Mark Raymond King (born 20 October 1958) is an English musician. He is the lead singer 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". [1]

Mark King (born 28 March 1974) is an English former professional snooker player. Having turned professional in 1991, King was ranked within the world's top 32 players between 1996 and 2015, and won his first ranking event title in 2016, defeating Barry Hawkins 9–8 in the final of the Northern Ireland Open .

Oct 12, 2022 · Mark King’s hard-hitting bass pyrotechnics with Level 42 became the driving force behind many of the band’s Top 40 hits and paved the way for slap-bass playing in mainstream 80s pop. The group notched up 20 UK Top 40 hits throughout the 80s before eventually disbanding in 1994.

Welcome to the official site of Level 42 and Mark King. This is where you'll find the latest official information on what the group is up to, new releases, and tour information.

English snooker player Mark King has been handed a five-year ban after being found guilty of match-fixing and providing inside information in the latest corruption scandal to blight the sport.

Mark Raymond King is an English musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of the jazz-funk band Level 42. King is known for his slap style of playing the bass guitar, with MusicRadar...

Mark King. Soundtrack: Eye for an Eye. Mark King was born and raised on the Isle of Wight. With drummer Phil Gould, he was a member of Reflex and "M" before forming the jazz-funk instrumental band, Level 42, with Phil, Phil's guitarist brother, Roland Gould, and keyboards player, Mike Lindup.

May 13, 2024 · Mark King has revealed that a disciplinary hearing into his long-running ban from the World Snooker Tour has taken place. The former world number 11 was suspended in March of 2023, but there have been hardly any details released concerning the matter since then.

Mark King has been banned from snooker for five years and fined more than £68,000 after he was found guilty of match-fixing. The Englishman has been found guilty by an independent...

The longtime frontman for the British funk-pop group Level 42, Mark King was born in Cowes, England, on October 20, 1958. A onetime drummer, upon co-founding Level 42 in 1980 he moved to the bass, honing a distinctive thumb-slapping technique which became an integral element of the group’s sound.