He is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the alternative rock band, Keane.He also took part in Band Aid 20's re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in November 2004 doing a solo on the line "feed the world", something that had not been done on previous versions where all artists sang.Currently he is working on his solo album.
Background
Chaplin was born to David Chaplin OBE and Sally Taylor. His mother became friends with Tim Rice-Oxley's mother, Tom's future band mate, with whom their first band "The Lotus Eaters" with Dominic Scott created. In 1997 the band was renamed to "Cherry Keane" and later to "Keane", where Tom became the lead vocalist.
Career
In 1995 Richard Hughes, Tim Rice-Oxley and Dominic Scott started their first band, The Lotus Eaters.It was a cover band that played U2, Oasis and The Beatles at Sussex pubs. In 1997 Tim Rice-Oxley invited Chaplin to join the band as an acoustic guitar player. A short time later, in 1997, the band's name changed to Keane and Tom Chaplin became the lead vocalist.Nowadays he is working on his solo album.
Achievements
The band was nominated for 25 prestigious awards and won 10 of them.
Tom on Twitter "I don't like religion but I would never let it affect my judgement of a person. So as much as any other"
Personality
On 22 August 2006, Chaplin revealed that he was receiving treatment for drug abuse problems.He left the Priory Clinic in London on 6 October, but continued to receive treatment after leaving.He told The Sun newspaper in 2010 that he had been clean of drugs since late 2006.
Physical Characteristics:
Hair color-Light brown
Height - 188 cm
Quotes from others about the person
What others say 'We thought he had a sore throat. He seemed like such a nice boy.' Alex Kapranos, lead singer with Franz Ferdinand, on learning of the real reason for Keane cancelling a string of dates.
'I really love the Keane record; that was the last record where I really listened to the whole thing.' Singer Gwen Stefani.