Mark Ashley (musician)

Mark Ashley
Born	Apolda, Germany
Genres	Euro Disco, Eurodance
Occupations	Vocals
Years active	1998–present
Labels	ZYX Records/Dance Street (2002–present)/Music-Sternchen
Associated acts	Systems in Blue
Website	www.markashley.com

The producer Steffen Ehrhardt discovered the singer Mark Ashley at the age of 13 in a German discothèque, where he sang songs of Modern Talking. He was born in 1973 in Apolda/Thuringia and currently lives in Bad Salzungen. He had always performed songs at Christmas for his parents, who were the first ones to notice his musical talent. Mark Ashley had already made several successful performances on radio and TV.

His voice is almost identical to that of Thomas Anders, hence he mainly uses a similar style. All further productions are based on this. With his first single "Dream of Great Emotion" the singer jumped into the German airplay - charts at 9 and in the BVD charts at 19. Producer and Singer convinced the record company ZYX Records, label: Dance Street, to record further singles and albums. Many fans of Modern Talking and Eurodance music lovers are still loyal to Mark.

Management

The management H.-P. is responsible for the distribution of the productions since 1998. It is domiciled in Bad Salzungen / Germany.

Discography

Albums

• 2002: appeared the first album: "It's Just the Way" at ZYX Records. It is also available in the U.S. via online retailers.

• 2005: appeared the second album: "The Fans of Modern Talking" with four unpublished titles. Due to moderate success the record company stopped the further collaboration with the producer and singer.

• 2005: Decided the record company "Music-Sternchen" to publish the third album: "Luckystar".

• 2006: published Rojam Records via "Music-Sternchen" the fourth album: "Give Me a Chance", which contained ballads for the first time.

• 2008: "Heartbreak Boulevard" was released on 20 May 2008 and contains songs with the original sound of Modern Talking. It is the fifth album.

• 2010: A new album "play the music" the 7th album, will be available on 14/11/2010.

Singles

• 2004: "I'll Be There for You Tonight"
• 2005: appeared the single "If You Love Me" and caught the eye with strong Euro disco - influence. The single missed the entrance into the German Top 100 very close and was also produced by "Music-Sternchen".

• 2006: 2 titles were written by Systems in Blue for Mark Ashley: "Give a Little Sweet Love" and "I Have Never Been So Lonely", which had given back the style of Modern Talking almost perfectly with high choruses in addition. Even this single from Music-Sternchen did not have the chance to enter the charts but sold still quite good.

• 2007: The actual published single "Give Me a Chance" finally entered the official Austrian Charts at 44. It peaked at 40. It was about time that the consequent continuation of that unique style was rewarded commercially.

Success rate

Until now Mark Ashley has most faithful fan group^{[peacock term]} in Germany, and the productions are on par with those of Modern Talking or similar interprets. All of them shines with flawless^{[peacock term]} singing. Foreign countries support the artist much better. Mark Ashley has fans all around the world; even in Chile and Peru the singer is popular.^{[citation needed]} He also has fans in more unlikely places such as the United States, where he has made a few appearances. The chart entry in Austria could finally help the singer to gain more of a well-deserved attention.

External links

• markashley.de - German Site
• markashley.com - English Language Site
• Mark Ashley official on Myspace
• Mark Ashley discography at Discogs
• Chart Information Mark Ashley Austria: http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?key=285426&cat=s

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Name	Ashley, Mark
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Date of birth	1973
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