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Mark Bautista (born August 10, 1981) is a Filipino singer, actor and commercial model. He was recognized as a contestant in a talent search, the Philippine franchise of UK's Star for A Night hosted by Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez in IBC 13. Notwithstanding finishing second to Sarah Geronimo, he gained his own success as a singer and actor. He has recorded albums and gained a starring role in a movie, lead roles in soaps and drama specials, TV hosting stints and product endorsements.

Early life and family

Bautista grew up in Cagayan De Oro City with his parents Darni & Susan Bautista, his older brother and sister, and 2 younger brothers.

As a child, Mark was not always the total entertainer that he is right now. He was said to be very shy, despite the fact that he is blessed with a beautiful voice and his killer looks. Mark’s confidence began growing once he started joining different oratorical contests. He even bagged the first prize in a national oratorical competition.

Mark was determined to help his family when his father was forced to stop working because of his physical condition. Mark gave his prize money from different oratorical contests he won and from some of his singing stints to help their financial status. He started singing publicly when he was in high school. To overcome his stage fright he would put a coin in his shoes to channel all the nervousness and negative energy to the coin, thus leaving his confidence and showmanship. He joined a boy band called Voizemale. They performed at the Warehouse, a bar in CDO. The group performed songs from Earth, Wind & Fire to current hits at that time like Backstreet Boys, etc.

Bautista was persuaded to audition for a singing contest in ABS-CBN’s MTB. Unfortunately, it wasn’t his time to be discovered yet. He continued polishing his craft by singing with his group.

Star, Not Only For A Night

Another opportunity knocked on Mark’s door. It was an audition for a singing contest called Star For A Night hosted by Regine Velasquez. The auditions were being held in Cebu. Money was an issue at that time so Mark thought he was not going to miss this big opportunity. Mommy Susan provided Mark with money to go to Cebu as a birthday gift. To go further in the competition, Mark had to go to Manila and finish the remaining levels of the audition process. He hitched in a cargo ship to be able to reach Manila in time for the auditions. As Mark recalls, "A few days after the audition, we were supposed to go back to the province on the same cargo ship we took coming here, when Viva called me," recalls Mark. "I thought they were going to tell me that I passed the auditions, but instead they asked if I was interested in joining a boyband."

He passed all three levels of the Star For A Night auditions and made it to the grand finals. "I can never forget that experience. That, plus the exposure, was enough to make me happy. I got my 15 minutes of fame, then I found out that Viva had other plans for me. Kaya malaki talaga ang pasasalamat ko sa 'Star For A Night'."

Acting Career

His big screen debut was in "Annie B.", as the suitor of Sarah Geronimo. He had a cameo appearance in "Masikip Sa Dibdib" as himself singing his song "Kapag Ako'y Kailangan". In his second year in the business, Mark has already starred in his own feature film "Lastikman" with leading lady Sarah Geronimo. Lastikman was Viva Film's entry to the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival.

On television, Mark was one of Sarah's leading men in the teleserye "Sarah The Teen Princess". Mark has also appeared in two episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya ("Barya" & "Panyo"). "Barya" was a story of his life on which he portrayed himself while "Panyo" was a story about a man who was torn between twins (Jaboom Twins). He will star for a third episode airing in February of 2006 with Gloria Diaz. Mark also appeared in the first fantaserye in the Philippines, "Kampanerang Kuba". He played the role of Repus Akach, a hunchback who was the right hand of the King.

2004 - Present

As of now, Mark is not only one of the hottest singing sensations but he is also becoming an in demand multimedia star. He is a mainstay in ASAP 05; he also hosts the Search For The Star In A Million (season 1 and season 2) with his fellow champions. He has endorsements, concerts, TV shows, and movies.

His CD-Lite “Dream On” was released last September 2005, the carrier single of that CD scored Mark his first #1 hit. “I Need You” was in the MYX Daily Top 10 for two months (top 5 for more than a month and the top spot 5 times) competing neck to neck with Hale and Cueshe. Mark also took his image to a different level in this release, the photo shoot for Dream On was more revealing compared to his debut album. Due to the success of the CD-lite, Viva Records is releasing a full album this coming January 2006.

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