Kendra Morris (born April 10, 1981) is an American

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singer-songwriter based in New York City, originally from

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Career

Morris was a contestant on

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's ''

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''. She was signed to

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, and in 2011 released her first single, "Concrete Waves" (which later received a remix from

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). Also in 2011, she joined

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on tour, performing lead vocals. Her debut album, ''Banshee'', was released in August 2012 from

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. Her sophomore release ''Mockingbird'', a covers record was released on Wax Poetics on July 30, 2013. In 2013, her cover of

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's "

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" was featured in early trailers for the film ''

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''. The use of the song was well received, with ''

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'' calling it "kind of amazing", ScreenCrush saying it "lends the movie an eerie and beautiful grandeur", and BuzzSugar said the "powerful" song was what made the trailer "pop". Her song "Banshee" was featured in the season one episode of ''

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'' "Fite Nite". On June 17, 2016, Morris released her third album, titled ''Babble''. Morris was featured on the single "Phantoms" with

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and

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on the

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- MF Doom collaboration album '' Czarface Meets Metal Face'', and directed and animated the official video for the single "Bomb Thrown". She again collaborated with Czarface when she was featured on two tracks ("Morning Ritual" and "The King Heard Voices") on their collaboration album with

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, ''

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''. Morris released her 4th album titled ''Nine Lives'' on February 18, 2022. "Penny Pincher" was released as its lead single. A new album titled ''I Am What I'm Waiting For'' was announced for release on August 25, 2023.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Kendra American soul singers Living people 1981 births Singers from New York City Writers from St. Petersburg, Florida Musicians from St. Petersburg, Florida 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers