Mark Owen is an English singer-songwriter and member of Take That.

He released his first solo album Green Man in 1996, after the break-up of Take That, with singles “Child” and “Clementine” among his hits. Although moderately successful, peaking at #33 in the UK and charting a little higher in continental Europe, it wasn’t enough to keep him on the map. His second album In Your Own Time came in 2003 after his victory in Celebrity Big Brother UK, with hit single “Four Minute Warning”, but didn’t perform as well, reaching #59 in the UK Albums Chart, and meant he was dropped by his record company Island. Continuing his efforts, he released How the Mighty Fall in 2005 independently but again proved fruitless, only making #78 in the UK Albums Chart (though #30 in the UK Indie Chart).

In 2005, Take That reformed. Mark went on to record Beautiful World in 2006, releasing successful single “Shine”, and “Up All Night” with The Circus in 2008. In 2010, with Robbie Williams‘ return, Take That released Progress, which became the fastest selling album of the 21st century and the second fastest selling album in British history.

After the band took a break from touring, Mark released his first solo album in eight years, The Art Of Doing Nothing in 2013, with single “Stars”. It’s his highest-ranking record in the UK, debuting at #29 in the UK Albums Chart.

Currently, he continues work with Take That, and released III in 2014, which became the band’s seventh number one album, and Wonderland in 2017.