Russell Neal, 40, had two smash hits including I Like the Way (The Kissing Game), which went to number 1 in 1991, when he was a singer with R&B group Hi-Five.
Now the platinum selling artist faces a murder charge after authorities found 24-year-old Catherine Martinez dead from apparent stab wounds and blunt force trauma in their Houston apartment.
According to KHOU, Neal told police he'd gotten into an argument with Martinez before he asked for an attorney and then clammed up.
