Mark O'Shea (musician)
# 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 17 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" | None of the Above |
| 1996 | "World Weary Heart" | None of the Above |
