Mark Vincent (born 4 September 1993) is an Australian

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. Vincent won the third season of ''

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'' in 2009 and signed with

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immediately after. As of 2018, Vincent has released seven studio albums and one "best of".

History

Vincent was born in

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. In February 2009, Vincent appeared on the third season of ''

'' singing "

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". On 22 April 2009, Vincent was declared the winner and immediately signed with

. Vincent released his debut studio album, '' My Dream – Mio Visione'' in July 2009. The album peaked at number 2 on the

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and was certified platinum. In 2010, Vincent released ''

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'' which peaked at number 5 and '' The Great Tenor Songbook'' which peaked at number 18. In 2011, Vincent released his fourth album, '' Songs from the Heart'' which peaked at number 10. In 2013, Vincent released '' The Quartet Sessions'', followed by ''

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'' in April 2014. In 2014, Vincent made his music theatre debut in the highly acclaimed Australian production of Dirty Dancing, which played 130 shows around the country. Vincent's sixth studio album was a collaborative released with Marina Prior in 2016. The album debuted at number 5. Vincent and Prior toured the album. Vincent performed at

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in Sydney for the eighth consecutive year on 18 December 2016. In April 2017, Vincent released his seventh studio album, '' A Tribute to Mario Lanza''. In May 2017, Vincent played the role of Freddy in the Australia production of ''

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''. In December 2018, it was announced Vincent was among the ten acts who would be participating in

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in an attempt to represent

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at the

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in Tel Aviv with the song "This Is Not the End". He performed the song in February 2019 and finished seventh out of ten acts.

Personal life

Vincent's main inspiration is his late grandfather, Bruno, who raised him in Sydney and taught him how to sing. Vincent has said that he would like to follow in the footsteps of his idol

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. He has also stated that he admired opera singers

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and

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. Vincent attended school at De La Salle College Caringbah and De La Salle College, Cronulla. He hopes to study at the

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, the leading musical institution in Italy where

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studied. He is married and is a committed supporter of the charity Save Our Sons, which fights

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Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

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), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Mark Vincent won three awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 2007 , Mark Vincent , Mats Under 18s Junior Performer of the Year , , - , 2008 , Mark Vincent , Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award , , - , 2016 , Mark Vincent , Vocalist of the Year , , -

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Mark 1993 births 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Australian Institute of Music alumni Australian people of Italian descent Australian tenors Australia's Got Talent winners Living people Opera crossover singers People educated at De La Salle College, Cronulla People from the Sutherland Shire Musicians from Sydney Sony Music Australia artists