Marco Castoldi (born 23 December 1972), better known by his stage name Morgan, is an Italian singer, songwriter and musician. His musical genres are mainly

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and

electronic rock Electronic rock (also known as electro rock and synth rock) is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s when rock b ...

, sometimes

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and

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. He has also been a judge for eight seasons in the Italian version of''

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,'' winning five of them through acts he mentored: Aram Quartet (series 1 – 2008), Matteo Becucci (series 2 – 2008–9),

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(series 3 – 2009), Chiara Galiazzo (series 6 – 2012) and

Michele Bravi Michele Bravi (born 19 December 1994) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame after winning the X Factor (Italian season 7), seventh season of the X Factor (Italian TV series), Italian ''X Factor''. His coronation song, "La v ...

(series 7 – 2013). He was also a coach on The Voice Of Italy 2019. He is also a founding member of

Bluvertigo Bluvertigo are an Italian alternative rock band from the Milan metropolitan area. History Originally formed in 1992 with the name Golden Age, the band switched to the name Bluvertigo shortly before recording their first album. The founding member ...

, an Italian band formed in 1992. Morgan has 3 daughters; the first, Anna Lou Castoldi, with

Asia Argento Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with ...

Discography

Solo

*2003: ''Canzoni dell'appartamento'' *2004: ''Il suono della vanità'' *2005: ''Non al denaro, non all'amore né al cielo'' *2007: ''Da A ad A'' *2008: ''È successo a Morgan'' *2009: ''Italian Songbook Volume 1'' *2010: ''Morganicomio'' *2012: ''Italian Songbook Volume 2'' *2020: ''La musica seria'' *2023: ''...e quindi, insomma ossia'' Morgan Asti 2011

With Bluvertigo

*1995: ''Acidi e basi'' *1997: ''Metallo non metallo'' *1999: ''Zero - ovvero la famosa nevicata dell'85'' *2001: ''Pop Tools'' *2008: ''MTV Storytellers'' (live)

Collaborations

Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs explore many themes (including, but not limited to, ph ...

in album '' Gommalacca'' *

Antonella Ruggiero Antonella Ruggiero (born 15 November 1952) is an Italian singer and song-writer, mostly known as a founding member and lead singer of the pop-rock band Matia Bazar. Ruggiero is a light soprano. Her vocal range exceeds 4 octaves thanks to the u ...

in ''Registrazioni moderne'' *

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in her albums ''Exit'', ''Personal Juke Box'' and ''Viaggio in Italia'' *

Subsonica Subsonica are an Italian band formed in Turin in 1996. Their eponymous debut album was released in the spring of 1997. The band gained significant success in 2000 by playing at the Sanremo Music Festival. The first two singles from the album ''M ...

in ''Discoteca Labirinto'' * Cristina Donà in album ''Nido'' * Paola & Chiara in ''Arsenico'' *

Mauro Pagani Mauro Pagani (born 5 February 1946) is an Italian people, Italian musician and singer. Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy, Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 in music, 1970 as violinist and f ...

in ''Parole a caso'' *

Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (English: ''Bank of Mutual Relief'') is an Italian rock band. A popular progressive rock band in the 1970s, they continued making music in the 1980s and 1990s. They were still active, playing live in 2001 and 2008 at N ...

in ''No palco'' *

Modena City Ramblers Modena City Ramblers (also known as M.C.R.) is an Italian folk rock band founded in 1991. Their music is heavily influenced by Celtic themes, and can be compared to folk rock music. The band has sold over 500,000 albums. Known for their left-wing ...

in ''Appunti partigiani'' *

Patty Pravo Nicoletta Strambelli (born 9 April 1948), known professionally as Patty Pravo, is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in p ...

in ''Il vento e le rose'' * Artisti uniti per l'Abruzzo in ''Domani 21/04.09'' *

Bugo Cristian Bugatti (born 2 August 1973 in Rho), known as Bugo, is an Italian singer-songwriter, artist and actor. He spent his youth in the rice fields of Cerano, in the Province of Novara, in the Piedmont region. A self-taught artist, Bugo di ...

in ''Sincero''

Producer

* Mao in ''Black Mokette'' * Soerba in ''Playback'' * La Sintesi in ''L'eroe romantico'' * Aram Quartet in the song ''Chi (Who)''

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

*1998: ''Dissoluzione'' (Bompiani - I buchi neri) *2008: ''In pArte Morgan'' (Eleuthera) *2014: "Il libro di Morgan - Io l'Amore la Musica gli Stronzi e Dio" (Einaudi stile libero) *2022: ''Parole d'aMorgan'' (with

Pasquale Panella Pasquale Panella (born 12 January 1950) is an Italian lyricist, playwright, poet and novelist. He sometimes used the pen names Duchesca and Vanera. Life and career Panella was born in Rome. After graduating from the Istituto Magistrale, he st ...

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External links

Morgan official website

Bluvertigo Myspace site

Morgan's discography on Rockit.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan Living people Singers from Milan People from Monza Italian rock musicians Italian male pianists Italian keyboardists Italian male bass guitarists Alternative rock musicians Italian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters 1972 births 21st-century Italian male singers 21st-century Italian pianists 21st-century Italian bass guitarists