Rob Thomas

Biography

Robert Kelly Thomas was born on February 14, 1972, at the US military base in Germany. The boy was only two when his parents divorced. After that, Rob’s mother brought him to America. The kid was not raised in a proper fashion and never wanted to be a good student. Aged thirteen, he decided to become a musician and took up piano lessons from his friends. The first significant group in Robert’s life was called Tabitha’s Secret. After both guitarists were replaced and the group’s name was changed to Matchbox 20, the things started to improve. Their album called Yourself or Someone Like You (1996) showcased the outstanding abilities of the group members and interested many big music figures. As the main song writer on the band, Robert Thomas got a proposal to write a song for Carlos Santana’s new album to be sung by George Michael. It took the young musician only one night to write the splendid composition. Santana changed his mind and let Thomas sing it himself. And it was that very song, Smooth, that won three Grammies and made Robert Thomas a star overnight. Since then, the artist never suffered any lack of music offers from other performers and participated in as many projects as possible.

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