Real name: Mark Ronald Holden

Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1995

Mark Holden made his name in the mid-1970s as the good-looking carnation-carrying pop star who sang hits like ‘Never Gonna Fall in Love Again’ and ‘Last Romance’.

Mark was signed by EMI Australia, for whom he went on to record three albums.

Mark is best known for being a judge on Australian Idol. He also appeared as a judge and mentor in the hugely successful X-Factor (in 2005).

In the 1980s he had two Top Ten hits with The Temptations on Motown – ‘Lady Soul’ which is included on the ‘Motown Greatest Hits 1972-92 Hitsville USA’ CD Compilation and ‘Look What You Started’ which features on the definitive Temptations compilation ‘The Emperors Of Soul’.