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Mark Owen
Acting
1972-01-27 - Present
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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Greatest DaysasTrain Busker
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the WorldasSelf (archive footage)
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One Love ManchesterasSelf
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Take That: The Ultimate TourasSelf
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Robbie Williams: What We Did Last Summer - Live at KnebworthasSelf
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Concert for DianaasSelf - Take That
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Take That : Greatest Hits LiveasSelf
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Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert HallasSelf
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The Coronation ConcertasSelf
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Take That: Look Back, Don't StareasSelf
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicasSelf - Take That
Die Helene Fischer Show 2014asSelf - Take That
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Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2asSelf
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Take That: For the RecordasSelf
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Take That - Never Forget - The Ultimate CollectionasSelf (archive footage)
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Take That Away!asSelf
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Robbie Williams: BRITs IconasSelf
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Take That: Odyssey (Greatest Hits Live)asSelf
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Take That: Progress LiveasSelf
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The Truth About Take ThatasSelf
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Take That's Greatest Days: 30 Years in the MakingasHimself
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Take That: Everything ChangesasSelf
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Take That: In Session At Abbey RoadasSelf
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Take That Live at Apple Music FestivalasSelf
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Take That & PartyasSelf
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Take That at the BBCashimself
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Take That: Where Did It All Go Right ?asSelf
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Take That: Tape ThatasSelf
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Take That Live 2015asSelf
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Take That - Hometown: Live at Manchester G-MexasSelf
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Take That: The JourneyasSelf
Gary Barlow and FriendsasSelf
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Take That - Live at the Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2023asSelf
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Take That: Come To TownasSelf
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An Evening with Take ThatasSelf
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Take That: The Ultimate StoryasSelf
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Take That: Nobody Else - The MovieasSelf
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Take That - Live in BerlinasSelf
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Take That: The Party - Live at WembleyasSelf
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Take That: The Circus LiveasSelf
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Mark Owen: Live at The AcademyasSelf
An Audience with Take ThatasSelf
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Take That: This Life – Live In ConcertasHimself
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Take That: We've Come a Long WayasSelf
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Take That: Live At Primavera, MadridasSelf
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Take That: These Days On TourasSelf
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Take That - Beautiful World LiveasSelf
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Radio 2 In Concert Take ThatasSelf