Mark Owen

Mark Anthony Patrick Owen (born 27 January 1972), is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop-group Take That. As a solo artist, Owen had sold over 500,000 records worldwide and 45 million with Take That.\n', ' Owen was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. He 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 in Oldham. Owen was educated at Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine’s Catholic Schools, both in Oldham. He had little interest in music and played briefly for Chadderton F.C., in addition to having trials at Manchester United and Rochdale. Prior to auditioning for Take That, he worked at Barclays in Failsworth.\n', ' \n', '