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Mark Knopfler is one of the international super stars of the music industry. He has qualities of a guitarist, a singer, a songwriter, and a group leader. The band was titled as "Dire Straits," and was originated in London, in the year of 1977. This was one of the group which gained attention from all over the world. The group released their debut album in the year of 1978, which became a considerable success.

The group moved ahead with a permanent line-up which was headed by Mark himself. After some time he changed the name of his band and replaced it with his own name. Knopfler's musical career was a series of changes. He got an opportunity to work with industry's renowned artists such as Chet Atkins and with Notting Hillbillies. However, at the later on stages he also pursued an independent career and released several albums. In the year of 1996, he released "Golden Hearts" which gained considerable popularity.

Other soundtracks which appeared after the release of his solo effort were "Wag the Dog," which was released in 1998, " Metroland," released in the same year, and "Shot At Glory," which was released in the year of 2002. However, on his way to London to move ahead with the rehearsals, Mark met with an accident , but soon recovered to make an entry in the year of 2004, with yet another album titled "Shangri-La."

The artist has performed at many tours and continues to the same. So, catch him performing live and buy his concert tickets from the online ticket vendor.