Mark O'Shea (born 16 February 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He had a solo career in the 1990s, before forming the band

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in 2002. In 2007, he formed

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with his wife Jay.

Biography

1977–2001: Solo career

Mark O'Shea was born on 16 February 1977. At the age of 17 in 1993, O'Shea won the Gympie Music Muster talent competition which subsequently led to a record deal with ABC Country. Mark's debut album ''None Of The Above'' was released in 1996 and he won Golden Guitar Awards at the CMAA in 1996 and 1997.

2002–2007: Zinc

In 2002, Mark formed the rock/pop group

with brother John O'Shea and Adam Ray. The band released one studio album in 2005 and disbanded in 2007. In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for

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2007–present: O'Shea

In 2007, Mark and wife Jay moved to

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and began performing as a duo. In 2010, the pair began hosting their own TV show called ''O'Shea USA'' which aired on Australia’s Country Music Channel ( CMC). The duo have released four studio albums between 2011 and 2017; all of which have peaked inside the

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top 50.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales ...

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the

Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...

, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. , - , 1996 , "The Swimming Song" by Mark O'Shea , New Talent of the Year , , - , 1997 , "The Dreamer" by Mark O'Shea (directed by Ross Wood) , Video Track of the Year , * Note: wins only

References

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