Mark King (musician)

This article is about the bass musician. For other people named Mark King, see Mark King (disambiguation).

Mark King
King in 2013
Background information
Born
Mark Raymond King

(1958-10-20) 20 October 1958
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • drums
  • percussion
Years active1977–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofRe-Flex

Mark Raymond King (born 20 October 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and bassist of the jazz-funk band Level 42. King is known for his slap style of playing the bass guitar, with MusicRadar describing him as "the guy who put the slap in pop during the 80s". King received a BASCA Gold Badge Award in October 2015 in recognition of his contribution to British music. He won the "Outer Limits" award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards.

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