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     *Eric Benet's upcoming R&B album, "Love & Life" will double as the official singing debut of his 16-year-old daughter, India.

      The teen lends vocals to the first single "You're the Only One," which is No. 1 this week at Urban (A/C) Radio. The duo recently sang a rendition of the song for a video clip featured on YouTube. [Scroll down to view.]      

      "She just brings me so much joy and inspiration," he tells People.com of India, whose mother died in 1993. "She's been the best thing that's ever happened to me. But parenthood has its challenges..."

       Like? "India is now dating," he says with a sigh.       

       Benet said a gut reaction about one of India's boyfriends led him to sit his daughter down and have a little heart-to-heart.       

       "Basically it was poetic justice because I was 16 before and my mind definitely wasn't on the most honorable..." he says. "We talked and she made the choice herself but through parental openness. He got edited. He's out of there!"

       As for the other woman in his life, girlfriend Manuel Testolini, Benet says she inspired many of the sensual songs on "Love & Life," which is due tomorrow (Sept. 9) on her birthday.      

       "She's a wonderful person," he says. "She's always thinking about how to make the world better. And she's very easy on the eyes."            

       The couple met at a charity event in Los Angeles two years ago and became "really good friends," he says. "It naturally progressed into something else. We're feeling good. We are really enjoying each other's company."       

       As for his girlfriend's famous ex-husband, Prince, Benét says, "I met the guy years and years ago and he was very gracious and cool." He adds with a laugh, "But there's no double dating going on."

Eric Benet and Daughter India "You're The Only One"

Eric Benét - "You're The Only One" (Music Video)