Mark Owen is a singer/songwriter from Lancashire, England who offers an alternative pop/rock sound. After getting his start as a member of the boy band Take That in the early to mid-1990s, he embarked on a solo career in 1996 with his debut album Green Man. After earning a international attention for his first solo endeavor, he continued to record and performs on his own throughout the 2000s, until Take That experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2005 with the television documentary, Take That: For the Record. Owen began to tour and release new material with the group while also maintaining a solo career with records including 2013's The Art of Doing Nothing.
