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Mark Bennett, aka “Tony Anthony” was born on Oct 29th in St Catherine, Jamaica. He started pursuing singing at the age of 14, when a chance encounter with international reggae star Glen Washington at a high school concert became the catalyst for his entry into music. Washington complemented him on his unique voice and encouraged him to pursue singing as a career, he hasn’t looked back since.
After many years of performing as a guitarist and background vocalist in Jamaica and other Caribbean Islands, Tony moved on to become a founding member of the band Crucial Vibes whose debut album “Control Yourself” is still regarded by many as one of the best reggae album ever to be produced in Jamaica.
Migrating to Canada in the early nineties he flexed his songwriting flair and lent his lyrical and vocal magic to soul group After Dark, whose first single “Took me for Granted” became a hit in the European dance scene, peeked at number 5 on City TV’s Electric Circus dance chart, and gained regular rotation on Canada’s music station muchmusic.
1996 was a distinguishing year for Tony’s songwriting technique as he penned all the original tracks on the Tatix CD, "Time Bomb" which won a Canadian reggae music award for best album and garnered a Juno nomination for “Best Reggae Recording”. That year he toured Canada extensively and made several television appearances countrywide on shows like Much Music, Breakfast Television, CTV, CBC and more.
In 2007 Tony Anthony’s songs “Mark and the Beast” and “Yuh Nuh Simple” won him world acclaim as both songs were heavily rotated and charted on reggae radio worldwide. “Yuh Nuh Simple” took him further in the world music spectrum, because of the song’s informative lyrics about the importance of education, which is featured on the U.N.I.C.E.F Canada website, www.unicef.ca.
In the 2008 Canadian Reggae Music Awards, Tony Anthony won the honor for being the comback artist for 2007. At the 2009 CRMA show he won recording of the year for his crittically acclaimed hit song “Yuh Nuh Simple” The same year another song “Mark and the Beast” won song of the year at the Canadian Reggae Achievements Awards. At the 2010 C.R.A.A held recently Tony Anthony won the award for the best reggae male vocalist in Canada.
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