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| '''Mark Morrison''' (born ], ]) is a ] musician from ], most famous for his hit "Return of the Mack". He has a string of offences, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his ] for another offence. | '''Mark Morrison''' (born ], ]) is a ] musician from ], most famous for his hit "]". He has a string of offences, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his ] for another offence. | ||
| Morrison first recorded professionally in ], following a three month stint in jail during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was 'Crazy', in autumn 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK. 'Return of the Mack' followed in spring ], and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the UK Number 1 slot in the 1990s. A third single, 'Let's Get Down', charted later in the year. Morrison's first album, also titled ']', reached number 4 in the UK album charts. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four ], though he won none. | Morrison first recorded professionally in ], following a three month stint in jail during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was 'Crazy', in autumn 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK. 'Return of the Mack' followed in spring ], and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the UK Number 1 slot in the 1990s. A third single, 'Let's Get Down', charted later in the year. Morrison's first album, also titled ']', reached number 4 in the UK album charts. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four ], though he won none. | ||
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Mark Morrison (born May 12, 1974) is a British musician from Leicester, most famous for his hit "Return of the Mack". He has a string of offences, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence.
Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995, following a three month stint in jail during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was 'Crazy', in autumn 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK. 'Return of the Mack' followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the UK Number 1 slot in the 1990s. A third single, 'Let's Get Down', charted later in the year. Morrison's first album, also titled 'Return of the Mack', reached number 4 in the UK album charts. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four Brit Awards, though he won none.
Despite his career success, Morrison continued to be accused of, and convicted of, various crimes, and in 1997 he was convicted of attempting to bring an illegal weapon (a stun gun) onto an aircraft. He was jailed for this in early 1997, at about the same time that 'Return of the Mack' began its climb to number 2 in the US charts.
Mark Morrison was then later convicted in early 2001 for attempted murder on a young Australian waitress working in the East End of London.
His record label is Mona Records and his distribution company Jet Star.
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