Original sentence: he died or not
Edited sentence: As Mark joined StarStruck, his talent in dancing was enhanced, earning him a nick name of "Ultimate Bad Boy of the Dance Floor".He decided to join a reality-based talent-search show of GMA 7 network, and became fortunate enough to be included in the Final 14.His family used to be well-off, but after his 16th birthday his dad invested a million pesos in a pyramiding scheme that bankrupted them in the process.The other winner was Jennylyn Mercado, who became his loveteam and girlfriend afterwards.This talent was one of the reasons which got him through Rainier Castillo's (1st Runner-Up) and eventually landed him many votes (11 points) higher; crowning him as the 1st "Ultimate Male StarStruck Survivor".Thus began a major turn-about in Mark's life