Mark Owen is voted the sexiest pop star

Mark Owen is voted the sexiest pop star (Image credit: UK Press/Press Association Image)

Mark Owen has been voted the sexiest pop star in a new poll. The Take That singer - rumoured to be tying the knot in November with longterm girlfriend Emma Ferguson - beat Cheryl Cole, Beyonce and even Justin Timberlake to the title, after claiming a massive 1,900 out of 5,000 votes in the www.VirginMedia.com poll. Girls Aloud and X Factor star Cheryl came second with 848 votes, and pop princess Kylie took third place with 433 votes. Cheryl's bandmate Sarah Harding was placed fourth with 371 votes, followed by Beyonce in fifth place with 268 votes and heartbroken Aussie pop star Peter Andre came sixth with 173 votes. Welsh songstress Duffy came in seventh place, beating Umbrella singer Rihanna who came eighth with 162 votes and Scottish crooner Paolo Nutini was ninth with 130 votes. But surprisingly SexyBack singer Justin Timberlake was lagging behind in last place with just 108 of the votes.

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