Mark Owen

Mark Owen
Owen performing during the Beautiful World Tour 2007 in Manchester.
Background information
Birth name	Mark Anthony Owen
Born	27 January 1972 (1972-01-27) (age 39) Oldham, Lancashire, England
Genres	Pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, koto, percussion
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Sony BMG (1990–97) Island (2002–03) Sedna (2004–present) MCA/Polydor (2005–present)
Associated acts	Take That, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams
Website	markowenofficial.com

Mark Anthony Patrick Owen (born 27 January 1972), is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005. As a solo artist, Mark Owen had sold over 400,000 records worldwide and 40 million with Take That.

Take That (1990–1996, 2005–present)

Take That formed in 1990 and during his time with the group, Owen sang lead vocals on "Babe", which was released in December 1993 from the Everything Changes album. It reached number one in the UK, but was knocked off the top spot at Christmas by Mr Blobby. He also sang lead vocals on "The Day After Tomorrow" from the Nobody Else album, and that concludes Owen's vocal contributions to the band the first time around. Despite this, Owen was the most popular member of the group, on account of his boyish good looks and sweet demeanour,^[1] regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut".^[2]

Solo career

After Take That split, Owen became the third of the band's ex-members to release a solo record. He reached number three in the UK Singles Chart with his debut single, "Child".^[3] His second single, "Clementine", also went to number three.^[3] In 1997 his album Green Man was released, charting at a number 33. After another single, "I Am What I Am", charted at number 29, Owen was dropped by BMG Records in late 1997.

Owen won the second series of Celebrity Big Brother in November 2002 with 77% of the public vote against television presenter Les Dennis, he broke down in tears because he did not think that he had any fans left since he left Take That. After being invited to perform on stage with Robbie Williams at Knebworth, he returned to the spotlight and signed a deal with Island/Universal Records. In August 2003, Owen returned to the charts with the Top 5 hit, "Four Minute Warning", which remained in the Top 40 for eight weeks. His second album, In Your Own Time, was released in November 2003, entering the charts at number 59. After a second single, "Alone Without You", charted at number 26, Owen was dropped by Island/Universal Records.

In April 2004 he established his own record company, Sedna Records. One report around 2004 even alleged that Owen was looking for a day job, but he simply said "Doing it properly isn't cheap. These are my indulgences. I don't have a Ferrari, I have two albums." He released his third solo album, How the Mighty Fall in 2005, which was recorded at Sunset Studios, Los Angeles in 2004. In February 2006 he released "Hail Mary" as a single from the album.

Solo numbers in Take That

• "Babe"
• "The Day After Tomorrow"
• "The Day The Work Is Done"
• "Hello"
• "Hold On"
• "Hold Up a Light"
• "Julie"
• "Kidz"
• "Shine"
• "SOS"
• "Stay Together" (B side track)
• "Throwing Stones" (B side track)
• "Up All Night"
• "We All Fall Down' (B side track)
• "What You Believe In"
• "What Do you Want from Me?"
• "Wonderful World"

Mark Owen has also featured vocals on "The Garden", "Said It All", and "Aliens", amongst others, where his distinct voice can be recognised.

Personal life

Owen lives in Wandsworth, London.^[4] In 2006, he became engaged to actress Emma Ferguson, with whom he had been in a relationship since 2004. On 8 November 2009, the pair married in Cawdor Church, Scotland. They have a son, Elwood Jack, born in 2006 and a daughter, Willow Rose, born in 2008.^[5][6] In March 2010 Owen said he had an affair from late 2004 until September 2009.^[7] Six months later, he checked into a private clinic for rehabilitation related to his drinking.^[8]

Mark has been said to be a massive fan of the movie Ghostbusters and owns one of the Proton Packs that were used in the 1984 film.

Discography

See also: Take That discography

Albums

• 1996: Green Man
• 2003: In Your Own Time
• 2005: How the Mighty Fall

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions	Album
		UK[9]
1996	"Child"	3	Green Man
1997	"Clementine"	3
	"I Am What I Am"	29
2003	"Four Minute Warning"	4	In Your Own Time
	"Alone Without You"	26
2004	"Makin' Out"	30	How the Mighty Fall
2005	"Believe In The Boogie"	57
	"Hail Mary"	–

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Thompson, Ben (1 December 1996). "The artist formerly known as the pretty one". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-artist-formerly-known-as-the-pretty-one-1312521.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 413. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
4. ^ Nathan, Sara (12 March 2010). "Mark Owen checks into rehab for his drinking in attempt to save his marriage". The Daily Mail (UK). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1257378/Mark-Owen-checks-rehab-drinking-attempt-save-marriage.html. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
5. ^ "Take That star Mark Owen shows off his ring after fairytale wedding to Emma Ferguson". The Daily Mail (UK). 8 November 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1226087/Mark-Owens-Greatest-Day-Take-That-singer-tie-knot-fairytale-Scottish-wedding.html. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
6. ^ "'I'm so deeply sorry': Take That star Mark Owen confesses to TEN affairs". Daily Mail. UK. 3 November 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1257130/Take-That-star-Mark-Owen-confesses-10-affairs.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
7. ^ 8:42 am GMT 11 Mar 2010 (11 March 2010). "Take That's Mark Owen admits affairs". The Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7419455/take-Thats-mark-Owen-admits-affairs.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Take That star Mark Owen checks into rehab". The BBC. 13 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8565739.stm. Retrieved 14 March 2010. 
9. ^ "Chart Log UK: The O – Ozric Tentacles". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_O.HTM. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Jack Dee

Celebrity Big Brother UK Winner Series 2 (2002)

Succeeded by Bez

Persondata
Name	Owen, Mark
Alternative names	Owen, Mark Anthony Patrick
Short description	English singer-songwriter
Date of birth	27 January 1972
Place of birth	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Date of death
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