Morgan
Morgan50: birthday in concert” at the Parioli Theater in Rome in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMarco Castoldi
Born (1972-12-23) 23 December 1972
Milan, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • bass
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • guitars
  • ukulele
  • harmonica
  • glockenspiel
Member ofBluvertigo

Marco Castoldi (born 23 December 1972), better known by his stage name Morgan, is an Italian singer and musician. His musical genres are mainly alternative rock and electronic rock, sometimes experimental rock and synth-pop. He has also been a judge for eight seasons in the Italian version of The X Factor, winning five of them through acts he mentored: Aram Quartet (series 1 – 2008), Matteo Becucci (series 2 – 2008–9), Marco Mengoni (series 3 – 2009), Chiara Galiazzo (series 6 – 2012) and Michele Bravi (series 7 – 2013).

He is also a founding member of Bluvertigo, an Italian band formed in 1992. Morgan has 3 daughters; the first, Anna Lou Castoldi, with Asia Argento.

Discography

Solo

  • 2003: Canzoni dell'appartamento
  • 2004: Il suono della vanità
  • 2005: Non al denaro, non all'amore né al cielo
  • 2007: Da A ad A
  • 2008: È successo a Morgan
  • 2009: Italian Songbook Volume 1
  • 2010: Morganicomio
  • 2012: Italian Songbook Volume 2
  • 2020: La musica seria
  • 2023: ...e quindi, insomma ossia
Morgan live concert at the Cathedral of Asti (Italy) – 15 July 2011

With Bluvertigo

  • 1995: Acidi e basi
  • 1997: Metallo non metallo
  • 1999: Zero - ovvero la famosa nevicata dell'85
  • 2001: Pop Tools
  • 2008: MTV Storytellers (live)

Collaborations

Producer

  • Mao in Black Mokette
  • Soerba in Playback
  • La Sintesi in L'eroe romantico
  • Aram Quartet in the song Chi (Who)

Filmography

Bibliography

  • 1998: Dissoluzione (Bompiani - I buchi neri)
  • 2008: In pArte Morgan (Eleuthera)
  • 2014: "Il libro di Morgan - Io l'Amore la Musica gli Stronzi e Dio" (Einaudi stile libero)
  • 2022: Parole d'aMorgan (with Pasquale Panella)
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