Mark Ambor
{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Mark Ambor
| birth_name = Mark Gregory Damboragian{{cite web|url=http://fairfieldmirror.com/the-vine/music/mark-ambor-makes-music-colorful/|title=Mark Ambor Makes Music "Colorful"|website=Fairfield Mirror|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2024}}
| image = Mark Ambor-69985.jpg
| landscape = no
| alt =
| caption = Ambor at the SWR3 New Pop Festival 2024
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|04}}
| birth_place = Pleasantville, New York, U.S.
| origin = New York City, U.S.
| genre = Folk
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|guitar}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| label = Hundred Days
| website = {{URL|markambor.com/}}
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Mark Gregory Damboragian (born December 4, 1997), known professionally as Mark Ambor, is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2024 single "Belong Together".
Career
=2019–2022: Career beginnings and early EPs=
Ambor released his debut single "Fever" in April 2019. An EP Colorful was released in September 2019. Mimi Loughlin from Fairfield Mirror said "it's clear that he has an affinity for creating catchy, musically upbeat songs that hit home at the core of listeners' emotions". In October 2020, Ambor released the single "It's Us Again"{{cite web|url=https://wmscradio.com/mark-ambor-his-music-and-latest-singles/|title=MARK AMBOR – His Music ad Latest Singles|website=WMSC radio|date=20 February 2024 |access-date=April 7, 2024}}
In September 2021, Ambor released “The Long Way”.{{cite web|url=https://www.sheeshmedia.com/articles/mark-ambor-the-long-way|title= Mark Ambor Delivers Addictive New Indie-pop Single "The Long Way"|website=Sheesh Media|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20210915-14890|title= Mark Ambor Releases New Song "The Long Way"|website=PM studios|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}} This was followed by "Company" in November 2021,{{cite web|url=https://thealtnation.com/2021/11/04/listen-mark-ambor-company/|title= Mark Ambor Company|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}} "Waves" in March 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.beatsource.com/release/waves/1954397|title= Waves Mark Ambor|website=Beatsource|date=March 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}} "Hair Toss, Arms Crossed" in April 2022{{cite web|url=https://www.sheeshmedia.com/articles/mark-ambor-hair-toss-arms-crossed|title= Mark Ambor Wants What He Can't Have in Hair Toss, Arm Crossed|website=Sheesh Media|date=April 18, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}} and "Don't You Worry" in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.chosic.com/similar-songs/track/47xOrQT2xcdIA9fPKg07uQ/|title=Don't You Worry is a Pop song by Mark Ambor, released on July 15th 2022 |website=Chosic|date=July 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}} In September 2022, Ambor released the EP Hello World, which he called his "debut EP".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjAInD04Gs|title= Mark Ambor - Hello World |website=YouTube|date=September 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}}
=2023–present: ''Rockwood''=
"Curls in the Wind" was released in July 2023. This was followed by "Good to Be" in October 2023 and "I Hope It All Works Out" in November 2023.
In February 2024, Ambor released "Belong Together". The single debuted at 167 on Billboard{{'}}s global chart outside the U.S. with 8.2 million non-US streams and at 88 on the Canadian Hot 100.{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |title=10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: ILLIT, Love Fame Tragedy, Mark Ambor & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/illit-love-fame-tragedy-first-timers-billboard-charts-1235649474/ |access-date=30 April 2024 |magazine=Billboard |date=April 4, 2024}} The single charted at 87 on Billboard Hot 100 with 7 million U.S. streams. The single charted at number one in the Netherlands in July 2024 (Dutch Top 40).
In June 2024, Ambor announced the release of his debut studio album Rockwood, which released on August 16, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://broken8records.com/blogs/cover-stories/mark-ambor-announces-debut-album-rockwood-new-single-our-way-out-now|title= Mark Ambor Announces Debut Album 'Rockwood', New Single 'Our Way' Out Now|website=Broken 8 Records|date=June 28, 2024|access-date= June 30, 2024}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Extended plays=
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|+ List of EPs, with selected details ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Details |
scope="row" | Colorful
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scope="row" | Hello World
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=Singles=
References
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Category:Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
Category:Singers from New York City
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American people of Armenian descent
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:Fairfield University alumni
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