepper began his career in the music industry as a staff songwriter in New York City. While in New York, Robert formed a partnership with fellow singer/songwriter Benny Mardones. The duo struck pay dirt with the hit ballad "Into the Night," which not only peaked at #11 on the Top 40 radio pop charts in September, 1980, but also earned the pair a Grammy Award nomination. Tepper went on to collaborate again with Mardones on the latter's 1981 follow-up album "Too Much To Lose." Robert signed up with the Scotti Brothers record label in 1985 and moved to Los Angeles, California. Tepper scored another hit with the rousing tune "No Easy Way Out," which was featured on the soundtrack to Rocky IV (1985) and peaked at #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 pop radio chart in 1986. Robert released his debut album "No Easy Way Out" that same year. Despite being prominently featured on the soundtrack to the critically reviled Sylvester Stallone action vehicle Cobra (1986), Tepper's dynamic song "Angel of the City" failed to crack the top 40 radio charts while the single "Don't Walk Away" only made it to #85. Robert released his second album "Modern Madness" in 1988 and was a member of the classic hard-rock group Iron Butterfly for several years. His third album "No Rest for the Wounded Heart" came out in 1996. Tepper released his fourth album "New Life Story" in 2012. The father of five children, Robert lives with his wife in Los Angeles.