Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972 in Hanover, Germany) is a British R&B singer who saw major success in the mid-1990s. He is one of the most successful British urban R&B singers of all time. His multi-platinum single, Return of the Mack became a #1 top ten hit across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. market for him the following year, where the record achieved platinum status, spending 25 weeks in the U.S. Billboard Charts. Subsequently, he is notably known for his criminal convictions, a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence and protesting his innocence onstage. Following his arrest and placement on remand over an alleged stabbing at Krystals nightclub in Leicester, Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 whilst held in Leicester Prison, following a three month stint during which he decided to become a vocalist.[1][2] His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK, with the minor hit "Let's Get Down" following in the autumn. "Return of the Mack" followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the Top 10 in summer 1996, with further single releases "Trippin'", "Horny" and "Moan and Groan" also making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Morrison's first album, also titled Return of the Mack, was released in 1996 by Warner Bros/Atlantic Records, and reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four Brit Awards, though he won none, and received a Mercury Prize nomination, an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination, and 5 MOBO Awards nominations, of which he won "Best R&B Act". He performed at the Brit Awards 97', like many of his TV appearances, he protested his innocence on stage by wearing a black long sleeve top stating "Only God Can Judge Me", and whipping out a gun with the "Not Guilty" message at an awards show and having female dancers dressed as scantily clad policewomen.[1]