Thomas Mars

About

Lead singer of alternative rock band Phoenix. He and the band won a Grammy with "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" in 2009.

Before Fame

He founded Phoenix with childhood friend Chris Mazzalai during the early 1990s; their English-language debut was "United" in 2000.

Trivia

His song "1901" reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Alternative songs chart in early 2010.

Family Life

He married film director Sofia Coppola in 2011. He and Sofia have two daughters, Romy and Cosima.

Associated With

His older brother, Laurent Brancowitz, was originally a member of guitar-based group Darlin', which was formed by future Daft Punk superstars, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.