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Mark Donnelly
Born (1960-02-29) February 29, 1960 (age 64)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupationopera singer[1][2]
Known forAnthem singer for the Vancouver Canucks (2001–present)
SpouseCatherine

Mark Donnelly (born February 29, 1960) is a Canadian singer famous for singing the national anthem "O Canada" at the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks home games.[3] Donnelly is well known for holding the microphone to the crowd and encouraging the crowd to sing along.[4]

Biography

Donnelly was born and raised in Vancouver and North Delta, playing hockey from the age of 12.[5] Armed with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia,[6] he began singing national anthems for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League while working for a Scranton, Pennsylvania parish.[5] After he and his family moved back to Vancouver, he started doing the same for the Vancouver Canucks beginning in 2001.[5]

He made a cameo appearance in the TV show Psych, playing an opera singer in the season four premiere episode "Extradition: British Columbia", and then another cameo appearance as a singer in the final episode "Apotheosis" of the science fiction series Caprica.

He, his wife Catherine, and their nine children currently reside in White Rock, British Columbia.[5] His brother, Lawrence, is the priest of St. Josephs Parish in Langley. He is a staunch supporter of the Canadian pro-life movement.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ Surrey Now (2011-12-22). "Much thinner singer sounds off prior to concert". thenownewspaper.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  2. ^ Mooney, Harrison (2012-08-30). "Canucks' anthem singer Mark Donnelly sings "O Canada" at launch of New Abortion Caravan | Puck Daddy". Ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  3. ^ Krishnan, Manisha (June 10, 2011). "North Van teacher croons for Canucks". The Vancouver Sun.
  4. ^ "Photo Gallery: Sing along with Canuck anthem singer Mark Donnelly". Vancouver Courier. May 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Stone, Felicity (July 1, 2011). "At home with ... Mark Donnelly". The Vancouver Sun.
  6. ^ "Game Entertainment / Mark Donnelly". Vancouver Canucks website. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSxUhJ2VP7Y
  8. ^ http://canucksarmy.com/2012/6/1/mark-donnelley-sings-anthem-at-anti-abortion-rally
  9. ^ https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/canucks-anthem-singer-mark-donnelly-sings-o-canada-192042820.html
  10. ^ http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/node/2195
  11. ^ http://www.bccatholic.ca/the-news/1775-anthem-singer-sings-and-believes-in-o-canada
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