Thomas Ring
Thomas Ring Petersen (born 17 February 1980), better known as Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor. Thomas started as table tennis player reaching the national level by the age of 17. When he turned 18, he got a guitar for birthday and Christmas present from his parents, Berit and Ib.
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Thomas Ring
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- Name
- Thomas Ring
- Birth Name
- Thomas Ring Petersen
- Born
- 17 February 1980
- Occupation
- Singer
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- pop music
- Languages
- Danish
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Thomas Ring Petersen (born 17 February 1980), better known as Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor. Thomas started as table tennis player reaching the national level by the age of 17. When he turned 18, he got a guitar for birthday and Christmas present from his parents, Berit and Ib.
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Biography
Biography
He soon started writing lyrics and music leaving table tennis. He graduated from Falkonergårdens Gymnasium and is a qualified teacher in Københavns Dag- og Aftenseminarium (KDAS). In 2017, Thomas competed in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 with the song, "Vesterbro", but he did not advance to the superfinal.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Thomas Ring • Birth Name — Thomas Ring Petersen • Born — 17 February 1980 • Origin — Copenhagen, Denmark • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — Pop, Rock • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 2010–present
Performances during X Factor
Performances during X Factor
• Episode — Theme — Song — Artist — Result • Live show 1 — Free Choice — "Viva La Vida" — Coldplay — Safe • Live show 2 — Michael Jackson — "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson — Safe • Live show 3 — Rock — "When You Where Young" — The Killers — Safe • Live show 4 — UK Number Ones — "Mad World" — Michael Andrews & Gary Jules — Safe • Live show 5 — James Bond Associated Of DR Big Band — "You Know My Name" — Chris Cornell — Safe • Live show 6 – Semi-final — Gasolin — "Langebro" — Gasolin — Safe • Viewers Choice — "Karma Police" — Radiohead • Live show 7 – Final — Free choice — "With or Without You" — U2 — Safe • Duet with guest artist — "Ensom" with Medina — Medina • Winner's single — "My Dream" — Thomas — Winner
Albums
Albums
• Album Title — Album details — Peak chart positions • DEN • Wrong Side of the Daylight — *Released: 4 March 2011 *Label: Sony Music Entertainment *Format: CD, Digital download — 2 • Sideways — *Released: April 2011 *Label: Sony Music Entertainment *Format: CD, Digital download — 24 • Gadedreng — *Released: 17 February 2017 *Label: Sony Music Entertainment *Format: Digital download — –
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Peak chart positions — Album • DEN • 2010 — "My Dream" — 1 — Non-album single • 2011 — "Break the Silence" — 4 — Wrong Side of the Daylight • "Leave a Light On" — — • 2013 — "The Fire Still Burns" — — — Sideways • 2016 — "Mit Danmark" — — — Gadedreng • "Stjernekaster" • 2017 — "Vesterbro" — —
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1980
Thomas Ring was born on 17 February 1980.
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