Maurício Alberto Kaisermann (born 7 September 1951),[1] better known by his stage name Morris Albert, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 single "Feelings".
Billboard charts in the summer of 1975, and sold more than 1 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on 13 November 1975.
[3] "Feelings" made Albert sell more than 160 million records (including singles, albums and compilations) worldwide.
Albert originally claimed the melody as his own, but was later successfully sued by Gasté in 1988, for stealing intellectual property.
[10] Gasté received approximately US$500,000 for the plagiarism lawsuit over his melody in the 1957 French movie soundtrack of Le feu aux poudres.