Background
He was born in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, England.
He was born in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, England.
He attended Holgate School, Barnsley from 1997 to 2002 and is still living in Barnsley. The series finished on 7 February 2007.
He came third on the People’s Idol television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark, with the other being Mark Rhodes. Nixon was originally a catering student from Barnsley College in South Yorkshire. Radio Sam & Mark present a Sunday show on Midlands based radio station Free Radio Top 50: "Walking In Memphis" by (Marc Cohn) Wildcards: "Over My Shoulder" (Mike + The Mechanics) Top 12: "Handbags & Gladrags" (Rod Stewart) Top 10: "True Colours" (Cyndi Lauper) Top 8: "I Want Love" (Elton John) Top 7: "Blame lieutenant On The Boogie" (Jackson 5) Top 6: "With A Little Help From My Friends" (The Beatles) Top 5: "Mr.
Bojangles" (Sammy Davis Junior) Top 4: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (Bruce Springsteen) Top 4: "I Wish lieutenant Could Be Christmas Everyday" (Wizzard) Top 3: "Maggie May" (Rod Stewart).