[Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris]
Nathan Bartholomew Morris (b. June 18, 1971) also known as Alex Vanderpool, is an African-American singer and a founding member of Boyz II Men. Morris sings baritone and soprano.
Morris released a single entitled Wishes for the Touchstone Pictures film Kazaam starring NBA Star Shaquille O'Neal. Morris most recently discovered Def Jam recording artist Megan Rochell whom he manages under his label AdLib Entertainment. He has a degree in Web Design & Computer Programing and studies Photography. He has his own photography studio in South Philadelphia called Behind the School Studios. Morris had a son in 1996, Nathan Morris Jr.
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Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and complex, intricate a cappella harmonies. Based on record sales, Boyz II Men is the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than 60 million albums worldwide.
In the 1990's, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but currently the group is a trio signed to Decca Records, with members Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman. The group won four Grammy Awards in the 1990s, and the trio was nominated for two Grammies in 2009.
Boyz II Men formed at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts in 1988 as a quintet. Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to health issues, and original member Marc Nelson left the group before its first studio recording to pursue a solo career. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men gained international celebrity behind unprecedented success on the pop charts. The group's first single to reach number 1, 1992's End of the Road, a phenomenal hit, reached the top of charts across the globe.
End of the Road would set a new record for longevity, staying at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking a decades-old record held by Elvis Presley.
Boyz II Men would exceed even that record later in the decade with hits I'll Make Love to You and One Sweet Day (with Mariah Carey), which each exceeded records for the longest period of time a single remained at number 1. As of 2010, One Sweet Day still holds the all-time record with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hot 100. Although On Bended Knee did not exceed any records, it was still a very popular song that reached number 1 and made Boyz II Men the third artist (the other two are The Beatles and Elvis[4]) to replace themselves at the number one rating of the Billboard Hot 100. These achievements were enough to earn Boyz II Men recognition as Billboard Magazine's most successful musical group of the 1990s.
[8976 Eminem / 8971 Boz II Men / 8979 Latifah]
Boyz II Men formed at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts in 1988 as a quintet. Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to health issues, and original member Marc Nelson left the group before its first studio recording to pursue a solo career. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men gained international celebrity behind unprecedented success on the pop charts. The group's first single to reach number 1, 1992's End of the Road, a phenomenal hit, reached the top of charts across the globe.
End of the Road would set a new record for longevity, staying at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks, breaking a decades-old record held by Elvis Presley.
Boyz II Men would exceed even that record later in the decade with hits I'll Make Love to You and One Sweet Day (with Mariah Carey), which each exceeded records for the longest period of time a single remained at number 1. As of 2010, One Sweet Day still holds the all-time record with sixteen weeks at the top of the Hot 100. Although On Bended Knee did not exceed any records, it was still a very popular song that reached number 1 and made Boyz II Men the third artist (the other two are The Beatles and Elvis[4]) to replace themselves at the number one rating of the Billboard Hot 100. These achievements were enough to earn Boyz II Men recognition as Billboard Magazine's most successful musical group of the 1990s.
[8976 Eminem / 8971 Boz II Men / 8979 Latifah]
