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| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
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| origin = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
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| label = Don't Guess
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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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>
'''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 ==
== Life ==
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]]'', 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" />
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]]'', 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 sang 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" />
After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="PF" /> He dropped out after one semester 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'', 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 2015, he released his debut EP ''Live for Nothing'' under the moniker ''MorMor'', which was the name he used to call 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 ==
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* ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Heaven's Only Wishful'' (2018)
* ''Some Place Else'' (2019)
* ''Some Place Else'' (2019)

=== 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)


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.mormormusic.com/ mormormusic.com]
* [http://www.mormormusic.com/ Official website]


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Revision as of 11:32, 13 October 2019

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Mormor.
MorMor
Birth nameSeth Nyquist
Born1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)multi-instrumentalist
LabelsDon't Guess
Websitemormormusic.com

Seth Nyquist (born 1992), better known as MorMor, is a Canadian indie pop singer and songwriter.[1]

Life

Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.[2][3][4] Nyquist sang in the school choir and played trumpet in a band.[3]

After he finished school, Nyquist started to study sociology at Toronto's Ryerson University.[3] He dropped out after one semester and decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.[3]

In 2015, he released his debut EP Live for Nothing under the moniker MorMor, which was the name he used to call his late grandmother.[5] In 2018, MorMor released the EP Heaven's Only Wishful through his own label Don't Guess.[3]

In 2019, he received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Whatever Comes to Mind".[6]

Discography

EPs

  • Live for Nothing (2015)
  • Heaven's Only Wishful (2018)
  • Some Place Else (2019)

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)

References

  1. ^ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter". Now, April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jamieson Cox: "MorMor Is Wary of Becoming an Indie-Pop Star, But It’s Happening Anyway". Pitchfork, May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Tshepo Mokoena: "MorMor’s Psychedelic Indie-Pop Deserves Your Attention". vice.com, April 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.
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