Published: 01:05 EDT, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 01:05 EDT, 18 September 2024
It is New Zealand rock royalty and lead singer of a legendary New Zealand pop rock band.
The 70-year-old music veteran has been active in the industry since the early 1970s as a solo artist.
He has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Boney M and Renee Geyer.
His voice would be instantly recognisable to millions of Australians, as he was the original lead singer of the iconic At home and away from home theme song for the long-running soap opera.
On Wednesday, the passionate rocker appeared on Today Extra and shocked co-hosts David Campbell and Silvia Jeffreys with her incredible new look.
She’s said goodbye to her signature flowing, shoulder-length black hair and now sports short dreadlocks and rounder facial features.
However, he still sported the same cheeky smile that won him millions of fans in his heyday.
That, of course, is Mark Williams, the legendary New Zealand rocker who succeeded the late Marc Hunter as frontman of pop rock band Dragon after his death in 1998.
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Of course, it’s Mark Williams, the iconic solo rocker who has been the lead singer of the legendary rock band Dragon since 2006.
Williams beamed as he told the hosts about Dragon’s upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.
“It all started when I supported Boney M on tour, it was inspired by that!”
“I’ve been in the industry for fifty years, so I thought, why not put them together?” Marco continued.
“In December my daughter will be my sidekick on stage.”
On Wednesday, the buff rocker appeared on Today Extra and shocked co-hosts David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys with his incredible new look
Dragon will kick off their Australian tour with a show at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Friday 6 December, before heading to other major cities for the iconic 50th anniversary concert.
The band formed in Auckland in 1972 and was fronted by Marc Hunter.
They had huge hits with songs like Rain and Are You Old Enough?
Sadly, Hunter died of throat cancer in 1998 and the band disbanded for several years, before reforming in 2006 with Williams as the new singer.