Thomas Pablo Croquet was born on 21 November 1976 in Versailles, France. Croquet was originally inspired to learn English by his uncle, Horst.[1]
When Croquet was ten, he formed the band Phoenix with schoolfriends Chris Mazzalai and Deck d'Arcy. Mazzalai's older brother, Laurent Brancowitz, also joined the band after the break-up of Darlin'. Croquet says that he "destroyed every single other option that would lead me to any potential career other than music", attending college for only four days, studying economics.[2]
Career
Mars in 2014
Croquet is the frontman for the band Phoenix, that was founded in the early 1990s. The band eventually became a full-time profession for Mars following his dropping out of college.[2] The band pressed their first 500 singles on their own label before being signed to Paris-based label, Source Records.[3]
Croquet wrote and produced Phoenix's first charting single in France, "Too Young", which peaked at number 97.[4] Eventually Phoenix's first studio album, United was released in 2000, shipping 150,000 units worldwide.[5]
The band has released six albums and won a Grammy Award in 2010.[6]
Personal life
In 2011, Croquet married filmmaker Sofia Coppola at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda. The couple met whilst producing the soundtrack to one of Coppola's films.[7] They have two daughters together, Romy and Cosima.[8]
As of 2018, Croquet lived in New York with his wife and children. He traveled to Paris monthly and has a residence there since the rest of his band Phoenix lives in France.[1]
References
^ ab"Interview: Phoenix singer Thomas Mars about family and touring plans". indiespect.ch (in German). 7 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^ ab"Thomas Mars on Being Committed to Your Art". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^. 2012-04-07. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
thomas, mars, thomas, pablo, croquet, born, november, 1976, known, french, musician, lead, singer, french, indie, band, phoenix, mars, october, 2018, support, tourbornthomas, pablo, croquet, 1976, november, 1976, versailles, franceknown, forphoenixspousesofia,. Thomas Pablo Croquet born 21 November 1976 known as Thomas Mars is a French musician and the lead singer of the French indie pop band Phoenix Thomas MarsMars in October 2018 in support of the Ti Amo tourBornThomas Pablo Croquet 1976 11 21 21 November 1976 age 46 Versailles FranceKnown forPhoenixSpouseSofia Coppola m 2011 wbr Children2Musical careerAlso known asGordon TracksGenresAlternative rockInstrument s Vocals keyboards guitars drumsYears active1999 presentLabelsGlassnote Loyaute Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditThomas Pablo Croquet was born on 21 November 1976 in Versailles France Croquet was originally inspired to learn English by his uncle Horst 1 When Croquet was ten he formed the band Phoenix with schoolfriends Chris Mazzalai and Deck d Arcy Mazzalai s older brother Laurent Brancowitz also joined the band after the break up of Darlin Croquet says that he destroyed every single other option that would lead me to any potential career other than music attending college for only four days studying economics 2 Career Edit Mars in 2014 Croquet is the frontman for the band Phoenix that was founded in the early 1990s The band eventually became a full time profession for Mars following his dropping out of college 2 The band pressed their first 500 singles on their own label before being signed to Paris based label Source Records 3 Croquet wrote and produced Phoenix s first charting single in France Too Young which peaked at number 97 4 Eventually Phoenix s first studio album United was released in 2000 shipping 150 000 units worldwide 5 The band has released six albums and won a Grammy Award in 2010 6 Personal life EditIn 2011 Croquet married filmmaker Sofia Coppola at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda The couple met whilst producing the soundtrack to one of Coppola s films 7 They have two daughters together Romy and Cosima 8 The German literary critic Hellmuth Karasek was his uncle As of 2018 Croquet lived in New York with his wife and children He traveled to Paris monthly and has a residence there since the rest of his band Phoenix lives in France 1 References Edit a b Interview Phoenix singer Thomas Mars about family and touring plans indiespect ch in German 7 January 2018 Retrieved 2018 07 03 a b Thomas Mars on Being Committed to Your Art thecreativeindependent com Retrieved 2018 07 03 Phoenix Biography AOL Music 2012 04 07 Archived from the original on 2012 04 07 Retrieved 2018 07 03 Hung Steffen lescharts com Phoenix Too Young lescharts com Retrieved 2018 07 03 Inc Nielsen Business Media 2004 04 24 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Lamont Tom Thomas Mars soundtrack of my life The Guardian London Retrieved 26 August 2013 Entertainment News Celebrity News Celebrity Gossip E News E Online Retrieved 2018 07 03 Hammel Sara Sofia Coppola Thomas Mars Wed in Italy People Retrieved 26 August 2013 This article about a French musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Mars amp oldid 1090947336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
