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Steve Morell (born Stephan Kraus [1] on 19 April 1967 in Fulda) is a German musician, male model and music producer. [2]

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Morell's roots were in the punk scene of London. Against his family's wishes he relocated to Frankfurt in 1984, and then to Berlin where he founded the music label Pale Music International. [2] He was one of the most important and influential underground-musicians of Berlin and had the unofficial title as "King of Underground". [3] In 2017 he survived skin-cancer and started his model career. [4] He was featured in Vogue Homme, Elle and other fashion magazines and get roles in music videos and movies. [5] Morell lives in Berlin and London.

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References

  1. Emms, Stephen (18 October 2009). "Two decades of clubbing in Berlin, city of the night". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Chow, Kevin (4 April 2016). "The old guard:Steve Morell". ExBerliner. Iomauna Media. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. Zeitung, Berliner. "Zum 6. Mal versucht Steve Morell mit "Berlin Insane" den Underground auf die Bühne zu holen: 50 Trommeln fürs SO 36". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  4. Ferrier, Morwenna (2017-01-22). "How 'alt-beauty' became the hottest trend in men's fashion". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  5. "Steve Morell – Wenn Haltung sich doch auszahlt". tip berlin (in German). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-02-14.