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Aside from Boyz II Men, Wanyá has his own record label, "The Company Entertainment." For more information, visit: www.thecompanyent.com {Link without Title} . A mixtape featuring unreleased material from Wanyá is available for purchase on The Company Entertainment website. BIOGRAPHY Wanya is very well known for being the "emotional boy" of Boyz II Men. He has influenced some of the biggest stars to date such as Ne-Yo and many more. He has powerful vocals with a very high range and sung most of Boyz II Men bridges and including duets with former girlfriend Brandy Norwood , and Mariah Carey . He has stated on Boyz II Men tape that he was forced to grow up a little faster than his peers, and didn't graduate from the Performing Arts School in which Boyz II Men was founded. Also, he was a part of the original group "Unique Attraction", but later was revamped into Boyz II Men. Wanya Morris has a daughter and is rumored to have been married in 2002 to his baby's mother "Toy". Wanya Morris has also switched religions as Shawn has, in which he confirmed in an interview "Growing Pains". Wanya Morris's real last name is Thorton but he said he wanted his last name to sound cool as Morris. He is not related to bandmate Nate Morris. In many past interviews, Wanya has stated personal things on his life growing up and dating singer Brandy Norwood His mother was married to his step-father in which he received many beatings, and grew up in the projects of Philiadelphia. He has said that Brandy's mother has had a factor in their breaking up, and he feels that Brandy has animosity towards him. In the 1990's, on the success of Boyz II Men albums, he stated that even if Boyz II Men does not have longevity he will always have something to do with music. VH1 featured Boyz II Men on "Behind the Music", but it wasn't the typical story. Many described it as boring and the only thing VH1 made as a huge stretch was Wanya dating singer Brandy at the age of 16 when he was 20. DISCOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINKS |
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