Marius Iancu better known by his stage name Morris (born in
Roman
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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, Romania on 9 September 1976) is a Romanian
singer
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and DJ specializing in pop music, house and electro sounds. He is signed to the Romanian
Roton
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record label.
Career
Marius Iancu picked the name Morris in school where there were "too many Mariuses". He started acting and taking drama studies at Facultatii de TeatruRoton: Morris biography /ref> and continued into working in commercials, television series and films. His interest in music led him to appear as DJ and singer in various night venues in Bucharest and elsewhere, also taking part in music contests and music festivals.
In 2008, he started collaborating with the Romanian music producing trio
Play & Win
Marco & Seba, previously known as Play & Win are a Romanian singer-songwriter and music production duo formed in 2000 by Radu Bolfea, Marcel Botezan and Sebastian Barac. Since then, they have been making music without Bolfea. They are a leading ...
most notably with his big hit in Romania "Till the Morning Light" in 2008 and "Desire" in 2009 that became a hit not only in Romania, but also in Russia, Poland and Spain. He also collaborated with and gained further fame with his European hit "Havana Lover" featuring
Sonny Flame
Mihai Răzvan Preda (in Romanian) (; born in
David Deejay
Adi Cristian Colceru also known as David Deejay (born December 10, 1980 in Bârlad), is a Romanian former DJ, Record producer and composer from Bucharest, Romania. He studied violin in primary school. After moving to Bucharest, he worked with se ...
in 2010.
Awards and nominations
* In 2009, Morris was nominated for his song "Desire" at the Romanian Top Hits Awards for category "Best Hit - Male"
* In 2011, he won the 'Best DJ' category at the Romanian Top Hits Awards.Morris, hărţuit de o brunetă la Bacău , ''
Libertatea
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'', 10 August 2011, retrieved 2012-06-15
Discography/videography
(Selective)
* 2008: Till The Morning Light
* 2008: Desire
* 2009: Havana Lover feat.
Sonny Flame
Mihai Răzvan Preda (in Romanian) (; born in
David Deejay
Adi Cristian Colceru also known as David Deejay (born December 10, 1980 in Bârlad), is a Romanian former DJ, Record producer and composer from Bucharest, Romania. He studied violin in primary school. After moving to Bucharest, he worked with se ...
* 2011: Because Of You
* 2012: Boca Linda feat. Reea & Tamy
* 2013: Awela
* 2013: Siente La Vibra feat. Tamy
* 2013: Reina feat. Alex Rubio