# Morgan (singer)

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 was also a coach on The Voice Of Italy 2019.
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

### 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

* Franco Battiato in album Gommalacca
* Antonella Ruggiero in Registrazioni moderne
* Alice in her albums Exit, Personal Juke Box and Viaggio in Italia
* Subsonica in Discoteca Labirinto
* Cristina Donà in album Nido
* Paola & Chiara in Arsenico
* Mauro Pagani in Parole a caso
* Banco del Mutuo Soccorso in No palco
* Modena City Ramblers in Appunti partigiani
* Patty Pravo in Il vento e le rose
* Artisti uniti per l'Abruzzo in Domani 21/04.09
* Bugo in Sincero

### Producer

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

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2003 | Lost Love | Bassist | Uncredited |
| 2004 | The Vanity Serum | Cat-Man | Cameo |
| 2006 | Il quarto sesso | Karl Marx | |
| 2006 | Transylvania | Milan Agustin | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2001 | Sanremo Music Festival 2001 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "L'assenzio" (16th place) |
| 2008–2014; 2023 | X Factor | Himself / Judge | Talent show (1-3, 5-8, 17) |
| 2010 | Le invasioni barbariche | Himself / Guest | Talk show |
| 2013 | MTV Spit | Himself / Judge | Talent show (season 2) |
| 2016 | Sanremo Music Festival 2016 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Semplicemente" (16th place) |
| 2016 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Himself / Judge | Talent show (season 15, final stage) |
| 2017 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Himself / Coach | Talent show (season 16, final stage) |
| 2017–2019 | Premio Tenco | Himself / Host | Annual cerimony |
| 2019 | Sanremo Music Festival 2019 | Himself / Guest performer | Performing with Achille Lauro in the duets night |
| 2019 | The Voice of Italy | Himself / Coach | Talent show (season 6) |
| 2020 | Sanremo Music Festival 2020 | Himself / Contestant | Performing "Sincero" (disqualified) |
| 2020 | Sanremo Giovani | Himself / Judge | Talent show |
| 2021 | Ballando con le Stelle | Himself / Contestant | Reality competition (season 16) |
| 2023 | StraMorgan | Himself / Host | Variety show |