Marcus Turner

Marcus Turner
Turner performing in Amberley in 1983
Background information
Birth name	Marcus William Turner
Born	(1956-02-16)16 February 1956 Roxburgh, New Zealand
Died	2 February 2016(2016-02-02) (aged 59) Otago Peninsula, New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Years active	1973–2016
Website	Turner's webpage

Marcus William Turner (16 February 1956 – 2 February 2016) was a New Zealand singer-songwriter and folk musician. He performed at folk festivals in New Zealand, Australia, and overseas. He was also a presenter in the TVNZ children's television programmes Spot On, How's That and Play School (in the latter of which he was also a director).

Turner lived on the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, New Zealand.^[1] He died in early February 2016.