Tye Morgan[3] (born 4 January 1992) is an English singer and songwriter.

Tye Morgan
Morgan in Los Angeles, 2019
Morgan in Los Angeles, 2019
Background information
Born4 January 1992 (1992-01-04) (age 32)[1]
Fazakerley, Liverpool, England
OriginWalthamstow, London, England[2]
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2008—present
LabelsWarner/679 Artists (2010–2012) Karma Artists (2016-present)

Life and career

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At the age of 16, Morgan signed to Simon Fuller's management company 19 Entertainment (XIX) and signed a record deal with Warner Music Group/679 Recordings[4] at 18 after touring with Marina & The Diamonds on The Family Jewels Tour.[5] She then went on to support Pete Wentz/Black Cards and Janelle Monáe on their UK tours.[6]

In 2017 Morgan signed a deal with Concord Music Group/Karma Artists[7] and later in 2018 co-wrote the Spanish hit "Lo malo"[8] which topped the Spanish singles chart and received 5 x platinum certification, as well as reaching gold status in the United States.[9] The song has over 300,000,000 streams to date.

In 2019 Morgan co-wrote the official song for the Cricket World Cup, 'Stand By' with Rudimental and Loryn.[10] She also co-wrote and provided vocals for the lead single from Cashmere Cat's album Princess Catgirl, entitled 'For Your Eyes Only'[11] with Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco and Francis and The Lights as well as Toby Scott and Paul Harris, which hit number 12 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic charts.[12] Shortly after, Four of Diamonds released the single 'Eating Me Up' which Morgan also co-wrote with Freedo and Tia Rice.[13]

In April 2020, Morgan co-wrote the Michael Calfan and Martin Solveig single 'No Lie' with Toby Scott, Paul Harris and Iman Conta Hultén.[14]

In March 2021, Morgan co-wrote with Jack Morgan and Grades the song 'Mystery' on Super Junior's 'The Renaissance' album, which reached number 1 in 12 countries.

In February 2022, Morgan co-wrote the lead single 'INVU' on Taeyeon's album of the same name. 'INVU' debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart in the chart issue dated 13–19 February 2022;[15] on its component charts, the song debuted at number one on the Gaon Download Chart, number two on the Gaon Streaming Chart,[16] and number eight on the Gaon BGM Chart.[17] It ascended to number one on the Gaon Streaming Chart in the following week.[18] On the Billboard K-pop Hot 100, the song debuted at number 15 in the chart issue dated 26 February 2022,[19] ascending to number one in the following week.[20]

In May 2022, Morgan featured on 'Gang Gang' alongside DJ Katch. The song was written by Morgan and Freedo and was the first song Morgan sang on as a featured vocalist. Following this, in June 2022, Morgan featured on 'Slide' with Michael Calfan. The song was written by Morgan, Jack Morgan and Freedo.

In June 2022, Morgan launched her own home fragrance company ‘sense of ldn’ which was featured in British Vogue and Country Living in November of the same year.

Discography

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Song Year Artist Album Role
Revolving 2011 The Streets Remix Non-album single Co-writer, artist
The Vaccine 2011 Fanfair Non-album single Co-writer
Try 2013 Alexandra Burke NewRulesEP Writer
Hum 2016 Sweet California 3 Co-writer
Crush 2017 Ben Adams Crush Co-writer
Lo Malo 2018 Aitana, Ana Guerra Sus Canciones (Operación Triunfo 2017) Co-writer
Lo Malo Remix 2018 Aitana, Ana Guerra, Greeicy, TINI Lo Malo (Remix) Co-Writer
Stand By 2019 Rudimental, Loryn Non-album single Co-writer
Eating Me Up 2019 Four of Diamonds Non-album single Co-writer
For Your Eyes Only 2019 Cashmere Cat Princess Catgirl Co-writer, vocals
I Need You Tonight 2019 Delena Non-album single Co-Writer
No Lie 2020 Michael Calfan, Martin Solveig Non-album single Co-writer
Your Problem 2020 Four of Diamonds Non-album single Co-Writer
SOS 2020 Delena Non-album single Co-Writer
Mystery 2021 Super Junior The Renaissance Co-Writer
Don't Hold Your Breath 2021 Delena Non-album single Co-Writer
INVU 2022 Taeyeon INVU Co-Writer
Gang Gang 2022 DJ Katch x Tye Morgan Non-album single Co-writer, featured vocalist
Slide 2022 Michael Calfan ft. Tye Morgan Non-album single Co-writer, featured vocalist

Tours

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Supporting

References

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  1. ^ Spark, It seems we’re at the end. I decided that these... Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tumblr – 4 May 2010 – Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ New band of the day – No 796: Spark | Music | guardian.co.uk guardian – 27 May 2010 – Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ^ Spark « The Chemistry is Dead Archived 20 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Chemistry is Dead – 14 March 2010 – Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  4. ^ "MORGAN". Karma Artists. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "New band of the day – No 796: Spark". The Guardian. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ Stickler, Jon. "Spark Reveals Details of Debut Single 'Revolving' - Stereoboard". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Tye Morgan - Music Publishing". Concord. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Operación Triunfo: Aitana & Ana Guerra - "Lo malo"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Breakout vocalist LORYN and Rudimental partner with ICC to unveil Official Song of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019, Stand By". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Cashmere Cat's 'Princess Catgirl' returns FOR YOUR EYES ONLY". Dancing Astronaut. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Cashmere Cat Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Four of Diamonds release feisty new single 'Eating Me Up'". CelebMix. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  14. ^ Sanchez, About the Author / Laura (10 April 2020). "Michael Calfan & Martin Solveig – No Lie". We Rave You. Retrieved 30 November 2020. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  16. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  17. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  18. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ^ Cabral, R. J. (2 January 2013). "Billboard K-Pop 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  20. ^ "빌보드코리아(Billboard Korea)". billboard.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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