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Born in Darlaston, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England, Rhodes finished in second place in the second series of People’s Idol in the United Kingdom, runner-up to Michelle McManus. Level Up finished its first series in September 2006.
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After People’s Idol, he teamed up with third-place Sam Nixon, releasing two singles under the name Sam & Mark. In February 2004, their cover of the song "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached #1 in the United Kingdom singles chart, remaining there for one week. Their second single "The Sun Has Come Your Way" reached #19 in the singles chart.
The pair were subsequently dropped from their record label.
Rhodes went on to co-present Top of the Pops Reloaded with Nixon and Fearne Cotton in 2004. From April 2006, Rhodes co-hosted the weekday children"s breakfast show Level Up on British Broadcasting Corporation Two alongside Nixon and Ayesha Asantewaa.
In September 2006, Rhodes began presenting British Broadcasting Corporation Two"s Saturday morning show TMi alongside Nixon and Caroline Flack. He had his own short segment on the show called "Question Mark", a feature where he tried to answer viewers" questions, but Flack and Nixon talk through lieutenant
In later series, Flack left and the show moved to Fridays.
The show"s final episode aired on 17 December 2010. He also co-presented Do Something Different with Nixon and Ayesha Asantewaa. Nixon and Rhodes have produced children"s reality series, Who Wants to Be a Superhero? and Sam and Mark"s Guide to Dodging Disaster.
In 2009, Rhodes co-presented the show Skate Nation on British Broadcasting Corporation Two.
He presented TMi Friday on the CBBC Channel with Sam Nixon and the pair also present the CBBC family game show Copycats. The duo were contestants on a celebrity version of 2010 Total Wipeout Celebrity Special, which aired on 2 January 2010.
They subsequently took part in two episodes of Hole in the Wall, airing on 11 October 2008 and 14 November 2009. Rhodes competed in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice.
He was eliminated by the judges on 22 January after a skate off with Dallas actress Charlene Tilton.
