Wanya Morris

Occupation(s)SingerInstrument(s)VocalsYears active1988–present^[2]LabelsMember ofBoyz II MenWebsiteboyziimen.com

Wanyá Jermaine Morris (/wɑːnjeɪ/ WAHN-yay) (born July 29, 1973) is an American singer, best known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} He competed on the twenty-second season of Dancing with the Stars.

Boyz II Men

In 1987, Morris, who sang in the school's choir along with the members of Boyz II Men (then called Unique Attraction), joined the group and became a permanent member as a freshman. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Boyz II Men would quickly start to climb music charts with songs such as "I'll Make Love to You" (1994) and "Water Runs Dry" (1995). In 1996, the group released the single "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are best known for their vocal harmonies. Morris sings tenor vocals in the group. After the success of "I'll Make Love to You", the same year, Morris appeared in the group Black Men United as he performing with Boyz II Men for the single "U Will Know", which originally featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack written by future neo soul musician D'Angelo and produced by Brian McKnight.

Morris still tours with Boyz II Men as of 2023.

Television and film appearances

Morris was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars on March 8, 2016. He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold.^[8] Morris and Arnold made it to the semifinals of the show, but were then eliminated and finished the competition in fourth place overall, despite having the highest accumulative average at the time of their elimination.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Additional television and film appearances include: the music documentary film Happy on the Ground^[13] (2013), The Odd Couple (2016), Whose Line is it Anyway? (2017), Hollywood Darlings (2017), To Tell the Truth (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021).^[14]

Morris appeared in the Christmas special, A Very Boy Band Holiday, in December 2021.^[15] He also performed during I Can See Your Voice in March 2022.^[16][17]

Personal life

^[18][19] Morris married Traci Nash in 2002.^[20] They have six children together, including four sons who are in a R&B boy band called WanMor, and two daughters.^[21][22] Morris married Amber Reyes in 2019 without being legally divorced from Traci. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman attended the wedding.^[23]

Discography

Boyz II Men

Albums

Title	Album details
Cooleyhighharmony	Released: April 30, 1991 Label: Motown Format: LP, CD, cassette
Christmas Interpretations	Released: October 5, 1993 Label: Motown Format: LP, CD, cassette
II	Released: August 30, 1994 Label: Motown Format: LP, CD, cassette
Evolution	Released: September 23, 1997 Label: Motown Format: LP, CD, cassette
Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya	Released: September 12, 2000 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette
Full Circle	Released: June 11, 2002 Label: Arista Format: CD, cassette
Throwback, Vol. 1	Released: August 24, 2004 Label: Koch, MSM Format: CD, digital download
Winter/Reflections	Released: December 1, 2005 Label: MSM, Urban Format: CD, digital download
The Remedy	Released: October 25, 2006 Label: Koch, MSM Format: CD, digital download
Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA	Released: November 13, 2007 Label: Decca Format: CD, digital download
Love	Released: November 24, 2009 Label: Decca Format: CD, digital download
Covered: Winter	Released: December 22, 2010 Label: MSM, Rhythm Zone Format: CD, digital download
Twenty	Released: October 25, 2011 Label: MSM, Benchmark Format: CD, digital download
Collide	Released: October 21, 2014 Label: BMG, MSM Format: CD, digital download
Under the Streetlight	Released: October 20, 2017 Label: Tango, MasterWorks, MSM Format: CD, digital download

Singles

Year	Single
1991	"Motownphilly"
	"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
	"Uhh Ahh"
1992	"Please Don't Go"
	"End of the Road"
1993	"In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)"
	"Let It Snow" (featuring Brian McKnight)
1994	"I'll Make Love to You"
	"On Bended Knee"
1995	"Thank You"
	"Water Runs Dry"
	"Vibin'"
	"I Remember"
1997	"4 Seasons of Loneliness"
	"A Song for Mama"
1998	"Can't Let Her Go"
	"Doin' Just Fine"
	"I Will Get There"
2000	"Pass You By"
	"Thank You in Advance"
2002	"The Color of Love"
	"Relax Your Mind" (featuring Faith Evans)
2004	"What You Won't Do for Love"
2007	"The Tracks of My Tears"
2008	"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
	"War"
	"Mercy Mercy Me"
2009	"I Can't Make You Love Me"
	"Iris"[24]
2011	"More Than You'll Ever Know" (featuring Charlie Wilson)[25]
	"One Up for Love"[26]
	"Flow"[27]
2012	"One More Dance"
2014	"Better Half"
	"Diamond Eyes"
	"Losing Sleep"
2017	"Ladies Man"

Other works

Singles

• "Brokenhearted"^[28] with Brandy from Brandy (1994)
• "I'll Be There"^[29] with Mariah Carey from Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden (1995)
• "Let It Out"^[30] with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes from Eye Legacy (2009)

Unofficial solo projects

• Millennium Renaissance (compilation) (2000)^[31]
• Unreleased (mixtape) (2007)^[32]

Other appearances

• "Come for More" (song from Uninvited Guest film as Mo)^[33][34][35] (2000/2001)
• "Happy in Hell" (song with Colt Ford from Declaration of Independence album)^[36] (2012)
• “BLOW MY LOAD” (song with Tyler the Creator, Dâm-Funk and Syd from CHERRY BOMB album) (2015)
• The After Party (band with NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and AJ McLean & Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys)^[37][38] (2021)

References

External links

• Boyz II Men Official website
• Wanya Morris' record label website
• Wanya Morris at IMDb
• Wanya Morris at Allmusic