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![]() Foster performing at Bilbao BBK Live in 2014 | |
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Birth name | Mark Derek Foster |
Also known as | Mister Smims |
Born | Milpitas, California, U.S. | February 29, 1984
Origin | Macedonia, Ohio, U.S. |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | fosterthepeople |
Mark Derek Foster (born February 29, 1984) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Foster the People.[1] After struggling to create a successful band in his early twenties, Foster finally had his big break as the founder and frontman of Foster the People in 2009, which he formed alongside his two friends Mark Pontius and Cubbie Fink. The band has since released four studio albums: Torches in 2011, Supermodel in 2014, Sacred Hearts Club in 2017 and Paradise State of Mind in 2024.