Marc Nelson

Marc Nelson ( born January 23, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Contemporary R & B and jazz singer and songwriter. It is known for its activities in music groups such as Boyz II Men, Az Yet and Blayse. His mother is the Disco 'singer Phyllis Nelson.

Life

1986 Nelson studied with his friend Nathan Morris members for a potential R & B group and hired the tenors Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and bass Michael McCarry. First they were called Unique Attraction, however, named in Boyz II Men to, after a song of the boy band New Edition. After the band got a record deal for the first time, Nelson left the band for personal reasons.

His first solo deal he signed in 1991 with Capitol Records. This year, he also released his first studio album I Want You and landed with the debut single of the same name at number 26 R & B / Hip- Hop Songs. The second single, successfully entered into the selfsame charts, namely ranked 48th Furthermore, Nelson worked the early 1990s as a songwriter and backing vocalist for several R & B artists such as Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, and Aaron Neville.

Using Babyface, he succeeded to the 1995 part of the then-unknown band Az Yet, shortly thereafter got a recording contract. The first single, the group came up # 1 on the R & B / Hip- Hop charts and has been recognized for more than 500,000 units sold with a gold record. The consequence Single Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Peter Cetera was a success and came in at number 8 of the Hot 100 also got this song for over a million CDs sold the platinum record and a Grammy nomination.

Nelson left the band in 1997 to devote himself further his solo career. So he wrote back songs, including Brandy, Tamia and Tyrese. In 1999 he released his second album, Chocolate Mood, from his most successful solo single 15 Minutes was coupled out ( number 4 of the R & B charts and top thirty position on the Hot 100). However, the album was a flop, reaching no placement in the Billboard 200

The early 2000s, Nelson worked as a songwriter, and wrote songs for Babyface and Charlie Wilson. Brian Culbertson published in 2005 written by Nelson song It's On Tonight as a single and reached # 5 on the U.S. jazz charts. In 2006, Nelson another boy band, the supergroup " Blayse " consisting of members of bands Blackstreet, Az Yet, Boyz II Men and Silk. After only one tour in the United States, the group separates again in 2007.

In the same year came his third album Marc My Words on the market. The Independent output consisted to record between 2002 and 2006. Publication attention has been paid little, because neither singles nor the album itself managed to enter the charts. 2008 Nelson was a member of the band Az Yet again and recorded the album The Return with them on.

Discography

Albums

• I Want You (1991 )
• Chocolate Mood ( 1999)
• Marc My Words (2007)

Singles

• I Want You (1991 )
• Count on Me (1991 )
• Summer Love (1991 )
• 15 Minutes ( 1999)
• Chocolate Mood ( 1999)
• Lady In My Life (1999)
• Just Say So (2007)
• I Do not Wanna Be in Love ( 2007)
• Be Glad Tonight ( 2007)

• Contemporary -R & B singer
• American musician
• Born in 1971
• Man