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Ráv Thomas is a solo singer songwriter from Launceston ,Australia. In 2009 Ráv Thomas toured Australia extensively performing with Multi Aria award winner Vanessa Amorosi, Evermore, Thirsty Merc, Kate Cebrano, Jimmy Barnes, Mental As Anything, Diesel, Toni Childs, James Reyne.
In August of 2009 Ráv Thomas charted consecutively and later peaked at number 2 on the ARIA singles charts with debut EP Lily which also reached number 2 on the AMO (Australian Music Office)and number 2 on the AIR Charts (Australian Independent Record Labels Association).
In 2010 Ráv Thomas released Like A Game Show Host which was recorded at Woodstock Studios and produced by ARIA nominated producer,engineer Robin Mai (John Butler, Augie March ,Jet ,Temper Trap.) The lead single Like A Game Show Host later charted at no 1 on the ARIA physical singles charts.
History
Early years
In the early years Ráv Thomas grew up playing piano and began singing to audiences whilst still a child. He first started writing original music from the age of 7 in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania.
He played piano through primary school, and by the time he reached high school in Launceston he was proficiently playing guitar and later formed his first rock band.
Name
Ráv's first name is (pronounced “Rarv”) – is short for Ravi – the acute accent (Á) changes the ‘a’ sound to ‘ah’ or ‘ar’.
Singles
| Year | Single | ARIA Australian Singles Chart position |
AIR chart position |
AMO Australian Music Office chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Lily" | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | "Like A Game Show Host" | 1 | TBA | TBA |
See also
Sources
- ARIA[1]
- Myspace[2]
- CMI [2]
- Robin Mai [3]
- ARIA[1]
- Newswire [4]
- Auspop [5]
- Auspop [5]
- Flop Of The Pops [6]
- What News [7]
References
- ^ a b [1]. ARIA Charts. October 2010. Cite error: The named reference "ARIA Charts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b [2]. Myspace. October 2010. Cite error: The named reference "Myspace" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ [3]. Robin Mai. November 2010.
- ^ [4]. Newswire. 15 November 2010.
- ^ a b [5]. Auspop. November 2010.
- ^ [6]. Flop Of The Pops. November 2010.
- ^ [7]. What News. November 2010.