Carlos Morgan is a Canadian

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and

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singer."Carlos Morgan happy to be part of In Harmony for Uganda"
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'', October 12, 2018. He is most noted for winning the

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for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the

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for his album ''Feelin' Alright''.

Musical career

Born and based in

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, Morgan performed with local Toronto bands Blue Zone and Lypstick before releasing ''Feelin' Alright'' on the independent D-Tone label in 1996."Morgan's into breaking new ground: His rhythm and blues CD got airplay here, led to a Juno Award". ''

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'', October 22, 1997. The album received its first significant radio support from

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, which placed singles such as "Give It to You" and "Baby C'mon" into rotation earlier than any other Canadian radio station. Following his Juno Award win, the album was reissued by

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in 1997. In the same year, he won the

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for Best Soul/R&B Video, for "Give It to You". In 1998, he won the award for Best R&B Video, again for "Give It to You", at the first

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. In 2000 and 2001 he entered the studio to work on his second album, which had the working title ''We're Gonna Make It''. Although he released several singles in this era, he did not release a new album until 2012, when he released ''The Compilation'', a mix of his early 2000s non-album singles and newly recorded material. Justin Kantor of SoulTracks.com recommended the album, saying it "serves as a satisfying round-up of what Carlos Morgan has been up to since disappearing from the mainstream in the late 1990's. The well-rounded repertoire and on-point interpretations demonstrate that he's still got the chops—and are positive signs of what's to come". That same year, he co-wrote the song "Hold My Head Up High" with Quisha Wint. His third album, to be titled ''Where I've Been, Where I'm Going'', is slated for release in 2019.

Personal life

Morgan was born in Toronto, Canada. He attended

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to pursue a

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in Community Music.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Carlos Canadian soul singers Canadian rhythm and blues singers 21st-century Black Canadian male singers 20th-century Black Canadian male singers Musicians from Toronto Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year winners Living people Year of birth missing (living people)