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{{short description|Canadian musician (born 1992)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox person
| name = MorMor
| name = MorMor
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| birth_name = Seth Nyquist
| occupation = singer
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| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| birth_name = Seth Nyquist
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1992}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Canada
| origin =
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
| label = Don't Guess
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Multiple
| website = {{URL|mormormusic.com}}
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'''Seth Nyquist''' (born 1992), better known as '''MorMor''' is a Canadian [[indie pop]] singer and songwriter.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/mormor-interview/ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 17, 2019.</ref>


== Life ==
'''Seth Nyquist''' (born 1992), better known as '''MorMor''', is a Canadian [[indie pop]] musician.<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/mormor-interview/ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708005947/https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/mormor-interview/ |date=July 8, 2019 }}. ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', April 17, 2019.</ref>
Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.<ref>Katie Thomas: [https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/43923/1/mormor-canadian-singer-interview "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness"]. ''[[Dazed]]'', April 4, 2019.</ref><ref name="PF">Jamieson Cox: [https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/mormor-is-wary-of-becoming-an-indie-pop-star-but-its-happening-anyway/ "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It’s Happening Anyway"]. [[pitchfork.com]], May 24, 2018.</ref><ref>Tshepo Mokoena: [https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbz8nn/mormor-live-review-corsica-studios-indie "MorMor’s Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention"]. [[vice.com]], April 5, 2019.</ref> Nyquist was singing in the school choir and played trumpet in a band.<ref name="PF" />


After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester and focused on his musical career. He took piano and vocal training.<ref name="PF" />
==Biography==
Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.<ref>Katie Thomas: [https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/43923/1/mormor-canadian-singer-interview "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness"]. ''[[Dazed]]'', April 4, 2019.</ref><ref name="PF">Jamieson Cox: [https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/mormor-is-wary-of-becoming-an-indie-pop-star-but-its-happening-anyway/ "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It's Happening Anyway"]. ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', May 24, 2018.</ref><ref>Tshepo Mokoena: [https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/mbz8nn/mormor-live-review-corsica-studios-indie "MorMor's Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention"]. [[vice.com]], April 5, 2019.</ref> He was in a foster home initially and then got adopted by a Swedish family. "Mormor" is a reference to his grandmother, the word meaning "grandmother" in Swedish.<ref>Sarah Osei: [https://interview.de/people/mormor/ "MorMor Interview Magazin"]. ''[[Interview.de]]'', April 5, 2019.</ref> Nyquist sang in his school's choir and played trumpet in a band.<ref name="PF"/> After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester at Ryerson, and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.<ref name="PF" />


In 2015, he released his debut EP, ''Live for Nothing'', under the moniker ''MorMor''.<ref>Sydney Gore: [https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mormor-interview/ "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto"]. highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.</ref> In 2018, MorMor released the EP ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' through his own label, Don't Guess.<ref name="PF" />
In 2015 he released his debut EP ''Live For Nothing'' under the moniker ''MorMor'', which was inspired by his late grandmother.<ref>Sydney Gore: [https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mormor-interview/ "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto"]. highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.</ref> In 2018 MorMor released the EP ''Heaven’s Only Wishful'' through his own label ''Don’t Guess''.<ref name="PF" />


In 2019, he received a [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_unveils_2019_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 3, 2019.</ref>
In 2019 he received a [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_unveils_2019_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 3, 2019.</ref>


==Discography==
== Discography ==
'''Albums'''
* ''Semblance'' (2022)


'''EPs'''
=== EPs ===
* ''Live for Nothing'' (2015)
* ''Live for Nothing'' (2015)
* ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Heaven’s Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Some Place Else'' (2019)
* ''Some Place Else'' (2019)


== References ==
'''Singles'''
* "Heaven's Only Wishful" (2018)
* "Whatever Comes to Mind" (2018)
* "Waiting on the Warmth" (2018)
* "Pass the Hours" (2018)
* "Outside" (2019)
* "Won't Let You" (2019)
* "Don't Cry" (2020)
* "Far Apart" (2022)
* "Seasons Change" (2022)

==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{official website|mormormusic.com}}
* [http://www.mormormusic.com/ mormormusic.com]


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