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 Sam Nixon in 2015 | |
| Born | 21 March 1986 |
| Education | Holgate School Barnsley College |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, television presenter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Pop Idol Top of the Pops Reloaded TMi Copycats Crackerjack |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Sam Nixon is an English singer and television presenter. He came third on the Pop Idol television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark, with the other being fellow Pop Idol contestant Mark Rhodes.
He was originally a catering student from Barnsley College in South Yorkshire.[ citation needed ] He attended Holgate School, Barnsley from 1997 to 2002 and is still living in Barnsley.[ citation needed ]
Nixon's first television appearance was on popular children's game show Fun House presented by Pat Sharp. Nixon and fellow contestant Rosie Feast didn't manage to answer the final question to win the grand prize.
Nixon began a television presenting career, co-hosting Top of the Pops Reloaded . He then formed a presentational double-act on the BAFTA winning CBBC show Level Up , with Mark Rhodes, from 3 April 2006 until 1 September 2006. He worked on the children's Saturday morning show, TMi , on BBC Two, which started on 17 September 2006. [1] The series finished on 7 February 2007. Sam returned to television at the beginning of the Easter holidays 2007 in a show called Do Something Different which he presents with Rhodes and Ayesha Asantewaa to attempt to get 1 million children to "try something new". Sam (along with Mark Rhodes) is the presenter of TMi Friday on the CBBC Channel. Sam and Mark are now hosting Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up , which features mainly trivia, as well as playing a prank on families.
Sam and Mark took part in two episodes of Hole in the Wall airing on 11 October 2008 and 14 November 2009 and were contestants on a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout which aired on 2 January 2010. [2]
In 2012, Nixon took part in the seventh series of Dancing on Ice . He was voted out of the show on 26 February 2012. In 2015, he participated in Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One. [3]
Sam & Mark had a No. 1 UK chart hit with their cover of The Beatles tune "With a Little Help from My Friends". Their second single "The Sun Has Come Your Way" debuted in the UK top 40 at No. 19, but they were dropped from their record deal after this release.
Nixon also performs in a band called Mason. Mason performed their first gig on 2 June 2007 at the "Burn down the Disco" night at The Arches in Barnsley, supported by local band MUNICH, and also headlined a local mini music festival at Darton, Barnsley a month later. They continue to perform local gigs as and when Sam's TV schedule allows.
Sam & Mark present a Sunday show on Midlands based radio station Free Radio.
In 2019, Nixon appeared as Jack in Theatre Royal Wakefield’s version of Jack and the Beanstalk. [4]
In 2021, Nixon returned to perform at the Theatre Royal Wakefield in their version of Beauty and the Beast.
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1998 | Fun House | Contestant |
| 2003 | Pop Idol | Contestant, came third place |
| 2004–2006 | Top of the Pops Reloaded | Co-presenter |
| 2006 | Level Up | Main presenter |
| 2006–2010 | TMi | Main presenter |
| 2007 | Do Something Different | Main presenter |
| 2008 | SMart | Guest presenter |
| 2008 | Sam and Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster | Main presenter |
| 2008, 2009 | Hole in the Wall | Contestant |
| 2009 | Who Wants to Be a Superhero? | |
| 2009 | CBBC | Continuity presenter |
| 2009 | Skate Nation | Main presenter |
| 2009–2016 | Copycats | Main presenter |
| 2010 | Jump Nation | Main presenter |
| BBC News Channel | Entertainment correspondent/anchorman | |
| 2011— | Comic Relief Does Glee Club | Main presenter |
| 2011—2019 | Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up | Main presenter |
| 2012 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant |
| 2014–2015, 2018 | The Dog Ate My Homework | Contestant; 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Celebrity MasterChef | Contestant, finalist |
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