Nathan Morris
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Nathan Morris is an American R&B singer and founding member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathan Morris canonical | 3 |
| Boyz II Men – Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1235427 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathan Morris Context triple: [One Sweet Day, writer, Nathan Morris]
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A.
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer known both for his solo career and for joining the legendary boy band New Edition in the late 1980s.
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B.
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads.
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C.
James DeBarge
James DeBarge is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the family group DeBarge and for his brief, high-profile marriage to Janet Jackson in the 1980s.
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
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E.
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and producer widely credited with pioneering the new jack swing genre that fused R&B with hip-hop.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nathan Morris Target entity description: Nathan Morris is an American R&B singer and founding member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
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A.
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer known both for his solo career and for joining the legendary boy band New Edition in the late 1980s.
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B.
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads.
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C.
James DeBarge
James DeBarge is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the family group DeBarge and for his brief, high-profile marriage to Janet Jackson in the 1980s.
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D.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer renowned for crafting numerous hit ballads and shaping the sound of contemporary R&B in the late 20th century.
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E.
Teddy Riley
Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and producer widely credited with pioneering the new jack swing genre that fused R&B with hip-hop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1988 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Boyz II Men ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1971-06-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Philadelphia
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
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| familyName | Morris ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathan ⓘ |
| hasRole |
background vocalist in Boyz II Men
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lead vocalist in Boyz II Men ⓘ |
| hasWonAward |
American Music Award
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Billboard Music Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Soul Train Music Award ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Boyz II Men ⓘ |
| name | Nathan Morris ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
Boyz II Men: End of the Road music video
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linked to:
Boyz II Men song "End of the Road"
Boyz II Men: I’ll Make Love to You music video ⓘ
linked to:
Boyz II Men song "I'll Make Love to You"
Boyz II Men: Motownphilly music video ⓘ
linked to:
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men: On Bended Knee music video ⓘ
linked to:
Boyz II Men song "On Bended Knee"
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| notableSong |
End of the Road
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I’ll Make Love to You ⓘ Motownphilly ⓘ On Bended Knee ⓘ Water Runs Dry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boyz II Men – Cooleyhighharmony
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linked to:
Cooleyhighharmony
Boyz II Men – Evolution ⓘ Boyz II Men – II ⓘ
linked to:
Boyz II Men album "II"
Boyz II Men – Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya ⓘ
linked to:
Nathan Morris
|
| occupation |
record producer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| partOf | Philadelphia music scene ⓘ |
| positionInGroup | founding member of Boyz II Men ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Philadelphia
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| vocalRange | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathan Morris Description of subject: Nathan Morris is an American R&B singer and founding member of the vocal group Boyz II Men.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.