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Marc Nelson (born January 23, 1971)^[2] is an American singer and songwriter.

He was an original member ofBoyz II Men while still attending thePhiladelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. However, a management agreement forced Nelson to leave the group to pursue a solo career before the group released their debut album,Cooleyhighharmony.

After hearingNew Edition's song "Boys to Men" on the radio, the group changed their name toBoyz II Men. In 1989, the group metMichael Bivins and began making arrangements to sign the group to a major label and begin recording. In the interim, the group encountered delays in recording their album. Prior to being discovered by Bivins, the members had all previously signed a management deal with a local company inPhiladelphia. Marc Nelson, who was 18 years old at the time, faced difficulty breaking the contract with this company due to his age. The other members were all minors. Once everything was settled with Boyz II Men andMotown, Nelson still couldn’t be released from his previous management, forcing him to make a choice to pursue a solo career instead of continuing with the group. His solo album, I Want You, was released only a few months after Cooleyhighharmony in September 1991.

After signing a solo deal withCapitol Records, Nelson scored a hit with a cover ofMarvin Gaye's "I Want You", which hit No. 26 on the R&B charts.^[when?] His follow-up, "Count On Me", reached No. 48 on the R&B charts.^[when?] Nelson released his solo album,I Want You, in 1991.

Following the release of his solo album, Nelson began concentrating his talents as a songwriter. Drawing the attention ofBabyface, Nelson wrote for artists likeToni Braxton,Brandy,Tamia,Tyrese andJon B. Through Babyface, Nelson met the four members of the groupAz Yet and was added to the line-up as second lead vocalist; the group was signed toLaFace Records.

As a member ofAz Yet, Nelson found success. The group's self-titled debut album, released in 1996, wentplatinum. A single on the album, "Last Night", wentgold and reached No. 9 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart. Their second single, "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" did even better, going platinum and reaching No. 8 on the Hot 100.^{[citation needed]}

Nelson left Az Yet and began writing intensely. Subsequently, he released his second solo album,Chocolate Mood, in 1999. The album featured Nelson's biggest solo hit, "15 Minutes", which reached No. 4 on the R&B charts and No. 27 on theBillboard Hot 100. He also featured on the duet "After All is Said and Done" withBeyoncé, on the soundtrack to the motion pictureThe Best Man (1999).

On January 9, 2007,SESAC honored Nelson at their third Jazz Awards Luncheon, for his authorship on "It's On Tonight" byBrian Culbertson. The event honored jazz writers whose works achieved Top 5 status on the jazz charts from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006.^[3]

Nelson released his first independent project,Marc: My Words (Lyric Masters 911) on July 24, 2007. Nelson wrote or co-wrote the lyrics on all 15 tracks of the album. He also produced or co-produced all of the tracks on the album. Nelson extracted the material for the release from his existing catalog of songs written between 2001 and 2007, and began recording the material in 2006. The album features the original version of "I Don't Wanna Be In Love" (co-written by jazz artistBrian Culbertson) which also appears on the 2007 releaseCrystal City by Andre Ward.

Nelson was also a founding member of the R&B super-groupBlayse, with fellow R&B veteransTony Grant of Az Yet,Gary "Lil G" Jenkins ofSilk (group), and Terrell Phillips ofBlackstreet. Although the group managed to record several songs, the recordings were never publicly released, the album was never completed, and the group disbanded in December 2007. Lil G returned to Silk, Nelson returned to Az Yet, and Tony Grant toured in theTyler Perry stage productionThe Marriage Counselor (from January 2008 through May 2008).

Nelson released the R&B/Soul single "Wishing You The Worst" on July 24, 2017.^[4] The song was released independently via his production companyFocused Artist Entertainment.

Nelson was nominated for anEmmy Award, for penning the theme song to the 2016 animated Christmas television filmSnowy Day. The title song was performed byBoyz II Men.

• "I Want You" (1991)
• "Count on Me" (1992)
• "Last Night" withAz Yet (1996)
• "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" with Az Yet & featuringPeter Cetera (1996)
• "That's All I Want" with Az Yet (1997)
• "15 Minutes" (1999)
• "Too Friendly" (2000)
• "Love's Not Love" (2000)
• "Wishing You The Worst" (2017)

• Love Ain't Supposed to Hurt - Part II: The Wedding
• Tell Hell I Ain't Coming
• King Solomon Lives
• Men Cry in the Dark
• In-Laws From Hell

• Marc Nelson's Official website

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLu7WTY1p_Q

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