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Use British English|date=August 2011Use dmy dates|date=August 2011BLP sources|date=November 2009Infobox musical artist|name = Mark Owen|image = Mark Owen in 2007.jpg|caption = Owen performing during the Beautiful World Tour 2007 in Manchester.|image_size = 180|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Mark Anthony Patrick Owen|Born = Birth date and age|1972|1|27|df=y Oldham , Lancashire, England|died = not died|instrument = Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron , Koto (musical instrument)|koto , percussion|occupation = Singer-songwriter|genre = Pop music|Pop , pop rock , Rock music|rock , soft rock |years_active = 1989–present|label = Sony BMG (1990–97) Island Records|Island (2002–03) Sedna (2004–present) Universal Music|MCA / Polydor Records|Polydor (2005–present)|associated_acts = Take That , Gary Barlow , Robbie Williams |website = url|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 (Take That song)|Babe ", which was released in December 1993 from the Everything Changes (Take That album)|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, http://www.take-that.co.uk/ns/bandmembers/mark/index.php dead link|date=July 2011 regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut".cite news| url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-artist-formerly-known-as-the-pretty-one-1312521.html | location=London | work=The Independent | title=The artist formerly known as the pretty one | first=Ben | last=Thompson | date=1 December 1996
Solo career
After Take That split, Owen became the second of the band's ex-members to release a solo gramophone record|record . He reached number three in the UK Singles Chart with his debut single, "Child".cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher=Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 413 His second single, "Clementine", also went to number three. In 1997 his album Green Man (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 Celebrity Big Brother 2002 (UK)|second series of Big Brother (UK)|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 40|Top 5 hit record|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 sound recording and reproduction|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 (Take That song)|Babe "
"The Day After Tomorrow"
"The Day The Work Is Done"
"Hello"
"Hold On"
" Hold Up A Light (Take That song)|Hold Up a Light "
"Julie"
"Kidz"
" Shine (Take That song)|Shine "
"SOS"
"Stay Together" (B side track)
"Throwing Stones" (B side track)
" Up All Night (Take That song)|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.cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1257378/Mark-Owen-checks-rehab-drinking-attempt-save-marriage.html|title=Mark Owen checks into rehab for his drinking in attempt to save his marriage|work=The Daily Mail |location=UK |date=12 March 2010|accessdate=14 March 2010 | first=Sara | last=Nathan 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.cite news|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1226087/Mark-Owens-Greatest-Day-Take-That-singer-tie-knot-fairytale-Scottish-wedding.html|title=Take That star Mark Owen shows off his ring after fairytale wedding to Emma Ferguson|work=The Daily Mail |location=UK |date=8 November 2009|accessdate=14 March 2010 cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1257130/Take-That-star-Mark-Owen-confesses-10-affairs.html |title='I'm so deeply sorry': Take That star Mark Owen confesses to TEN affairs |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=3 November 2010 |accessdate=18 July 2011 In March 2010 Owen said he had an affair from late 2004 until September 2009.cite web|author=8:42& nbsp;am GMT 11 Mar 2010 |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7419455/take-Thats-mark-Owen-admits-affairs.html |title=Take That's Mark Owen admits affairs |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=11 March 2010 |accessdate=18 July 2011 Six months later, he checked into a private clinic for Drug rehabilitation|rehabilitation related to his alcoholic beverages|drinking .cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8565739.stm|title=Take That star Mark Owen checks into rehab|publisher=The BBC|date=13 March 2010|accessdate=14 March 2010
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