Real name: Marcus William Turner

Effective period / Period of releases: 1983

Marcus William Turner (16 February 1956 – 2 February 2016) was a singer-songwriter and folk musician from New Zealand. He performed at folk festivals in New Zealand, in Australia, and overseas. He was also a presenter in the TVNZ children's television programmes Spot On, How's That and Play School (in the latter of which he was also a director).

After his return to New Zealand, Turner became a founder member of folk group The Chaps, alongside fellow Dunedin folk musicians Mike Moroney (formerly of The Pioneer Pog 'n' Scroggin Bush Band), Hyram Ballard and John Dodd. The Chaps have recorded three albums and also toured Europe twice.

Turner lived on the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, New Zealand. He died in early February 2016.