Mark Williams (born 21 August 1954) is a New Zealand singer with Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) number one hit singles, "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" (1975) and a cover of Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (1977) before he relocated to Australia later that year.

Mark Williams. 8,144 likes · 538 talking about this. NZ and AU artist whose career has spanned across five decades and across many genres. Currently the lead singer of Dragon.

May 16, 2018 · Mark Williams should really have been born hollering: “Here I come, ready or not.” Because, by the age of 20, his afro, satin flares and eyeliner was pushing groove and ambiguous glamour onto a musical landscape dominated by earnest hippies, cookie-cutter family entertainers and pub rockers.

Aug 22, 2023 · Mark Williams was born on August 21st, 1954. He has been in several groups including Coast to Coast Band, The Face. He started singing in contests from around the age of 13. He has recorded for a number of well-known labels including, HMV, EMI, Zodiac and CBS.

Mark Williams (born 21 August 1954, Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer/guitarist. Williams was a huge pop star in the mid 1970s in New Zealand. He moved to Australia in the late 1970s where he continues to perform as a solo act, and as a member of the New Zealand band Dragon (5) since 2006.

May 28, 2013 · Mark Williams was the face of NZ pop in the late 1970s with the runaway success of two No.1 singles ‘Yesterday Was Just The Beginning of My Life’ (1975) and ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’ (1977).

By 1977, after two massive No.1 New Zealand hits, and a high profile thanks to touring and television, Mark Williams had outgrown the local market. “I had to think about being a musician,” he said, 40 years later. To do that he had to come to Australia – “and learn.” His first trip across the Tasman was in 1976 when Lew Pryme was his manager.

Mark Williams (writer) (born 1951), academic, writer, critic, poet Mark Williams (singer) (born 1954), New Zealand singer Mark Williams; Mark Williams (actor) (born 1959), British actor and comedian Mark Williams (organist) (born 1978), Informator Choristarum at Magdalen College, Oxford Mark Williams (radio host), American journalist and radio personality ...

Mark Williams, mid-1970s (Audioculture) ‘Yesterday was just the beginning of my life’ topped the Kiwi music charts for three weeks. Williams successfully combined soul and pop with an image that merged glam rock with disco. The Northland-born singer achieved fame in New Zealand before crossing the Tasman in 1977.

Sep 25, 2019 · Mark Williams (born 21 August 1954) is a New Zealand singer with Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) number one hit singles, "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" (1975) and a cover of Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matt