A couple of years ago Mark Vincent was just another school boy, but he was a school boy with an amazing talent.
In April 2009 Mark won Australia’s Got Talent. He was just 15, and even more surprisingly, he wasn’t singing the latest pop music, he was singing what some have termed, pop opera. He was a young boy with a remarkably mature voice. His main inspiration then, and still now, was his late grandfather, Bruno, who raised him and taught him how to sing.
In October 2011, Mark has just released his fourth album and is looking to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Anthony Warlow.
Mark Vincent has grown into his skin, and it shows. Finally, the young man with the extraordinary voice has turned 18 and there is a subtle, fresh confidence to his persona, a slight swagger to his step – and yet, he exudes the same humility which has won him legions of passionate fans. It’s this constant young-yet-mature juxtaposition which defines his unique character, and has seen him now release album number 4 – entitled ‘Songs From The Heart’ – with a collection of timeless songs, sure to emulate the success of previous albums. Indeed, first album ‘Mio Visione – My Dream’ reached #2 on the ARIA album charts, followed by ‘Compass’, and then ‘The Great Tenor Songbook’, which went Gold and charted #2 and #18 respectively on the ARIA album charts.
And yet, this young man’s head – fresh out of high school, and ready to embrace a fulltime career as a recording and performing artist – is not at all in the clouds. His feet still firmly on the ground. His heart always connected to his much loved family, and a genuine affinity to his fans which is endearing and true. Despite the huge success of his first three albums, Mark declares his favourite pastimes to be simple ones: hanging out with his buddies, enjoying the company of older folk, and delving – for the first time – into the possibility of young romance. And of course, singing. Always singing – his first, last, undying passion. It’s something stamped in his DNA, the blueprint to his life.
Songs from the Heart is a collection of music that is sure to be loved by his wide fan base. Tracks on the album include Amazing Grace, Till I Hear You Sing, Climb Every Mountain, Bridge Over Troubled Water, My Heart Will Go On and several others.
Mark is in Perth this weekend for Channel Seven’s Telethon. I caught up with him yesterday, the day his new album was released. I chatted to him as part of the Morning Café, my radio program on 98.5 Sonshine FM. You can hear our conversation by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.
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