Morris Albert

Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (born 7 September 1951), better known by his stage name Morris Albert, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. He became known in more than 50 countries for his 1974 hit "Feelings", followed by "She's My Girl", and sold more than 10 million copies in Brazil.

Albert was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the beginning of his musical career, he was a member of two bands, The Thunders and The Hangmen as a singer and guitarist.

Morris has five children, three daughters and two sons, and currently lives in Italy.

After the success of the first single "Feel the Sunshine", he recorded his debut album in 1974 under the title Feelings, which reached No. 1 in his homeland and stayed on the charts for half a year. The single "Feelings" was a soft rock hit song and made Albert a one-hit wonder. The ballad reached the top ten U.S. Billboard charts in the summer of 1975, and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975. "Feelings" made Albert sell more than 160 million records (including singles, albums and compilations) worldwide. Also in 1975, Albert recorded the single “Leave Me”. He won 43 gold and 17 platinum albums. He also recorded another hit songs such as "She's My Girl" and "Conversation", among several other of his compositions.

With his success as a singer, he appeared on several shows like Os Trapalhões when it aired at TV Tupi, which featured musical sketches interspersed with comedy sketches. One of the most hilarious sketches was Renato Aragão's parody of the song, which he called "Filho" (Son).

Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.