Mark Rhodes
Mark Thomas Rhodes (born 11 September 1981) is an English singer and television presenter.
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[edit] Career
Born in Darlaston, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England, Mark finished in second place in the second series of Pop Idol in the UK, runner-up to Michelle McManus. After Pop Idol, he teamed up with third-place Sam Nixon, releasing two singles under the name Sam & Mark. In February 2004, their cover of the song "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached #1 in the UK singles chart, remaining there for one week. Their second single 'The Sun Has Come Your Way" only reached #19 in the singles chart. The pair were subsequently dropped from their record label.
Mark went on to co-present Top of the Pops Reloaded with Sam Nixon and Fearne Cotton in 2004. From April 2006, Mark co-hosted the weekday children's breakfast show Level Up on BBC Two alongside Nixon and Ayesha Asantewaa. Level Up finished its first series in September 2006.
Since September 2006, Rhodes co-presents BBC Two's Saturday morning show TMi alongside Sam Nixon and television presenter Caroline Flack. He has his own short segment of the show called "Question Mark", A feature where he tries to answer viewers' questions, but Caroline and Sam talk through it. In later series Caroline left and the show moved to Fridays. He also co-presented Do Something Different with Sam Nixon and Ayesha Asantewaa. Sam and Mark have produced children's reality series, Who wants to be a Superhero? and Sam and Mark's guide to Dodging Disaster.
In 2009, Mark co-presented the show Skate Nation on BBC 2. Mark currently presents TMi Friday on the CBBC Channel with Sam Nixon and the pair also present the CBBC family game show Copycats. Mark unfortunately fell at the quarter-final stage in the Total Wipeout Celebrity Special 2010, losing out to eventual winner Danielle Lloyd. Sam & Mark took part in two episodes of 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.
Mark competed in the 2012 series of Dancing On Ice. He was eliminated by the judges on 22 January after a skate off with Dallas actress Charlene Tilton.
[edit] Personal life
When at school, Mark attended Darlaston Comprehensive High School in Darlaston. Presently, Mark splits his time between his flat in London, and his family house in Wolverhampton, where he is regularly seen socialising in the village of Wombourne. Mark became engaged in March 2011.
[edit] Pop Idol 2 performances
| Week | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Result |
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| Top 50 | "She's Like The Wind" | Patrick Swayze | 20.3% (2/10) | |
| Top 12 | Your Pop Idol | "With Or Without You" | U2 | Bottom 3 |
| Top 10 | Birthyear Songs | "Imagine" | John Lennon | Safe |
| Top 8 | Elton John Songs | "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John | Safe |
| Top 7 | Disco | "More Than A Woman" | Bee Gees | Bottom 3 |
| Top 6 | The Beatles | "Help!" | The Beatles | Bottom 3 |
| Top 5 | Big Band | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" | Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Top 4 | Christmas Songs | "Merry Christmas Everybody" | Slade | Bottom 2 |
| "Blue Christmas" | Elvis Presley | |||
| Top 3 | Judges' Choice | "Back For Good" | Take That | Safe |
| "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Simply Red | |||
| Final | Contestant's Choice | "She's Like The Wind" | Patrick Swayze | Runner-up |
| B Side | "Measure Of A Man" | Clay Aiken | ||
| Winner's Single | "All This Time" | To be released by the winner. The eventual winner was Michelle McManus |
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2003 | Pop Idol | Contestant |
| 2004–2006 | Top of the Pops Reloaded | Co-presenter |
| 2006 | Level Up | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2006–2010 | TMi | Main presenter with Sam Nixon and Caroline Flack |
| 2007 | Do Something Different | Main presenter |
| 2008 | SMart | Guest presenter |
| 2008 | Sam and Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2009 | Who Wants To Be A Superhero? | Main presenter |
| 2009 | Skate Nation | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2010 | Jump Nation | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2010 | Copycats | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2011 | Comic Relief Does Glee Club | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
| 2011 | Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind Up | Main presenter with Sam Nixon |
[edit] Discography
Singles
- With a Little Help from My Friends - Sam & Mark (February 2004)
- The Sun Has Come Your Way - Sam & Mark (May 2004)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mark Rhodes at the Internet Movie Database
- tv.com Mark Rhodes
- Sam and Mark's official website
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