Sam Nixon was brought to our attention during the Pop Idol series of 2003.

Sam has been singing since the age of 6 and at 13 he formed a band, FareView, with some friends. He taught himself to play guitar and at 16 his band was recording tracks and performing local gigs. On winning a place in the final 12 of Pop Idol, Sam's wonderful voice and unique style quickly gained him an extensive and solid fanbase and made him a firm favourite on the show.

After finishing third in the competition, Sam teamed up with fellow runner up Mark Rhodes and the duo embarked on the Pop Idol Tour and had 2 hit singles, including a number one, before moving into TV presenting.

Sam has now established himself as an accomplished and popular children’s TV presenter, having begun his TV career co-presenting Top of the Pops Saturday and Top of the Pops Reloaded where his natural style, humour and cheeky charm proved very popular with guests and viewers alike. In 2006 he went on to co-present two live TV shows, Level Up and TMi, the latter filling the all-important Saturday morning slot. Last year Sam co-presented Do Something Different, a daily show during the school summer holidays, followed by a successful 2nd series of TMi. Sam and Mark have been enjoying a well earned break during the first half of 2008 but the good news is that TMi is due to return for a 3rd series on the 27th September 2008. There are also more CBBC shows in the pipeline.

Although Sam's career is now firmly in TV, as a talented singer and musician he continues to hold a deep love for music and has formed a band called Mason which is purely for enjoyment. Mason performed their first gig on the 2nd June 2007 at the "burn down the disco" night at The Arches, a popular live music venue in Barnsley, and also headlined a local mini music festival at Darton, Barnsley a month later. They continue to perform local gigs as and when Sam's busy TV schedule allows.

Aside from his all-round entertaining talent, Sam is a very affable young man and this site has pledged itself to support him all the way.