Mark McGrath Booking Agency Profile

Mark McGrath Biography

Singer Mark McGrath was born in 1968 in Hartford, Connecticut, and became famous for his role as the lead singer of the band Sugar Ray. McGrath’s interest in music began when he was a teenager, and the earliest formations of Sugar Ray actually came in the mid 1980’s when Mark and his classmates established the band Shrinky Dinx.

McGrath and his fellow musicians eventually changed the name of the band to Sugar Ray, and upon the release of their debut single, "Fly," in 1997 they rose to popularity. As front man for the group, Mark McGrath found himself the center of attention, frequently appearing on the cover of such notable magazines as Spin and Rolling Stone, and receiving the title of "Sexiest Rocker" from People Magazine in 1998.

With Sugar Ray, Mark McGrath enjoyed the hit albums Floored (1997), 14:59 (1999), Sugar Ray (2001), and In the Pursuit of Leisure (2003), giving audiences the hits "Fly," "Every Morning," "Someday," "Falls Apart," "When It’s Over," "Mr. Bartender (It’s So Easy)," and "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" Although Sugar Ray continues to perform and record together, in recent years Mark McGrath has also branched out into roles beyond the band’s music.

McGrath’s first television appearances came as the co-host of Extra, followed by a number of other MTV and VH1 shows. In 2005, McGrath served as a judge for American Idol, and he began hosting the show Don’t Forget the Lyrics in 2010. Most recently, Mark McGrath appeared as a contestant on the 4^{th season of Celebrity Apprentice, which aired in 2011.}

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