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Mark Owen

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Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2019, the group have sold 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he has released five studio albums: Green Man (1996), In Your Own Time (2003), How the Mighty Fall (2005), The Art of Doing Nothing (2013) and his most recent, Land of Dreams, which was released in September 2022 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Official Albums Chart.

Growing up, Owen lived in a small council house with his mother Mary, his father Keith, brother Daniel, and sister Tracey in Oldham. His father was a decorator, later getting a job at a police station. His mother was a supervisor in a bakery. Owen was educated at Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine's Catholic Schools, both in Oldham. He had little interest in music and played football briefly for Chadderton F.C., in addition to having trials at Manchester United and Rochdale. Before auditioning for Take That, he worked at Barclays in Failsworth.

After selecting Gary Barlow as the group's lead singer in 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith introduced Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and finally Robbie Williams to the fold. The group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first number one with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic".

The band's debut album Take That & Party was released on 17 August 1992. It reached number two on the UK Album Chart. The following year saw the release of their second album, Everything Changes. It went straight in at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four number-one singles, as well as "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" and "Love Ain't Here Anymore" hitting number two and three respectively. Owen sang lead vocals on "Babe", which was released in December 1993. Their third album Nobody Else went straight to number 1 and was to be their last studio album of the '90s. The album had three number-one singles, including "Back for Good" which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was brought forward an unprecedented six weeks before its official release such was the demand for the single. Owen also sang lead vocals on "The Day After Tomorrow" from the album. A Greatest Hits collection followed again reaching number one. The album featured the band's eighth number-one single "How Deep Is Your Love". This was to be the first single released by Take That as a four piece (without Williams) and it was their last single until they reformed in 2005.

Although Owen's vocal contributions were limited in Take That's original run, he was arguably the most popular member of the group, on account of his boyish good looks and sweet demeanour, regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut". ...

Source: Article "Mark Owen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Mark Anthony Patrick Owen, né le 27 janvier 1972 dans sa maison familiale de Oldham dans le Lancashire (aujourd'hui dans le Grand Manchester), est un chanteur-auteur-compositeur britannique et membre du groupe pop Take That.

Mark est allé aux écoles Holy Rosary Primary et St Augustine of Canterbury RC High School à Oldham. Son rêve était de devenir joueur de football; il a par ailleurs passé des essais pour des clubs comme Manchester United, Huddersfield Town AFC et Rochdale AFC, mais a été contraint d'abandonner son rêve à cause d'une blessure grave.

Mark prouve déjà en tant qu'enfant ses qualités d'homme de scène et de chanteur, imitant par exemple Elvis sous les applaudissements de sa famille. Mark a travaillé à Zuttis, un magasin de vêtements à Oldham pendant quelque temps, puis pour la banque Barklays avant d'être embauché chez Strawberry Studios.

C'est en travaillant dans ce studio qu'il a rencontré Gary Barlow, avec lequel il s'est tout de suite bien entendu. Ils ont commencé à faire de la musique ensemble et se sont fait remarquer par Nigel Martin Smith, futur manager de Take That.

Pendant les années Take That, Mark était le plus populaire du groupe. Il gagna multiples awards pour le garçon le plus sexy, le plus beau sourire, la meilleure coupe de cheveux, etc. Il chanta peu en meneur principal, mais eut néanmoins un #1 avec Babe, et chanta également sur la ballade The day after tomorrow sur le 3e album des Take That.

Après Take That, Mark a été le premier des anciens membres à sortir un enregistrement solo. Il a atteint la 3e place des charts britanniques avec son single Child. Son second single Clementine a également été classé à la 3e place des charts. En 1997, il sort son album Green Man, atteignant la place #33 des charts. À la fin de l'année 1997, après un autre single I am what I am qui se classe #29 dans les charts, Mark est renvoyé de BMG Records. Après six ans hors des projecteurs, Mark a gagné la seconde édition de Celebrity Big Brother en 2002, qui lui a permis un regain d'intérêt de la part des médias, et par voie de conséquence un contrat avec les maisons de disques Island/Universal. En août 2003, Mark est réapparu dans les charts du Top 5, avec Four Minute Warning qui est resté 8 semaines dans le Top 40. Son second album In Your Own Time, est sorti en novembre 2003 et a été classé #39 dans les charts. Après un second single Alone Without You, classé #26, Mark est renvoyé de Island/Universal. En avril 2004, il établit sa propre maison de disques, Sedna Records Ltd. Il sort ensuite son troisième album solo How The Mighty Fall, dont est issu le single Hail Mary, sorti en février 2005.

Après la séparation décennale de Take That Mark Owen a achevé une tournée complète avec eux acclamée par les critiques. Ils ont notamment joué à Milton Keynes devant 70 000 personnes en juin 2006. Le nouvel album des Take That, Beautiful World sorti le 27 novembre 2006 fut #1 à travers l'Europe et marque définitivement le retour du boys band. Mark y chante en solo sur les chansons What you believe in, Hold on et Shine (#1 en 2007). Une grande tournée des plus grandes salles européennes débute en octobre et passe par l'Irlande, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Italie, l'Espagne, l'Allemagne, la Suisse, l'Autriche et les Pays-Bas. ...

Source: Article "Mark Owen" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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