Mark O'Shea (musician)

Mark O'Shea (born 16 February 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He had a solo career in the 1990s, before forming the band Zinc in 2002. In 2007, he formed O'Shea with his wife Jay.

Biography 1977–2001: Solo career Mark O'Shea was born on 16 February 1977. At the age of 16 in 1993, O'Shea won the Gympie Music Muster talent competition which subsequently led to a record deal with ABC Country.

Mark's debut album None Of The Above was released in 1996 and he won Golden Guitar Awards at the CMAA in 1996 and 1997.

2002–2007: Zinc

In 2002, Mark formed the rock/pop group Zinc with brother John O'Shea and Adam Ray. The band released one studio album in 2005 and disbanded in 2007.In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for Ronn Moss.

2007–present: O'Shea

In 2007, Mark and wife Jay moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began performing as a duo. In 2010, the pair began hosting their own TV show called O'Shea USA which aired on Australia’s Country Music Channel (CMC).

The duo have released four studio albums between 2011 and 2017; all of which have peaked inside the ARIA top 50.

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums Title Album details None of the Above Released: 1996 Format: Compact Disc, cassette Label: ABC Country (4836152)

Singles + List of singles Year Title Album 1995 "The Swimming Song" None of the Above 1996 "The Dreamer" "World Weary Heart"

Zinc Making Sense Of Madness (2005) As featured artist + List of singles with selected Australian chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions AUS "Twelve Days of Christmas"(with Dreamtime Christmas All-Stars) 2004 26

O'Shea Mr & Mrs (2011) One + One (2013) The Famine and the Feast (2015) 61-615 (2017) Neon Soul (2022)

Mark O'Shea (musician)

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