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February 2004
Win a signed Sam and Mark single
Sam and Mark
Sam and Mark look bashful at the Barnsley signing

This competition has now closed.

Scroll down to see the winning entries.

SEE ALSO
Interview with Sam Nixon (Jan 2004)

We speak to Sam (Nov 2003)

Sam quiz: Are you his #1 fan?

The big Sam vote: Have your say!

Take a tour of Monk Bretton!

Barnsley backs Sam!

Sam at school - insider info!

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Barnsley had never seen the like of it - literally thousands of Sam Nixon fans swamped the Alhambra Shopping Centre on Monday 9th February.

Fans clutching autographs
Sam fans clutching autographs. See the fans gallery

All were hoping for a glimpse of their local idol Sam and his singing partner Mark, a fellow Pop Idol runner-up.

Inevitably some girls were destined to leave without a treasured autograph or single. But fear not!

Our intrepid reporter braved the crowds to get his sticky mitts on a copy of the new single, which has been signed by both of the boys!

Three runners up will win an ordinary (unsigned) copy of the single.

Want to win the signed Sam and Mark single?

We're setting you a challenge! Sam and Mark's first single is a cover version of a famous Beatles track. So we want to know...

If Sam and Mark could cover any song, which one should it be? And why?

Give us your answer in 50 words or less. The best answer wins the single - so get thinking. We're on the lookout for the most creative, witty or funny suggestion.

Please read the competition rules and then fill in the form at the bottom of the page with your answer.

Closing date: Friday 5 March 2004 at 1200 GMT

Your answers so far....
**Winner!** receives a signed single
Angie Cooper
Another Beatles song - Michelle - to show there are no hard feelings!
**Runner Up** receives a single
Jamie Gallant
Drop the Boy (Bros) - Sam, drop Mark if you want success in your future career as a pop-star
**Runner Up** receives a single
Ann Grisdale
'Ebony and Ivory' would suit their voices, and Sam could play the piano - 'Play it again Sam!'

**Runner Up** receives a single
Laura C

I think they should sing 'I'm leaning on a lampost' by George Formby coz its all my grandpa ever plays and it really cracks me up!! Its such a funny n catchy lickle song and im sure sam and mark would make the funniest video ever for it :) It would be brilliant! It would realy fit their personalities and i can picture sam playing the ukele :)
donna
I think sam and mark should sing groovy kinda love, coz its a really good song and i wouldn't mind a groovy kinda love with either of them.

jenette
Sam & Mark should sing OPPOSITES ATTRACT by Paula Abdul. Think it would go a to No 1 without a doubt. Good Luck to every 1 involved!!!

kirsty edwards
sam and mark should cover "Beautiful" by christina aguilera!!!! because their voices are beautiful!! and so are they!

Mrs C Kyeremateng
If you wanna be my lover (spice girls or boys, as in their case)

Rachel Everett
sam and mark should cover too close by blue! great song for great guys!

gemma kilgallon
i think they should sing maggie may cus sam sany that so well,they could sing anything cus it will still get to no 1 cus there grate
Jamie Gallant**Runner up**
Drop the Boy (Bros) - Sam, drop Mark if you want success in your future career as a pop-star

Samantha Martin
Sam and Mark should sing "Wild Boys" by Duran Duran. Slight image change? haha!
Ann Grisdale** Runner up**
'Ebony and Ivory' would suit their voices, and Sam could play the piano - 'Play it again Sam!'

Sarah Thomas
Everything I do because I could play it at my wedding

zoe dennett
Queen - we are the champions, because they are the best of pop idol!

Amie Rochford
i think sam and mark should sihg savage gardens 'truly, madly, deeply' because i love it and its a great song, and i love sam truly madly deeply!

Lynsey
That one about Mr Blobby! And they should make Mark dress up as Mr Blobby and Sam as a choir boy!
Carole Thacker
Bridge over troubled waters. This is such a popular song which hasn't been re-released by a duo successfully for years. A Sure hit!
Rob Bloodworth
Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum co.) , Obviously Sam and Mark's appropriate anthem dedicated to Mr Cowell himself !

Helen Smith
I think they should do i cover of Mandy by westlife but insted they should sing Helen i think it would sound alot better

Natalie Ponting
dancing queen because it will be amazingly funny, it will suit there voices because any song would suit there voices, they are amazing
Andrea
I think that Sam and Mark should release "I swear" by all 4 one because i'v loved it since I was little,it's such a cute song and it would really suit them.Everyone wants them to come out with a ballod next and this is the perfect one

Dan Kershaw
Mark and Sam should sing Wig Wham Bam because i know they can, im a big fan love from Dan

jacqueline jones
I think they should cover lyin eyes by the eagles because its my all time favourite record and I think it would really suit their voices

Nicky
sam and mark should cover I'M TOO SEXY ! by right said fred, cos sam and mark are too SEXY!

Laura Burrow
I think they could cover Why can't I wake up with you by Take That as it is a Beautiful song and its what most girls want to do

kelly heald
I think they should release unchained melody because gareth sung it and it was excerlent

stephanie tobin
sam and mark should do a cover of tom jones sex bomb because they are both sooo sexy and i think the song would really suite them. the song is a bit cheesey so that would be even better as mark is a bit cheesy. it would be good to see them all dreesed up in glittery suites.It would also be such a lagh.

joanne reed
sam&mark should have had "maggie may because it suit's sam vocie &mark's

cheryl
I think they should do 'kiss' by art of noise featuring tom jones because i think it suits their voices but i reckon they shouldn't do another cover for a little while as thier first single was a cover.

leander
i think they should cover mysterious girl by peter andre,cos girls everywhere would buy the single sothey could watch sam and mark dancing in the sea!!
Emma Badcock
I think they should do a cover of Ant and Dec's When I fall in love...
This is because I fell in love with Sam and Mark the moment i saw them and heard them sing.
And when i fall in love, it's gonna be forever!

NINA ARAUJO
Sam and Mark should cover "Games Without Frontiers" because the song is just as fantastic, and that is what made the lyric carry that much more impact. Peter Gabriel is my favorite artist and this song is beautiful!

Lisa Watkins
I think that sam + mark should sing "Maggie may" i luved that song when sam sung it in pop idol.It was brill.It really suits their voice.

william stuart kendall
happy xmas (war is over)

Sarah
JUST A LITTLE BY LIBERTY X because i would like to see a little bit more of Sam Nixon because he's well fit and i'd love to see him in leather.

Kelly Jobson
Sam and Mark should cover 'Angels' by Robbie Williams because they both are in everyones eyes, and the song says "i'm loving angels instead" because everybodys loving them rather than Michelle the real winner of pop idol.

kayleigh
i think that sam n mark shuld sing amazed-as they re truly amazing-it brought sam luck for his first audition and also bryan for the final 50
and im sure it wud bring them number one

Ashley Carlton
I think they should sing 'Time of our Lives' off Dirty Dancing because that is what they have done, they have had the time of their lives.

Lizzie Cairns
I'll be there for you. (The friends theme tune) The are such good friends is an apt song for them to sing.

Barbara Cairns
Stand by Me. They are so good together, They need to stick to each and they will go a long way. Well done, Sam and Mark.

janne linn haugen
I think Sam and Mark should do a cover version of Daydream believer of The Monkees!
Think it'd suit them perfectly!Happy sound for happy and charming guys!

Esme
I think that the lovely Sam and Mark should sing the Sun going down on me by Elton John because it gets really big and I can see them giving the song their all and really enjoy singing it!!!!!

becky thompson
they should sing rock the night and we will see from there

Leanne Cole
Amazed by Lonestar because it would suit both of their voices and the video would be 'amazing'mwith sam and mark featured in it! sure fire no #1

Alexandra Davies
i think they should sing touch my bum by the cheeky girls because they can get me to touch their bums!
SUE BENNETT
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU, BY ROBBIE WILLIAMS.I THINK THEY WOULD MAKE THIS SONG SOUND REALLY GOOD AND MAYBE GET TO NUMBER 1.WHO KNOWS?

Shaun Chapman
I think that Sam & Mark should cover KISS, KISS by Holly Valance because all the girls fancy them!!!!!!!!
Teri-Louise
They would have to sing HELP from the beetles because they sound great when they sing the beetles.Help is a song that people will remember so they will remember that Sam and Mark sang it. I love sam anyway so song he sings i would still love it and mark has a great voice.

Martin Welbourn
"Without You" would suit their voices perfectly, and be an enormous number one.

Beckie
They should sing walking in menthas by Elvis cos Sam soundn't great when he sang it and its a brill song. I think they should sing some of there own songs as well cos they will be a no. 1 hit. :)

Jenny Pettitt
Sam & Mark should sing "TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME" by Bobby Brown !!!
chloe
they could do any cong because they have both got such voices but i think they could sing The Darkness "i belive in a thing called love" because it would be so funny because of all the high notes in it.

Tiago Heitelvan
'Wannabe'' by spice girls. because Mark and Sam are very spicyy !!!

Jenny Antill
You're so vain
They concentrate on their hair so much so why not?! Im not complaining cus there both gorge!!

Theresa Atherton
I think Sam and Mark should do a cover of please forgive me Bryan Adams as the rock ballad suits their voices and it is a beautiful song.

Leanne Fordham
Blue: like a friend - everything about it is right for them, it would be a classy song for them to do. also it is not all that well known unless you have the blue albums. the lyrics suit em down to a tee.

Alisia charlotte clewley
suspicious minds, elvis presley, because it is my moms favorite and it would be great for sam and mark to sing.
Diane Norman
Here, There and Everywhere
Its where they are destined to be and all the girls would love it!

laura riding
i think that sam and mark would sing "i love you baby" because it would suit there voices and it would be a great song to be teamed up

Erin Nixon
measure of a man cos they have brought it out on their single and thry performed it on valentines day on a morning show.i think it was cduk

Clare T
I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher. I think they'd have fun singing this but they might want to change the words a bit! There could be some good improvisation which would be really funny to watch. What I want to know is which one would be Cher?!? What a fantastic video it would make!
Vicki Langford
Simply the Best-because they are simply the best.
melanie shepheard
love me for a reason by the osmonds because i love the song and i love them so i think it would really suit their voices.
Ryan Farrington
Life is a Rollercoaster by Ronan Keating, because there lives have been one from entering pop idol to their number one single.
Charley
i think they should do 'drops of jupiter' by train cause its a great record and it'd really suite sams voice with a bit of a rocky edge to it. and its got smooth melodies and mark would fit right into it! if they did, id buy 500 copies!

Fiona Berry
Sam and mark should cover the song that goes 'im stickin with you, cos i'm made outa glue, anything that you might do, i'm gonna do too!!' from an advert that used to be on TV because they have stuck toigether throughout pop idol and now they are together, making songs and i think that it describes them perfectly!!

Lauren Sutton
I think that Sam and Mark should cover Insania by Peter Andre because it is such a good song and Marc is insaine and Sam is a maniac!!! Thats why i love them!!! They go together so
well and would deffinitely get a no.1 with this song!!!!
Nicola-Jane
they should sing the ghostbusters theme tune because they would look really cute dressed up as ghostbusters plus they would have a right laugh making the video, who ya gonna call? Sam and Mark!
Laura Davis
I think sam and Mark are propa bo! they should sing "HE S MY BROTHER" BY Hollies thats an ace song that will show the amazin friendship bond they have for each other.Thanks x x
Daisy Haynes
they are both great singers and could sing anything well. but i think they should cover take that's back for good. mark sang it really well on pop idol and its a great song!
Alison
i think sam and mark should bring out we are the champions by queen cos they have proved to every1 that they can do it and that they are the champions of pop.
Jade Johnson
The long and winding road to see if they can sing it better then will and gareth and it would be so funny.

Laura C **Runner Up**
I think they should sing 'I'm leaning on a lampost' by George Formby coz its all my grandpa ever plays and it really cracks me up!! Its such a funny n catchy lickle song and im sure sam and mark would make the funniest video ever for it :) It would be brilliant! It would realy fit their personalities and i can picture sam playing the ukele :)
Linda Fairbank
LET'S GET REDDY TO RUMBLE! no not really there already to funny and too talented to do that but what about walkin in menphis or even ALWAYS by bon jovi or make a song up called SAM'S THE MAN!
Lucy Fairbank
"over my shoulder" because it got sam through to the final 12 from the wild card round and plus sam was fantastic at it so put them both together and it would be apsolutly fantastic and a sure No#1
Miss Vanessa Caliskan
I think they should sing a song for Simon Cowell. So Macho by Sinita because a - she was his girlfriend and b - he always thinks he is so tcho. I think they should change the words to Simon is so macho. It has got that cringe factor.
Sophie Bettison
"Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx, i think it would really suit his voice.
Katy Thirgood
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves - Aretha Franklin and Annie Lenox. I think it would be hilarious for Sam and Mark to sing this. It would totally bring out their unique personalities as they could just have a laugh and have fun. Also they might dress up in womans clothes which could be interesting ;)
Emily Mar-Gerrison
SEX BOMB because i luv it when people sing about themselves ;)
Lynn Farrington
Laughing Policeman by David Bowie circa 1968
Debbie Watkins
I think Sam & Mark should sing "Yellow submarine" because it just would suit them & their voices.Also it kind of tells you about a journey & thats what they are doing every day. Also I love that song as well.
Catriona McFarlane
"Dancing In The Moonlight" because it's a great song and they're voices would suit it!
Laura Hall
He aint heavy hes my brother cos they seem to act like brothers supporting each other
Nicola Moody
I think it should be "high" what the lighthouse family sang great song and always get me crying.
Rhian Clarke
I think they should sing "Because you love me" by Celine Dion, because they love me and i will be their everything. And also buy every copy of it, in the shops.money no object!
Charlotte H
They should sing Peter Andre's Insania, because that's all anyone talked about for ages and let's face it, Sam would make even the worst song sound amazing! I can just imagine the video they would be wearing the I'm a celebrity clothes (the red pants!)It would be so funny!
Hayley Keenan
I think Sam and Mark should make up there own song because it would be a huge hit and some thing different for people to listen to and in the video they should add all there best moments and the funny ones in there life that they both went through and try beat michelle for that no.1 spot !!!!!
Lena Phipps
I think Sam and Mark should release "Are Radio Rocks" by PJ and Duncan because Sam used to love them and so did I! I think whatever Sam and Mark release next will do really well! I love Sam! So I'll support them all the way no matter what." With a little help from my friends" suits them both really well!
Jane Smith
I think that they should sing He ain't Heavy,He's my brother and donate some of the money to a children's charity, as a little thankyou to all who voted for them, especially the children
Angela Thomson
Mark sang a brilliant version of she likes the wind and Sam could sings hungry eyes from dirty dancing.
Angie Cooper ** Winner**
Another Beatles song - Michelle - to show there are no hard feelings!
Danah Windley
I think they should sing the song from "Toy Story" called "You got a friend in me" In the video i can imagion Mark dressing up as Buzz Lightyear and Sam and Woody. What a cute buzz and woody they'd make :D

Nicola Peel
'We're on the ball' by Ant and Dec seeing as Mark is a big fan of football, and Sam used to be a huge fan of the guys in their PJ and Duncan days! I could just picture them performing that on TOTP!
Gemma Naylor
'Amazed'-Lonestar because it shows true emotion and the lads show true emotion in whatever they sing
Megan Phillips
pj and duncan lets get ready 2 rumble
i think it would be so funny if the covered ant and decs old song beacuse a would like to see sam fall of the stage (only joking sam) plus im sure the both they would hav a laugh doin it :)
Bryan Murphy
Cry me a River - because I was sick of all the tears every week on Pop Idol
Pauline Wood
big yellow taxi. everyone else has covered it so why not
Steph
I think that Sam & Mark should cover Walking in Memphis, because Sam was amazing when he sang it on Pop Idol,and I think that Sam & Mark are going to become superstars just like Elvis was, and I'm sure there are many fans who could say to them "You are always on my mind!"
Diane Margaret Mitchell - Bat out of hell - because theyre singing is hellish!!!
Andrea Telfer - I think they should bring out Mr Bojangles (the song Sam sang on Popidol) As I think it was a brilliant song & it would go straight to No1
Bethany Cruise
Bringing Back Those Memories - Mark Joseph, because they could release it in a few years time(coz they'll still be around then!) and the video could be full of clips from the good old pop idol days

Gemma Johnson
The song I would choose would KIDS (from robbie and kylie)...As they are both kids and could fit into the parts really well...
Sarah Thompson
we are the champions of the world.
Sue Sidebottom
ant and decs single - the one everyone laughs about,[cant remember name], but they could use old footage of ant and dec in the video to take the mick, or Car wash!

Emma Heselden
I think Mark and Sam should cover Ant and Dec old song Ready to Rumble, as it would be so funny, that a song by ant and dec was released again.

Rachel Everett
sam and mark should cover "when the going gets tough." it's a fun song and would suit their voices!

John Smith
Unchained Melody because everyone else has done it! Why not?

Lynn Farrington
Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel, WHY as I think they have many rivers to cross and many oceans to conquer, and many troubled waters to get them to their goal!

Jo Garrett
They should cover Peter Andre's new track, Insania. It would make the whole nation.. Go insane with INSANIA! Do do do do doo do do do do doo do do do do dooo this is INSANIA!

Sophie Bettison
Be with you- Mr Big

Máirín Collins
they should cover, Survivor -Eye of the tiger, because everyone who heard Sam sing this while he was in his former band said it blew them away

Nikki Whitehouse
"Lets Get Ready To Rumble" by PJ and Duncan because they could end up being the new Ant & Dec.

Louise Cooke
Daphne & Celeste - Ooo Stick You!
Because...even though it is probably the worst song EVER..Sam & Mark can make anything sound good! (short but sweet hahaha)

Louise Brack
I don't think they should cover songs because I'm sure they can write thier own songs, but if they had to release another cover, it would be drops of jupiter by train because its a brill song, and Sam and mark would do it well!

Maxine Price
Sam and Mark brought out the right song because to them they are doing it with a little help from their friends so the song sums up the whole of their amazing experiance.

Tammy Tollesfen
The Rolf Harris song - "Two Little Boys" because that's what they are, and it's comical, and they would gain more fans from being comical.

Tra
Sam & Mark should sing The Long & Winding Road because Will & Gareth sang it & you could compare them to see what version was better!
Rebecca Lee
every breathe you take because it is the best song ever and it would totally suit their voices

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