

Name - Mark Daniel Read
Nick Name - Pop A1
DOB - 7/11/78 (Kingston, Surrey)
Height - 6ft
Weight - 10 Stone
Hair colour - Chocolate brown
Eye colour - Green/blue
Personality - Friendly, caring, happy
Pets - 2 cats (Nikki and Sheha)
Family Details: Mum, dad, two brothers Colin and Gary.
The instruments I can play are - The piano a lot, the drums a little
Fav colour - Silver
Tends to - Know where to stop when things go out of hand
I always got an A1 on my school report for - Music, English and Art
My fave thing beginning with A is - Aladdin and the Aristocats
The 1 thing I always carry with me is - A good mood
I've got a real Appetite for - Spaghetti Bolognese!
The 1 thing I'd change about my appearance is - My teeth, having a brace didn't
work!
My fave Actor/Actress is - Jim Carrey and Robin Williams
The 1 record I'd take on a desert island is - 'I will survive' from the
'Stranded On A Desert Island' collection
The Answer to everything is - Don't think you've got all the answers
The 1 word I'd use to describe myself is - Disney - my fave animated films are
Toy Story, A Bug's Life and The Lion King
My motto is - Be happy!
One of his fave kinds of grub is a fine steaming dish of curry - slurp! One of Mark's most bonkers days in his life was when A1 spent a day at Chessington World of Adventure, then flew off to a bash in Birmingham in a private helicopter, before clambering into a van with blacked-out windows and having a police escort take them to the venue they were playing at! When Mark was a nipper his two fave popstrels were Madonna and Michael Jackson - & he still thinks they're fab. A1 fans often ask the guys to sign their autograph in, ahem, quite unusual places. Mark once got asked to daub his paw print upon an amorous laydee's chest in the middle of an airport. Mark's not into that whole showbiz party circuit. You won't find him rubbing shoulders with the Beckhams, cos he prefers to chill out at home or with his mates who aren't involved in pop. Mark's got a very straightforward approach when it comes to gals - he believes it's best to just be friendly, give a big smile and tell 'em what he thinks. And he's welcome to use that approach on us any day! The bezzy celeb that he ever met was definitely Mariah Carey - he's loved her for years y' see and she lived up to every expectation! His fave funny man is US comedy-actor fella Jim Carey and he'd love to meet up with him one day. When A1 first hit the big time Mark dashed out and splashed out on a portable DVD player (being a real muso buff, he buys tons of DVDs each week) and a couple of keyboards, too, to help him write even more fab songs! Mark recently revealed that he'd love to record a duet with Claire from Steps. His songs of choice would be '70s disco classics We Are Family or I'm In The Mood For Dancing! Before he was famous he thought popstars would have assistants to carry their luggage for 'em - he soon learnt that he has to carry his own suity! A word of advice if you wanna woo Mark: definitely don't spark up a ciggie - he find smoking a total turn-off. Stinky breath, smelly hair, yellow fingers, brown teeth...he's got a point. Loves Disney very much. His fave films are The Lion King, A Bug's Life and Toy Story. He feels a bit like the dad of the band because he likes to be organized and look out for the rest of the guys! He has been playing piano since he was two years old! and age 11, he joined his parents' band and a year later, when he was 12, he started playing on cruise ships that went everywhere! When he was 15, he performed in front of 20,000 people in Rumania. He represented England in a song festival there and won the contest as Best Young Newcomer.