Thomas Ring

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This article is about the Danish singer. For the Scottish footballer, see Tommy Ring.

Thomas Ring

Background information
Birth name	Thomas Ring Petersen
Born	(1980-02-17) 17 February 1980
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present

Thomas Ring Petersen (born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 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.

He started as table tennis player reaching the national level by the age of 17. When Thomas 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 Gymnasium^[1] and is a qualified teacher at Københavns Dag- og Aftenseminarium (KDAS).

Discography

Albums

Album Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Album Title	Album details	DEN ^[2]
Wrong Side of the Daylight	Released: 4 March 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download	2
Sideways	Released: April 2011 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download	24

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Single	DEN ^[2]	Album
2010	"My Dream"	1	Non-album single
2011	"Break the Silence"	4	Wrong Side of the Daylight
2011	"Leave a Light On"	—	Wrong Side of the Daylight
2013	"The Fire Still Burns"	—	Sideways

References

↑ DR: X Factor official biography page
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thomas Ring - Danish Charts". danishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.

External links

Preceded by Linda Andrews	X Factor (Denmark) Winner 2010	Succeeded by Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen

v t e Thomas Ring

Studio albums	Wrong Side of the Daylight (2011)

Singles	"My Dream" "Break the Silence" "Leave a Light On"

Related articles	The X Factor (series 3) Sony Music Entertainment

v t e X Factor (Denmark)

Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Judges	Current Thomas Blachman Lina Rafn Remee Former Pernille Rosendahl Soulshock Cutfather Ida Corr Anne Linnet

Winners	Martin Hoberg Hedegaard Linda Andrews Thomas Ring Sarah Skaalum Jørgensen Ida Østergaard Madsen Chresten

Related singles	Winner's singles: "The 1" "Det bedste til sidst" "My Dream" "Min øjesten" "I Can Be" "Let Go" Charity singles "You've Got a Friend" "I'll Be There"

Persondata
Name	Ring, Thomas
Alternative names	Ring Petersen, Thomas (full name)
Short description	Danish singer
Date of birth	17 February 1980
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death
Place of death

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