A Nottinghamshire singer has shared how he started his 'amazing journey' on ITV's The Voice with karaoke at his parents' pubs. Mark Howard, 28, who works as an estate agent and lives in Woodthorpe, will soon appear in the semi-finals of the singing competition at 8pm on Saturday, October 22 after making the grade out of thousands of hopeful applicants.
Mark grew up in pubs ran by his parents Louise and Brian Howard-Blades and honed his skills in boozer karaokes. His parents run the Nags Head in Carlton, but have managed other pubs in Nottinghamshire and Doncaster previously.
Mark and his family have now shared his exciting journey on the ITV show, and its impact on their lives. "For pretty much forever I've been in pubs so I did a bit of karaoke and tried a lot of other things but got pushed back a lot, so I went to work as an estate agent.
