years_active image_size article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
2010 -- present 250 thomas ring
 thomas ring solo_singer 17 february 1980 vocals pop thomas ring.jpg copenhagen , denmark thomas ring petersen singer
thomas ring

thomas ring petersen -lrb- born 17 february 1980 in copenhagen , denmark -rrb- , 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 and is a qualified teacher at københavns dag - og aftenseminarium -lrb- kdas -rrb- .
