Mark Holden
Born	April 27, 1954 (1954-04-27) (age 53)
Origin	Australia
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock
Years active	1970-present
Label(s)	EMI, Sony Music Australia
Website	MarkHolden.net.au

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Biography

Acting career

Holden was a television and film actor. He was an original cast member of soap opera The Young Doctors when it began in late 1976. Film roles included Blue Fire Lady. He was awarded three Logies; when awarded a Logie in 1978 he was not available to receive it because he was in the bathroom. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Young Doctors was an Australian, early evening soap opera. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry annual awards. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Music career

Holden has around 30 years experience in the music industry, beginning his career in the 1970s. As a singer he presented a clean-cut image of white suit and red carnations. Signed to EMI he released songs including "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "I Wanna Make You My Lady" and "Last Romance". He achieved platinum album sales. The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Binomial name L. The carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a flowering plant native to the Near East and has been cultivated for the last 2,000 years. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

After moving to the United States in 1980 he had hits as a songwriter with several artists and had covers of his songs performed by such people as Belinda Carlisle, Fleetwood Mac, Donny Osmond and David Hasselhoff. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle (also known as Belinda Kurczeski); on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Gos and also a successful solo artist. ... This article is about the band. ... Donald Clark Donny Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American entertainer. ... David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland), nicknamed The Hoff, is an American actor who was best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ...

After the birth of their daughter Katie in 1996, he and his wife Anna moved back to Australia, where he formed Marjac Productions with friend Jack Strom. This company managed popstar Vanessa Amorosi until early 2006, when Ralph Carr took over. He has written songs for Amorosi, Delta Goodrem, Nikki Webster and Sophie Monk. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Vanessa Joy Amorosi (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian singer and recording artist. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984) is a multi-ARIA Award winning Australian singer-songwriter, pianist and Logie Award winning actress. ... Nikki Webster (born April 30, 1987) is an Australian pop performer. ... Sophie Charlene Akland Monk (born December 14, 1979) is an Australian pop singer, actress and occasional model. ...

Australian Idol

As a judge on Australian Idol Holden is famous for the catchphrase "Touchdown!" (a phrase also used heavily by Paula Abdul in the early seasons of American Idol), as well as his entertaining but somewhat eccentric attempts at speaking cool ("bling bling", "bada bing bada boo", "bogaly bogaly to the max times 10" and less decipherable nonsense). He is seen as more compassionate than Kyle Sandilands and Ian "Dicko" Dickson, but still has bouts of harsh criticism compared to the "nice" judge Marcia Hines. Holden also produces much of the music performed by winning Idol contestants. Australian Idol is the Logie Award winning Australian version of the hit British TV show Pop Idol. ... Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Look up Cool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nonsense is an utterance or written text in what appears to be a human language or other symbolic system, that does not in fact carry any identifiable meaning. ... Kyle Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host, best known for hosting with Jackie O the weekday morning radio program The Kyle and Jackie O Show and The Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power. ... Ian Dicko Dickson (born 28 March 1955 as Ian Ross Perrygrove in Birmingham, England) is a music industry and television personality in Australia. ... Marcia Hines (born July 23, 1953) is an American born singer who achieved great success in her adopted homeland of Australia. ...

X Factor

Mark also appeared as a judge on the poorly rated The X Factor in 2005. (along with John Reid and Kate Ceberano). The R&B group he had been mentoring during the show, Random, went on to win and their first single "Put Your Hands Up" reached #7 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart. The X Factor The Australian version of The X Factor was a 2005 Network Ten television show of similar format to Pop Idol, which is based on the UK television show The X Factor. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Reid may refer to: John Reid (UK politician) (born 1947), British politician, cabinet minister and current Home Secretary. ... Kate Ceberano, born 17 November 1966, is an award winning Australian pop vocalist entertainer, and Scientologist. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Random is an R&B vocal group who won the Australian version of The X Factor on May 15, 2005. ... The Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) is the Australian counterpart of the Recording Industry Association of America. ...

Trivia

• Holden is known for his use of the phrase "Touchdown!" when commenting on what he believes to be high quality Idol performances.
• He has been parodied on Network 10's sketch comedy, The Wedge.
• He has had a cameo appearance in Thank God You're Here as the boyfriend of Jo Stanley.

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Mark's Slang Quotes

• "Touchdown!" (to various in Australian Idol)
• "Grand Royal Touchdown!" (for Anthony Callea)'s performance of The Prayer which also rendered Dicko speechless Australian Idol Season 2
• "Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching, Ka-Ching!" (Dean Geyer: What is that? Mark Holden: Mate that's the sound of cash registers. From Australian Idol, Season 4, to Dean Geyer)
• "That didn't shizzle my frizzle" (to various in Australian Idol)
• "The Val Dooni-goo-goo-gometer has jumped to 11." (to Damien Leith)
• "That put a fire down my wire." (to Reigan Derry)
• "That was Goonie Ga Ga to the MAX!" (To various Idol contestants)

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Personal life

• He attended Westminster School, Adelaide, Australia.
• He managed to finish his law degree in 1999.
• He has a son named Cane and a daughter named Katie.
• Holden was awarded "Wanker of the Year" by men's magazine Ralph in 2003, and in response, wanted a trophy to show off his new title. He started up a petition on his own website to have it awarded to him. He has mentioned it a few times on Idol, and Ralph has considered naming the award after him. In this years awards however, he came third, beaten by fellow Network Ten celebrities Rove McManus and Australian Idol presenter Andrew G. The magazine claimed that his attempt to claim a trophy for his honour was enough for them not to give him the award.
• In 2003 there was an incident between Aussie Rocker Tim Rogers and Holden in an Adelaide airport terminal. In a 2006 Under the Weather segment on Australian radio station JJJ, the incident was jokingly brought up. Host Jay Whalley mentioned that his co-host [The Doctor] was away travelling and asked Rogers for travelling tips as a segue to the incident, if he bumped into Holden. Rogers responded: "He could try and suggest that for every five minutes that the judge [Mark Holden] is on camera, that far more could be done with that cash that he is receiving, and then get said judges "goons" to try and rough the Doctor up."
• He has suffered six bone fractures as a direct result of Osteoporosis, and featured on an awareness ad on Channel 7.

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Mark Holden at the Internet Movie Database