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Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are described as mystical and transcendental, while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are critically acclaimed and appear at the top of many greatest album lists. Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands covering the popular hits of the day. He rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns' death, Warner Bros

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Van Morrison

Born 1945-08-31 (80 years ago) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Height 165 centimeters.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (Brown Eyed Girl) 49th Annual Grammy Awards 2006 Brown Eyed Girl
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (Moondance) 41st Annual Grammy Awards 1998 Moondance
Grammy Hall of Fame Award (Astral Weeks) 41st Annual Grammy Awards 1998 Astral Weeks
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Don't Look Back) 40th Annual Grammy Awards 1997 Ne te retourne pas
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?) 38th Annual Grammy Awards 1995 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music 1994 BRIT Awards 1994
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist 2000 BRIT Awards 2000
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Shenandoah) 41st Annual Grammy Awards 1998 7 tappra män
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Don't Look Back) 40th Annual Grammy Awards 1997 Ne te retourne pas
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist 1996 BRIT Awards 1996
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?) 38th Annual Grammy Awards 1995 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (In the Garden / You Send Me / Allegheny) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 In the Garden / You Send Me / Allegheny
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist 1994 BRIT Awards 1994
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist 1992 BRIT Awards 1992
Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist 1991 Brit Awards 1991
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Scandinavia) 25th Annual Grammy Awards 1982 Scandinavia
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Janet Planet(Gifta: 1967–1973) 1967 1973 Gifta
Michelle Rocca(Gifta) Gifta
Children

Shana Morrison, Aibbe Rocca Morrison, Fionn Ivan Patrick Morrison

Parents

Violet Stitt Morrison, George Morrison

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Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are described as mystical and transcendental, while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are critically acclaimed and appear at the top of many greatest album lists.

Known as "Van the Man" to his fans, Morrison started his professional career when, as a teenager in the late 1950s, he played a variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands covering the popular hits of the day. He rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the Northern Irish R&B band Them, with whom he recorded the garage band classic "Gloria". His solo career began under the pop-hit oriented guidance of Bert Berns with the release of the hit single "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. After Berns' death, Warner Bros. Records bought out his contract and allowed him three sessions to record Astral Weeks in 1968.

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