Mark Vincent

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Mark Vincent
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Mark Vincent, 2018
Background information
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 30)
Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Operatic pop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2007–present
Website markvincent.com.au

Mark Vincent (born 4 September 1993) is an Australian tenor of operatic pop. Vincent won the third season of Australia's Got Talent in 2009 and immediately signed with Sony Music Australia. As of 2018, Vincent has released seven studio albums and one "best of".

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History

Vincent was born in Caringbah, New South Wales.

In February 2009, Vincent appeared on the third season of Australia's Got Talent singing "Nessun dorma". On 22 April 2009, Vincent was declared the winner and immediately signed with Sony Music Australia. Vincent released his debut studio album, My Dream – Mio Visione in July 2009. The album peaked at number 2 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum. In 2010, Vincent released Compass which peaked at number 5 and The Great Tenor Songbook which peaked at number 18.

In 2011, Vincent released his fourth album, Songs from the Heart which peaked at number 10. In 2013, Vincent released The Quartet Sessions , followed by Best So Far in April 2014. In 2014, Vincent made his music theatre debut in the highly acclaimed Australian production of Dirty Dancing, which played 130 shows around the country.

Vincent's sixth studio album was a collaborative released with Marina Prior in 2016. The album debuted at number 5. Vincent and Prior toured the album. Vincent performed at Carols in the Domain in Sydney for the eighth consecutive year on 18 December 2016.[6]

In April 2017, Vincent released his seventh studio album, A Tribute to Mario Lanza . In May 2017, Vincent played the role of Freddy in the Australia production of My Fair Lady .

In December 2018, it was announced Vincent was among the ten acts who would be participating in Eurovision – Australia Decides in an attempt to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song "This Is Not the End". [1] He performed the song in February 2019 and finished seventh out of ten acts. [2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[3]
My Dream – Mio Visione 2
Compass
  • Released: 16 April 2010
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88697672062)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
  • ARIA: Gold [5]
The Great Tenor Songbook
  • Released: 19 November 2010
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88697760082)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18
  • ARIA: Gold [5]
Songs from the Heart
  • Released: 14 October 2011
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88697927992)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10
The Quartet Sessions
  • Released: 18 October 2013
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88765477702)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16
Together (with Marina Prior)
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88985314732)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
A Tribute to Mario Lanza
  • Released: 14 April 2017
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88985431722)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  • Released: 26 October 2018
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (19075898612)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
16
In the Eyes of a Child
  • Released: 6 May 2022
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (119439991442)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
41
[6]

Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[3]
Best So Far
  • Released: 25 April 2014
  • Label: Sony Music Australia (88843072242)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Mark Vincent won three awards in that time. [7]

YearNominee / workAwardResult (wins only)
2007Mark VincentMats Under 18s Junior Performer of the YearWon
2008Mark Vincent Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement AwardWon
2016Mark VincentVocalist of the YearWon

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