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Mark Holden
Adelaide-born singer Mark Holden (born 1954) will always be
remembered for his clean-cut image, his white dinner suit and his
penchant for handing out carnations to girls on the set of popular
Australian pop TV show, Countdown.
Holden's successful solo career encompassed four hit singles
between 1976 and 1977, two double-gold albums - Let Me Love
You (1976) and Encounter (1977) - a TV Week
King of Pop Award for best newcomer (1976) plus a number of TV and
film acting roles.
Holden's singles included Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
(June 1976), I Wanna Make You My Lady (September 76), Last
Romance (November 76), Hey My Love (Feb 1977), Reach
Out For The One Who Loves You (Oct 1977), Let's Go
Dancing (January 1978), First Thing In The Morning
(March 1978), Stay (1979), For You (March 1983)
and Who Do You Love? (August 1983).
His acting roles have included parts in Australian television
soapie The Young Doctors and Aussie films Blue Fire
Lady (1977) and Newsfront (1977). He also compered
the television shows Target (1975) and Reach For The
Stars (1978).
Since the 1980s, Holden has been based in Los Angeles where he
established himself as a songwriter. He has had his material
covered by Meat Loaf, Joe
Cocker, Gladys Knight and
ex-Sex
Pistol Steve Jones.
Holden recorded a fourth solo album in LA using session
musicians in 1983.
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