Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Van Eede, 14 June 1958, East Grinstead, Sussex, England) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. He is best remembered for singing and writing the U.S. #1 power ballad, hit, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band, Cutting Crew.
While working as an hospital orderly in the late 1970s, Van Eede was discovered playing by the ex-Animal Chas Chandler, who sent him on a tour of Poland as support for Slade. Van Eede was only 18 when sent on the road. He recalls "I went with a kazoo and an acoustic guitar and opened for Slade in amphitheatres in front of 18,000 people. I went down as a storm and had the loudest kazoo in Europe, because Slade took their own PA on the road!" His career continued with tours supporting headliners like David Essex, Hot Chocolate and Alan Price.
During that time, Van Eede released three solo singles between 1978 and 1979, but none of them charted in the UK Singles Chart. They were: "Rock 'n' Roll Fool" b/w "Ounce Of Sense" "All Or Nothing" b/w "Hold On To Your Heart" "I Only Want To Be Number One" b/w "Dicing" "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" is a power ballad written by Nick Van Eede and.