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Mark Wynter
Biography
Mark Wynter was one of the moderately successful British pop-rock crooners to come up in the wake of Cliff Richard and Billy Fury. Born Terry Lewis in Woking, he was one of a family of six, and distinguished himself as a boy soprano at his church. By the time he was in his mid-teens, rock 'n' roll was beginning to make itself felt in England, and in 1959, at the age of 16, he was given his first chance at stardom -- a manager named Ray Mackender discovered Lewis singing with a group in a dance hall, filling in for the group's regular lead singer, and was so impressed that he made it his business to meet and sign the teenager. Acting and singing lessons followed, as well as a change of name to Mark Wynter, and by 1960 he was playing top cabaret dates in London, and in August of that year he made his television debut.

Wynter was signed to Decca Records in 1960 and over the next two years five of his seven singles charted in England, his debut, "Image Of A Girl" (a cover of the Safaris' hit) peaking at number 11. By 1961, he had an album out, entitled The Warmth Of Winter, and was a top pop attraction. Voted as the Most Promising Newcomer of 1961 in New Musical Express, he got a chance to perform in America later that year, including an appearance on American Bandstand as well as a US release of one of his records (which, as with most UK teen-pop releases, fizzled).