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MARK MORRISON

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Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972 in Hanover, Germany) is a British contemporary R&B|R&B singer who saw major success in the mid-1990s. He is one of the most successful British urban R&B singers of all time. His multi-platinum single, Return of the Mack became a #1 record chart|top ten hit across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. market for him the following year, where the record achieved platinum status, spending 25 weeks in the U.S. Billboard Charts. Subsequently, he is notably known for his criminal convictions, a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence and protesting his innocence onstage.

Career
Early career: "The Mack"
Following his arrest and placement on remand over an alleged stabbing at Krystals nightclub in Leicester, Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 whilst held in Leicester (HM Prison)|Leicester Prison, following a three month stint during which he decided to become a singer|vocalist.<ref name=leicestershire>[http://beehive.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=8354&PageID=44908 Leicester Bands: Mark Morrison]</ref><ref name="yahoobio">
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