Thomas Ring Petersen (born 17 February 1980 in

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), 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 ''

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''. Thomas started as

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player reaching the national level by the age of 17. When he 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 GymnasiumDR: X Factor official biography page
/ref> and is a qualified teacher at Københavns Dag- og Aftenseminarium (KDAS). In 2017, Thomas competed in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 with the song, "Vesterbro". but he did not advance to the superfinal.

Performances during ''X Factor''

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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