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| birth_name = Seth Nyquist
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| birth_date = 1992
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| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], Canada
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| origin = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
| genre = [[Indie pop]]
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| label = Don't Guess
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = multi-instrumentalist
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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>


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'''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>
==Life==
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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, with ”mormor” meaning grandmother in Swedish.<ref>Sarah Osei: [https://interview.de/people/mormor/ "MorMor Interview Magazin"]. ''[[Interview.de]]'', 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 decided to focus on his musical career instead. He took piano and vocal training.<ref name="PF" />


==Biography==
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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" />
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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" />

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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 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)


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


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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


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Latest revision as of 16:58, 16 June 2024

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Mormor.

MorMor
Birth nameSeth Nyquist
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Toronto, Canada
GenresIndie pop
OccupationMusician
InstrumentMultiple
LabelsDon't Guess
Websitemormormusic.com

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

Biography

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Seth Nyquist was born in Toronto, where he grew up with his adoptive mother, English professor Mary Nyquist, and his sister.[2][3][4] 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.[5] Nyquist sang in his school's 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 at Ryerson, 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.[6] 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".[7]

Discography

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Albums

  • Semblance (2022)

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)
  • "Don't Cry" (2020)
  • "Far Apart" (2022)
  • "Seasons Change" (2022)

References

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  1. ^ "Interview: MorMor's next chapter" Archived July 8, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. 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. ^ Sarah Osei: "MorMor Interview Magazin". Interview.de, April 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Sydney Gore: "MorMor Is the Next Bright Star out of Toronto". highsnobiety.com, June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Unveils 2019 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 3, 2019.
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