MorMor

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

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Mormor.

MorMor
Birth nameSeth Nyquist
Born1992
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrumentsmulti-instrumentalist
LabelsDon't Guess
Websitemormormusic.com

Life

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, with ”mormor” meaning grandmother in Swedish.[5] Nyquist sang in the school 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 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, which was the name he used to call his late grandmother.[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

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)

References
  1. "Interview: MorMor's next chapter". Now, April 17, 2019.
  2. Katie Thomas: "MorMor writes hazy indie-pop songs kissed by sunlight and sadness". Dazed, April 4, 2019.
  3. 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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