Mark Shaw (singer)

Mark Shaw
Mark Shaw of Then Jerico, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1988
Background information
Birth name	Mark Robert Tiplady
Born	10 June 1961 (1961-06-10) (age 50) Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Genres	Rock, Britpop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1985 - Present
Labels	EMI Eagle Murder Records
Website	http://www.thenjerico.com

Mark Shaw (born Mark Robert Tiplady, 10 June 1961, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) is an English singer who formed the successful 1980s rock band Then Jerico which he continues to front to this day and, whose last studio album to date was 1998's ORGASMAPHOBIA which features the song "Some People" seen here in a LIVE performance on the hugely popular late night ITV James Whale Radio Show and, featuring Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor.

Bio

After the original Then Jerico line-up split in early 1990 Mark Shaw went solo releasing his only studio album "Almost" for EMI in 1991.

A LIVE album Alive & Exposed recorded in the Summer of 1992 at The Grand Theatre, Clapham, London was released by Murder Records in 2000 under the Mark Shaw Etc., Then Jerico banner featuring new song "Step Into The Light" LIVE performance

He is actively involved on his Mark Shaw: Then Jerico Facebook Musician's Page and, is currently recording new material for the 4th Then Jerico studio album.

In 2010 via the official ThenJerico MySpace Music Page Shaw exclusively streamed the new track AUTOMATIC.

Acting Roles

In January 1994 Shaw made his acting debut as 'Johnny' in the London production of Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom by Daniel Abineri.^[1] Re-mounted as a five week limited showcase run at The Union Chapel in Islington London and directed by Daniel Abineri it also starred Craig Ferguson and featured Cornel John as Charlie Fortune, Anna Jacysaon as Mary, Eve Barker as Desire, Stephen Marcus as Pope Liberty, and Sandra Bee, Perry Benson, Louisa Casano, Mark Frost, Daniel Kyle and Louise Anne Wesley as the ensemble.[3] The production became a cause celebre and made front page news when an order of irate nuns, the London arm of Opus Dei, The Daily Telegraph theatre critic Charles Spencer and the Church Council of Great Britain complained that it was "offensive and blasphemous". After the intervention of the Church Council the production closed down after nine performances

In 2005 Shaw appeared in Reborn in the USA reality television series,^[2] but abruptly quit the show after just one day of filming.^[3] Shaw was interviewed by Channel 5 about his "brief-but-memorable" appearance on Reborn in the USA and the numerous reasons why he walked out of the show on their Most Shocking Talent Show Moments programme which aired in April 2011.

Solo Singles discography

• "Love So Bright" ( EMI 1990)
• "Under Your Spell" ( EMI 1991)

Solo Albums discography

• "Almost" ( EMI 1991)
• "Alive & Exposed" as Mark Shaw Etc., ( Murder Records 2000)

Then Jerico discography

External links

• Then Jerico Official website
• ThenJerico Official MySpace Music Page
• Mark Shaw:Then Jerico Official Facebook Musician's Page

References

1. ^ "THEATRE / Ritual abuse: Paul Taylor sees a sin of commission at the Union Chapel – Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. 1994-02-01. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre--ritual-abuse-paul-taylor-sees-a-sin-of-commission-at-the-union-chapel-1391273.html. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
2. ^ "Then Jerico". Then Jerico. 2003-02-27. http://www.thenjerico.com/archive/archive_article.cfm?id=27. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
3. ^ Joanna Wilson (2003-09-19). "Entertainment | The return of Then Jerico". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3122694.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 

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Name	Shaw, Mark
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Date of birth	10 June 1961
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