Morgan (singer)
{{Short description|Italian musician}}
{{Distinguish|Morgan Singer}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Morgan (cantante)|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Morgan
| image = Marco “Morgan” Castoldi, “Morgan50 compleanno in concerto”, Teatro Parioli, Rome, Italy (23-12-2022) · © Danilo Samà.jpg
| alt =
| caption = “Morgan50: birthday in concert” at the Parioli Theater in Rome in 2022
| birth_name = Marco Castoldi
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Milan, Italy
| origin =
| death_date =
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| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
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| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- bass
- piano
- keyboards
- guitars
- ukulele
- harmonica
- glockenspiel
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| current_member_of = Bluvertigo
| website =
}}
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 alternative rock and electronic rock, sometimes experimental rock and synth-pop. He has also been a judge for eight seasons in the Italian version of The X Factor, winning five of them through acts he mentored: Aram Quartet (series 1 – 2008), Matteo Becucci (series 2 – 2008–9), Marco Mengoni (series 3 – 2009), Chiara Galiazzo (series 6 – 2012) and Michele Bravi (series 7 – 2013). He was also a coach on The Voice Of Italy 2019.
He is also a founding member of Bluvertigo, an Italian band formed in 1992.
Morgan has 3 daughters; the first, Anna Lou Castoldi, with Asia Argento.
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
File:Morgan Asti 2011.jpg (Italy) – 15 July 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 in album Gommalacca
- Antonella Ruggiero in Registrazioni moderne
- Alice in her albums Exit, Personal Juke Box and Viaggio in Italia
- Subsonica in Discoteca Labirinto
- Cristina Donà in album Nido
- Paola & Chiara in Arsenico
- Mauro Pagani in Parole a caso
- Banco del Mutuo Soccorso in No palco
- Modena City Ramblers in Appunti partigiani
- Patty Pravo in Il vento e le rose
- Artisti uniti per l'Abruzzo in Domani 21/04.09
- Bugo 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=
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2003
|Bassist |Uncredited |
2004
|{{nowrap|The Vanity Serum}} |Cat-Man |Cameo |
rowspan=2|2006
|Il quarto sesso | |
Transylvania
|{{nowrap|Milan Agustin}} | |
=Television=
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!scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
2001
|Himself / Contestant |Performing "L'assenzio" (16th place) |
2008–2014; 2023
|Himself / Judge |Talent show (1-3, 5-8, 17) |
2010
|Himself / Guest |Talk show |
2013
|Himself / Judge |Talent show (season 2) |
rowspan=2|2016
|Himself / Contestant |Performing "Semplicemente" (16th place) |
rowspan=2|Amici di Maria De Filippi
|Himself / Judge |Talent show (season 15, final stage) |
2017
|Himself / Coach |Talent show (season 16, final stage) |
2017–2019
|Premio Tenco |Himself / Host |Annual cerimony |
rowspan=2|2019
|Himself / Guest performer |Performing with Achille Lauro in the duets night |
The Voice of Italy
|Himself / Coach |Talent show (season 6) |
rowspan=2|2020
|Himself / Contestant |Performing "Sincero" (disqualified) |
Sanremo Giovani
|Himself / Judge |Talent show |
2021
|Himself / Contestant |Reality competition (season 16) |
2023
|StraMorgan |Himself / Host |Variety show |
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)
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.inartemorgan.it/ Morgan official website]
- [http://www.myspace.com/bluvertigo Bluvertigo Myspace site]
- [http://www.rockit.it/morgan Morgan's discography on Rockit.it]
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Category:Italian rock musicians
Category:Italian male pianists
Category:Italian male bass guitarists
Category:Alternative rock musicians
Category:Italian male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Italian singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Italian male singers