Thomas Dolby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Dolby
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1958(1958-10-14)
Age	66
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Thomas Dolby Biography

Thomas Dolby is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on October 14, 1958 in London, England, United Kingdom. English producer and musician, popular for his track “She Blinded Me with Science.” He’s been both a session musician and producer.

He worked with a variety of artists during his career He also worked with He collaborated with multiple artists throughout his career, including Eddie Van Halen..

Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, entrepreneur and teacher. He came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including “She Blinded Me with Science” (1982) and “Hyperactive!” (1984). He has also worked in production and as a session musician. In the 1990s he founded a Silicon Valley sound technology company, Beatnik, whose technology was used to create the Nokia tune. He was also the music director for the TED Conference. On faculty at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University since 2014, Dolby leads Peabody’s Music for New Media program, which enrolled its first students in the fall of 2018.

The stage name Thomas Dolby originated from a nickname that he picked up in the early 1970s, when he was “always messing around with keyboards and tapes”. His friends nicknamed him “Dolby”, from the name of the audio noise-reduction process of Dolby Laboratories used for audio recording and playback. He adopted the stage name “Thomas Dolby” to avoid confusion with British singer Tom Robinson, who was popular when he began his career. Early publicity implied that “Dolby” was a middle name, and that the artist’s full name was Thomas Morgan Dolby Robertson; this is legally incorrect, but he does sometimes informally go by the initials TMDR.

He was married to Kathleen Beller and has three children.

Thomas Dolby Net Worth

Thomas Dolby is one of the richest Pop Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Dolby 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a resident and worker across France, Italy, and Greece throughout his childhood.

He is an active participant in the Flat Earth Society.

A Map of the Floating City was recorded in the “Nutmeg of Consolation”, Dolby’s recording studio built within a 1930s lifeboat and powered entirely by renewable energy, which is located in the garden of Dolby’s beach house on England’s North Sea coast.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Thomas Dolby height 5 ft 6 in Thomas weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Thomas Dolby Dating?

According to our records, Thomas Dolby married to Kathleen Beller. As of December 1, 2023, Thomas Dolby’s is not dating anyone.

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Early in his career, Dolby played keyboards with Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club and is credited on their debut album. The instrumental track “WW9” in the album ‘English Garden’ is the first recorded example of Thomas’ writing. He also wrote Lene Lovich’s hit single “New Toy” and played keyboard as part of the backing band for her tour. Dolby played some synthesizer parts on the Thompson Twins album Set and co-wrote “Magic’s Wand” with Whodini, and played keyboards on one track (“Love”) on Robyn Hitchcock’s first solo album, 1981’s Black Snake Diamond Role. Dolby played synthesizer on two tracks on the album Pleasure by the band Girls at Our Best!. Around this time, he also formed a short-lived band called The Fallout Club.

Facts & Trivia

Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Thomas Dolby celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

Dolby also worked as session keyboard player on Def Leppard’s 1983 Pyromania album. Dolby appeared on Pyromania using the alias Booker T. Boffin, as his affiliation to another record label restricted the use of his real name.