Rob Thomas - Biography

				Rob Thomas Biography   Name : Rob Thomas Birth name : Robert Kelly Thomas Date of birth : February 14, 1972 Place of birth : Landstuhl, Germany Profession : Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) : Vocals, piano, guitar Height : 5' 9" (1.75 m) Spouse : Marisol Thomas
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Rob Thomas Detailed Biography

Rob Thomas born on February 14, 1972 in Landstuhl, Germany on a US military base camp. His parents divorced, and the ex-Army brat spent most of his childhood in South Carolina and Florida. After dropping out of both high school and his difficult home life, the 17 year old Thomas drifted around the Southeast, hitchhiking and crashing where he could. The only constant in his life was music. Rob Thomas is an American rock recording artist, and songwriter. He is the primary songwriter and lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty and formerly of the band Tabitha's Secret. Since 1996, as matchbox twenty's primary composer, Thomas has penned a remarkable string of chart-topping hits, including "Push", "3AM", "If You're Gone", "Bent", "Real World", "Back 2 Good", "Mad Season", "Disease" "Unwell", and "Bright Lights". Matchbox has earned the distinction of having had more #1 hits and spending more weeks at #1 on both the national Modern AC and Adult Top 40 charts than any other artist in history. Thomas earned three Grammy awards for co-writing and singing on the Carlos Santana triple-platinum hit "Smooth" on the album Supernatural in 1999. In 2004, the Songwriters Hall of Fame awarded Thomas its first Starlight Award, recognizing young songwriters who have already made a lasting impact in the music industry. Rob's composing talent has also been acknowledged with cover stories in American Songwriter (which named him songwriter of the year) and Performing Songwriter. After nearly 10 years with Matchbox Twenty, Thomas began his solo career with the release of "...Something to Be". The album released on April 19, 2005, which shot to #1 on the album chart. This marked the first time a male artist from a rock and/or pop group had debuted at number one with his first solo album since the Billboard Top 200 was introduced 50 years ago. His first single off this album, "Lonely No More", reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. As a solo act, Thomas made several significant appearances. On July 2, 2005, Thomas appeared at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia and on September 10, 2005 at 'MTV Katrina Relief Concert'. He started his first solo tour on October 5, 2005. In the summer of 2006, Thomas toured with Jewel and Toby Lightman. In 2006, Thomas received attention for a Pre-Grammy performance of "Harder to Breathe" with Maroon 5. Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award-winning American pop rock band. In January 2007, Thomas released a single entitled "Little Wonders" from the soundtrack to the Disney animated feature, 'Meet the Robinsons'. As of April 22, 2007, "Little Wonders" has reached #5 on the Mediabase Hot Adult Contemporary chart. Thomas was featured on the June 14, 2007, episode of the long-running PBS series Soundstage. He is expected to release his second studio album sometime in 2008. Rob Thomas got married to Marisol (Maldonado) Thomas in 1999. Currently, they are living in New York state. Thomas has a son named Maison from a previous relationship. Rob and his wife have established the Sidewalk Angels Foundation, a non-profit organization created to aid those in need in and around America's big cities by partnering with various charities to assist people who get lost in the system, those who cannot afford medical care, and animals that have been abandoned or abused.