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Sam & Mark
Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, known collectively as Sam & Mark, are an English popular music and television presenting duo. They previously competed on the second series of Pop Idol in 2003, in which they finished third and second, respectively, behind winner Michelle McManus. Since then, Sam & Mark have had a successful career in radio and television in the UK.
Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes competed on the second series of Pop Idol in 2003. Nixon finished third, while Rhodes came second behind winner Michelle McManus. After Pop Idol, they decided to form a duo, and signed with manager Simon Fuller. Sam & Mark released a cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" as a single on Fuller's label S. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 1.
However, their follow-up single, "The Sun Has Come Your Way", released by UMTV, reached only number 19. Consequently, the pair, while working for CBBC, were informed that they were no longer allowed to release music, as Sam and Mark had signed a deal with Fearne Cotton for a period of two years to perform both live and pre-recorded shows. This resulted in Fuller signing the duo out of their label and contracts, as they were concentrating on children's shows on CBBC.
In January 2003, Sam & Mark started a career in radio presenting. First, they hosted Saturdays 10am–1pm and Sundays 11am–3pm on Gem, before moving to weekdays 9am–1pm on 6 June 2005, with the chance to interview the biggest stars on their show. They left Gem on 2 June 2006. On 11 March 2007, they began hosting Smash Hits on Sunday at breakfast, from 7–11am. On 31 December 2007, they hosted a whole night of DJ sets on BBC Radio 1 to see in the new year from 6pm–5am. Their last Sunday Smash Hits Breakfast show was on 26 December 2010.
Sam & Mark were due to return to Gem on 1 January 2011 to host Saturday Night Gem Anthems; however, three hours before they were due on air, they could not host it. On 5 August 2011, Sam & Mark were told that they could not host any more radio shows.[citation needed]
Starting in 2009 and ending in 2015, the duo presented a radio show, which can be heard on Free Radio across Coventry and Warwickshire on Sunday mornings, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
Nixon also did cover work for BBC Radio Leeds.
Sam & Mark have subsequently had a successful career as children's TV presenters, hosting various BBC programmes, such as TMi, Top of the Pops Reloaded, Copycats, Sam and Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster, Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up, Junior Bake Off, and Crackerjack! on CBBC.
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Sam & Mark
Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, known collectively as Sam & Mark, are an English popular music and television presenting duo. They previously competed on the second series of Pop Idol in 2003, in which they finished third and second, respectively, behind winner Michelle McManus. Since then, Sam & Mark have had a successful career in radio and television in the UK.
Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes competed on the second series of Pop Idol in 2003. Nixon finished third, while Rhodes came second behind winner Michelle McManus. After Pop Idol, they decided to form a duo, and signed with manager Simon Fuller. Sam & Mark released a cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" as a single on Fuller's label S. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 1.
However, their follow-up single, "The Sun Has Come Your Way", released by UMTV, reached only number 19. Consequently, the pair, while working for CBBC, were informed that they were no longer allowed to release music, as Sam and Mark had signed a deal with Fearne Cotton for a period of two years to perform both live and pre-recorded shows. This resulted in Fuller signing the duo out of their label and contracts, as they were concentrating on children's shows on CBBC.
In January 2003, Sam & Mark started a career in radio presenting. First, they hosted Saturdays 10am–1pm and Sundays 11am–3pm on Gem, before moving to weekdays 9am–1pm on 6 June 2005, with the chance to interview the biggest stars on their show. They left Gem on 2 June 2006. On 11 March 2007, they began hosting Smash Hits on Sunday at breakfast, from 7–11am. On 31 December 2007, they hosted a whole night of DJ sets on BBC Radio 1 to see in the new year from 6pm–5am. Their last Sunday Smash Hits Breakfast show was on 26 December 2010.
Sam & Mark were due to return to Gem on 1 January 2011 to host Saturday Night Gem Anthems; however, three hours before they were due on air, they could not host it. On 5 August 2011, Sam & Mark were told that they could not host any more radio shows.[citation needed]
Starting in 2009 and ending in 2015, the duo presented a radio show, which can be heard on Free Radio across Coventry and Warwickshire on Sunday mornings, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm.
Nixon also did cover work for BBC Radio Leeds.
Sam & Mark have subsequently had a successful career as children's TV presenters, hosting various BBC programmes, such as TMi, Top of the Pops Reloaded, Copycats, Sam and Mark's Guide to Dodging Disaster, Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up, Junior Bake Off, and Crackerjack! on CBBC.