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Rob Thomas |
| Real Name |
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Robert Kelly Thomas |
| Height |
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5' 9" (175
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| Date of Birth |
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14 February 1972 |
| Place of Birth |
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Landstuhl, West Germany |
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| Biography: |
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Rob Thomas was born on 14 February
1972, on a military base in Landstuhl, Germany.
After his parents divorced, Rob spent most of his
childhood in South Carolina and Florida.
At age 17, Rob dropped out of high school and moved
around the South US singing in several rock bands
before settled down in Orlando in 1993 where he
joined Tabitha's Secret. Then, Rob, bassist Brian
Yale, and drummer Paul Doucette left the group to
form Matchbox Twenty with guitarists Adam Gaynor
and Kyle Cook. In 1998, Matchbox Twenty released
their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You,
which went five times platinum as well as made them
superstars.
Rob became famous worldwide, when 'Smooth',
a song that he co-wrote with Carlos Santana, became
a huge hit in 1999. The song earned him three Grammy
Awards including Song of the Year. People Magazine
even put Rob on “Most
Beautiful People" list.
Following Rob’s marriage to model Marisol
Maldonado on 2 October 1999, Matchbox Twenty released
Mad Season (2000) and
More Than You Think You Are (2002)
which continued the band’s success.
However, after years of touring for both albums,
the band members decided to take a break, and Rob
used it to write and record his first solo album.
He released his funky dance-pop single ‘Lonely
No More’ in early 2005, and released
his debut album, Something to Be, in April 2005.
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