Nick Morris is a British

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better known for directing music videos in the 1980's.

Career

Nick Morris began writing and making amateur films at school, one of which was shown at the

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. His professional career began in the 1980s with music videos for " The Final Countdown" by

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, " Kyrie" by Mr. Mister and " Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young. After making approximately 100 promos for artists such as

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, Alison Moyet, Warrant, Terence Trent D'Arby,

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, sou ...

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, Kirsty MacColl, Go West, the

Kane Gang The Kane Gang were an English pop trio formed in Seaham in 1982. The group comprised Martin Brammer, Paul Woods and Dave Brewis. They scored several UK and US hits in the 1980s. Named alluding to the movie ''Citizen Kane'', the trio recorded fo ...

, The Alarm, Status Quo,

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, Nena, Scorpions and the number one charity single Ferry Aid, he moved into longer form projects including the

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show '' Alegría'', which was nominated for a primetime Emmy, ''

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'', which won an International Emmy, and AC/DC's '' Stiff Upper Lip Live'' in Munich. He has also directed DVDs for comedians such as The Mighty Boosh, Mitchell and Webb and

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. Other work includes numerous trailers and music clips for West End shows such as '' The Producers'', '' Spamalot'', '' Calendar Girls'', '' Guys and Dolls'', '' Edward Scissorhands'' and ''

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''. in 2009 he captured

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's triumphant homecoming concert at the O2 Arena in

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and

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's portrayal of

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. At the same venue in the following year, Nick directed the massive celebration of the 25th anniversary of " Les Miserables" live to cinemas around the world, featuring three complete casts of the show and numerous guest stars from previous performances. The following year he directed another celebration, this time the 25th anniversary show of Phantom of the Opera. As with “ Les Miserables” the live-to-cinemas show went to number one in the UK Cinema box office. Since then Nick has directed many multicam recordings of shows shown live or as live in cinemas, most notably “ Lazarus”,

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’s last project,” Red”, starring Alfred Molina and the hit west end show “ Everybody's Talking About Jamie”.

Selected music video credits

1984

* Nena – „ Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann�

1985

* Paul Young - " Everytime You Go Away" * Kirsty MacColl - " He's on the Beach" * Mr. Mister - " Kyrie" * Slade - " Little Sheila"

1986

* The Alarm - "Spirit of '76" *

- " The Final Countdown" *

- " I'll Be over You" * Eddie Money - " Take Me Home Tonight" *Eddie Money - "

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" *Europe - " Rock the Night"

1987

- ''Carrie'' * The Robert Cray Band - "Nothin' But a Woman" * Jennifer Rush &

- "Flames of Paradise" * Mason Ruffner - "Dancing on Top of the World" *Jennifer Rush - "Heart Over Mind" *Eddie Money - "

We Should Be Sleeping "We Should Be Sleeping" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, released as the fourth single from his album '' Can't Hold Back'' in 1986. It reached #90 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Context The song follows the story behind Eddie Mone ...

" *Europe - "

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1988

*The Alarm - "Presence of Love" *

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- "

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" *Europe - "

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" *Cinderella - "Don't Know What You Got (till It's Gone)" *Europe - "

Let the Good Times Rock "Let the Good Times Rock" is a 1989 single released by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. It was the third single from their album '' Out of This World''. The single peaked at number 85 on the UK singles chart. Track listing #"Let the Good Times ...

" *

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1989

* Warrant - "

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" *Cinderella - "The Last Mile" *

Marillion Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979. They emerged from the post-punk music scene in Britain and existed as a bridge between the styles of punk rock and classic progressive rock, becoming the mos ...

- "Hooks in You"

1990

* Basia - "

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" *No Sweat - "Heart and Soul" *Warrant - "Big Talk" * Bad English - "Price of Love"

1991

* Roadhouse - "Tower of Love" *

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- "She's Gone" *Bad English - "Straight to Your Heart" *Europe - " Prisoners in Paradise" *Warrant - "I Saw Red"

References

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