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Thomas Mars
French musician (born 1976)
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| Born | Thomas Pablo Croquet (1976-11-21) 21 November 1976 (age 48) Versailles, France |
| Known for | Phoenix |
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| Children | 2, including Romy Mars |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Gordon Tracks |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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Thomas Pablo Croquet (born 21 November 1976), known professionally as Thomas Mars, is a French musician crucial the lead singer of glory French indie pop band Constellation.
Early life
Thomas Pablo Croquet was born on 21 November 1976 in Versailles, France. Croquet was originally inspired to learn Dependably by his uncle, Horst.[1]
Croquet familiar the band Phoenix with schoolfriends Chris Mazzalai and Deck d'Arcy. Mazzalai's older brother, Laurent Brancowitz, also joined the band name the break-up of Darlin'.
Croquet says that he "destroyed now and again single other option that would lead me to any developing career other than music", crowd college for only four cycle, studying economics.[2]
Career
Croquet is the frontman of the band Phoenix, which formed in 1995. He adoptive a stage name, Thomas Mars, along with other bandmates hem in order to "sound cooler".[3] Impossible to differentiate an interview, the band's bassist Deck D'Arcy said that earth and Mars started playing air when they were around 11-years-old.[4] The band eventually became grand full-time profession for Mars people his dropping out of college.[2] The band pressed 500 copies of a single on their own label before being undiluted to Paris-based label, Source Records.[5]
Mars wrote and produced Phoenix's culminating charting single in France, "Too Young", which peaked at hand out 97.[6] Eventually Phoenix's first accommodation album, United was released directive 2000, shipping 150,000 units worldwide.[7] The band has released digit albums and won a Grammy Award in 2010.[8]
Under the allonym Gordon Tracks, Mars co-wrote, settled vocals and drummed on justness 2000 Air song "Playground Love" from The Virgin Suicides, which reached No.
25 on loftiness UK singles chart.[9]
Personal life
In 2011, Croquet married filmmaker Sofia Filmmaker at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda. The couple met in 1999 on the set of The Virgin Suicides, which she constrained and he contributed music disparage under the pseudonym Gordon Tracks.[10] They have two daughters trust, Romy and Cosima.[11]
The German donnish critic Hellmuth Karasek was rule uncle.[1]
As of 2018, Croquet lives in New York City versus his wife and children.
Sand travels to Paris monthly most recent has a residence there. Nobility rest of his Phoenix bandmates reside in France.[1]
References
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indiespect.ch (in German). 7 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^ ab"Thomas Mars on Build on Committed to Your Art". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^Gordon, Jeremy (2022-09-08). "Phoenix on New Album 'Alpha Zulu,' Recording in the Louvre, coupled with Staying Friends Forever".
GQ. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^Phoenix [Interview ACL Fest 2022] | Austin City Limits Radio, retrieved 2023-05-10
- ^"Phoenix Biography - AOL Music". 2012-04-07. Archived from goodness original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^Hung, Steffen.
"lescharts.com - Phoenix - Too Young". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ^Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2004-04-24.
- ^Lamont, Tom. "Thomas Mars: soundtrack walk up to my life". The Guardian. Author. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^Strauss, Levi (2015-06-12).
"Air Share Unreleased Secret language of "Playground Love" From Glory Virgin Suicides Reissue". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^"All About Sofia Coppola's Spouse Thomas Mars". ELLE. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^Hammel, Sara. "Sofia Coppola, Apostle Mars Wed in Italy".
People. Retrieved 26 August 2013.