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Rob Thomas

American singer (born 1972)

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Born: February 14, 1972
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-04
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Birthplace: Landstuhl
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-16
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, screenwriter
, singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Lake Brantley High School
, Grover Cleveland High School

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Robert Kelly Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist for the Florida-based rock band Matchbox Twenty, which he formed in 1995 and with whom he has released five studio albums. As a solo act, he is best known for his guest performance on Santana's 1999 single "Smooth", which won three Grammy Awards, peaked the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, and in 2018 was named the second-most successful song in the chart's history. His 2005 single, "Lonely No More," was his first to be released as a lead solo artist. It peaked at number six on the chart and led his debut solo album, ...Something to Be (2005), which peaked atop the Billboard 200.

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Wrote

1 linked to Rob Thomas in Wikidata

DDrive Me Crazy1999 · 1999 film by John Schultz

Composed

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Performed

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Created

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VVeronica Mars2004 · American television series

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Discography: Rob Thomas discography
Family name: Thomas
Voice type: baritone
Given name: Robert
Kelly
Genre: rock music
alternative rock
post-bop
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-28
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Website: robthomasmusic.com language: English
Instrument: piano
voice
violin
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1.Stated in Montreux Jazz Festival DatabaseRetrieved 2020-09-28
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Label: Atlantic Records
Different from: Rob Thomas
Awards: Grammy Award for Song of the Year(1999) together with: Itaal Shur · for work: Smooth
Grammy Award for Record of the Year(1999) together with: Santana · for work: Smooth
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals(1999) together with: Santana · for work: Smooth
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-07
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Start of work period: 1996
Social media followers: 256,000(March 23, 2025) youtube channel id: UCGisHCs_0OoG71Epo9ieSYA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-03-23
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398,863(February 8, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22540123
242,000(March 16, 2024) youtube channel id: UCGisHCs_0OoG71Epo9ieSYA
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-03-16
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225,000(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCGisHCs_0OoG71Epo9ieSYA
405,237(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22540123
192,000(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UCGisHCs_0OoG71Epo9ieSYA
417,406(January 8, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22540123
427,096(April 24, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 22540123
Member of: Matchbox Twenty

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