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. He soon started writing lyrics and music leaving table tennis. He graduated from Falkonergårdens GymnasiumDR: X Factor official biography page and is a qualified teacher at 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.
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" ThomasWinner
Discography Albums Album Title Album details Peak chart positions DEN Wrong Side of the DaylightReleased: 4 March 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download 2 SidewaysReleased: April 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download 24 GadedrengReleased: 17 February 2017 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: Digital download –
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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