2003–2009 In 2004, he signed a contract with
ABS-CBN, becoming a regular performer in
ASAP and host of the
Search for the Star in a Million (season 1 and season 2) singing competition as well as
Star Magic. In September 2005, he released his first album
Dream On with its carrier single "
I Need You" which topped the
MYX daily top 10 for two months. Viva Records released a full-length album called
Dream On Expanded along with the release of the "You Win the Game" music video that featured a new and daring Mark. The song reached the top spot in MYX in less than a week after it premiered. In July 2011, he, along with other
Kapuso artists performed for the Kababayan Fest held in Northern and Southern California. In the same year, he performed as
Crisóstomo Ibarra in the stage musical
Noli Me Tángere, an adaptation of
José Rizal's
novel of the same name by composer
Ryan Cayabyab and librettist
Bienvenido Lumbera. In 2014, Bautista performed in the musical
Here Lies Love by
David Byrne and
Fatboy Slim at the
Royal National Theatre in London where he played the late President
Ferdinand Marcos. The musical is based on the life of
Imelda Marcos.
2018–2019 Bautista returned to GMA Network as one of the performers of a new musical variety show,
Studio 7. ==Personal life==