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Biography
hatnote|For the character of the same name from TV show The Bill , see Samantha Nixon BLP sources|date=January 2011 Sam Nixon (born 21 March 1986) is an English singing|singer and Presenter#Television presenter|television presenter . He came third on the Pop Idol television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark , with the other being Mark Rhodes .
Early life
He was born in Monk Bretton , Barnsley , England . Nixon was originally a catering student from Barnsley College in South Yorkshire . He attended Holgate School (Barnsley)|Holgate School , Barnsley from 1997 to 2002 and is still living in Barnsley.
First television appearance
Nixon's first television appearance was on popular children's game show Fun House (UK game show)|Fun House presented by Pat Sharp . Nixon and fellow contestant Rosie Feast didn't manage to answer the final question to win the grand prize.
Sam & Mark
After coming in third on the Pop Idol television series in 2003, he formed a duo with Mark Rhodes , called Sam & Mark . Sam & Mark had a #1 UK Singles Chart|UK chart hit with their cover of The Beatles tune " With a Little Help from My Friends ". Their second single "The Sun Has Come Your Way" debuted in the UK top 40 at #19, but they were dropped from their record deal after this release.
Television presenter
Nixon began a television presenting career, co-hosting Top of the Pops Reloaded . He then formed a presentational double-act on the BAFTA winning CBBC show Level Up (UK TV series)|Level Up , with Mark Rhodes , from 3 April 2006 until 1 September 2006. He worked on the children's Saturday morning show, TMi , on BBC Two , which started on 17 September 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006v7xf/episodes/2007 The series finished on 7 February 2007. Sam returned to television at the beginning of the Easter holidays 2007 in a show called Do Something Different which he presents with Rhodes and Ayesha Asantewaa to attempt to get 1 million children to "try something new". Sam (along with Mark Rhodes) is the presenter of TMi|TMi Friday on the CBBC Channel . Sam and Mark are now hosting Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up , which features mainly trivia, as well as playing a prank on families.
Personal Life
Due to marry Fiance Anne Foy a former CBBC presenter in December 2012.
Mason (band)
Nixon also performs in a band called Mason (UK band)|Mason . Mason performed their first gig on 2 June 2007 at the "Burn down the Disco" night at The Arches in Barnsley, supported by popular local band MUNICH , and also headlined a local mini music festival at Darton , Barnsley a month later. They continue to perform local gigs as and when Sam's TV schedule allows.
Other appearances
Sam and Mark took part in two episodes of Hole in the Wall (UK game show)|Hole in the Wall airing on 11 October 2008 and 14 November 2009 and were contestants on a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout which aired on 2 January 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/28/wipeout3.shtml
He took part in Dancing on Ice (series 7)|Dancing on Ice on ITV1 and was voted out on 26 February 2012, but was pleased that he beat Mark in the competition, as Mark beat him in Pop Idol.
Filmography
Year
Title
Notes
1998
Fun House
Contestant
2003
Pop Idol
Contestant, 3rd Place
2004–2006
Top of the Pops Reloaded
Co-presenter
2006
Level Up
Main Presenter
2006–2010
TMi
Main Presenter
2007
Do Something Different
Main presenter
2008
SMart
guest presenter
2008
Sam and Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster
Main Presenter
2008
Hole in the Wall (UK game show)
Contestant (Mark Rhodes was on the other team (Series 1 Episode 4))
2009
Who Wants To Be A Superhero?
On BBC Two (January–April 2009)
2009–present
CBBC
Continuity Presenter
2009
Skate Nation
Main Presenter
2009
Hole in the Wall (UK game show)
Contestant (Mark Rhodes was on the other team (Series 2 Episode 7)
Top 4: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" ( Bruce Springsteen )
Top 4: "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" ( Wizzard )
Top 3: "Always" ( Bon Jovi )
Top 3: "Maggie May" ( Rod Stewart )
Discography
Singles
With A Little Help From My Friends - Sam & Mark (March 2004)
The Sun Has Come Your Way - Sam & Mark (May 2004)
See also
Sam and Mark
Mark Rhodes
References
reflist
External links
http://www.samandmark.com/ Sam and Mark's official website
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