Wanyá Morris | |
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 Morris performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Wanyá Jermaine Morris |
| Born | July 29, 1973[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988–present[2] |
| Labels | |
| Member of | Boyz II Men |
| Website | boyziimen |
Wanyá Jermaine Morris (/wɑːnjeɪ/ WAHN-yay) (born July 29, 1973) is an American singer, best known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men.[3][4][5][6][7] He competed on the twenty-second season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Further information: Boyz II Men |
In 1987, Morris, who sang in the school's choir along with the members of Boyz II Men (then called Unique Attraction), joined the group and became a permanent member as a freshman. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Boyz II Men would quickly start to climb music charts with songs such as "I'll Make Love to You" (1994) and "Water Runs Dry" (1995). In 1996, the group released the single "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are best known for their vocal harmonies. Morris sings tenor vocals in the group.
Morris still tours with Boyz II Men as of 2023.
Morris was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars on March 8, 2016. He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold.[8] Morris and Arnold made it to the semifinals of the show, but were then eliminated and finished the competition in fourth place overall, despite having the highest accumulative average at the time of their elimination.[9][10][11][12]
Additional television and film appearances include: the music documentary film Happy on the Ground[13] (2013), The Odd Couple (2016), Whose Line is it Anyway? (2017), Hollywood Darlings (2017), To Tell the Truth (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021).[14]
Morris appeared in the Christmas special, A Very Boy Band Holiday, in December 2021.[15] He also performed during I Can See Your Voice in March 2022.[16][17]
[18][19] Morris married Traci Nash in 2002.[20] They have six children together, including four sons who are in a R&B boy band called WanMor, and two daughters.[21][22] Morris married Amber Reyes in 2019 without being legally divorced from Traci. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman attended the wedding.[23]
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Further information: Boyz II Men discography |
| Title | Album details |
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| Cooleyhighharmony | |
| Christmas Interpretations |
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| II |
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| Evolution |
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| Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya |
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| Full Circle |
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| Throwback, Vol. 1 |
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| Winter/Reflections |
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| The Remedy |
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| Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA |
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| Love |
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| Covered: Winter |
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| Twenty |
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| Collide |
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| Under the Streetlight |
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| Year | Single |
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| 1991 | "Motownphilly" |
| "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" | |
| "Uhh Ahh" | |
| 1992 | "Please Don't Go" |
| "End of the Road" | |
| 1993 | "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" |
| "Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight) | |
| 1994 | "I'll Make Love to You" |
| "On Bended Knee" | |
| 1995 | "Thank You" |
| "Water Runs Dry" | |
| "Vibin'" | |
| "I Remember" | |
| 1997 | "4 Seasons of Loneliness" |
| "A Song for Mama" | |
| 1998 | "Can't Let Her Go" |
| "Doin' Just Fine" | |
| "I Will Get There" | |
| 2000 | "Pass You By" |
| "Thank You in Advance" | |
| 2002 | "The Color of Love" |
| "Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans) | |
| 2004 | "What You Won't Do for Love" |
| 2007 | "The Tracks of My Tears" |
| 2008 | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" |
| "War" | |
| "Mercy Mercy Me" | |
| 2009 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" |
| "Iris"[24] | |
| 2011 | "More Than You'll Ever Know" (featuring Charlie Wilson)[25] |
| "One Up for Love"[26] | |
| "Flow"[27] | |
| 2012 | "One More Dance" |
| 2014 | "Better Half" |
| "Diamond Eyes" | |
| "Losing Sleep" | |
| 2017 | "Ladies Man" |
