Rob Thomas (musician)

Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas (born February 14, 1972 on a military base in Landstuhl, Germany) is an American recording artist, the lead singer of the band matchbox twenty and formerly of the band Tabitha's Secret. Thomas is also known for co-writing and singing on the Carlos Santana hit "Smooth", on the album Supernatural, in 1999.

Solo Career

On April 19, 2005, he released a solo album, Something to Be. His first single off that album, "Lonely No More", reached No. 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The aforementioned single debuted in the Top 10 of the Australian ARIAnet singles chart on the week of April 4, 2005. The second single, "This Is How A Heart Breaks" has started hitting the Top 30 on various Canadian charts.

Related Topics:
Solo - Album - U.S. - Billboard Hot 100 - Australia - ARIAnet - 2005

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On July 2, 2005 Rob appeared on the Live 8 concert in Philidelphia.

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Rob appeared on the Sept 10, 2005 MTV Katrina Relief Concert.

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In 2005 Rob will be starting his first solo tour starting 10-05-05 until 12-10-05. Opening for at least a portion of this tour will be Anna Nalick.

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