2011 RCA / Sony Music Entertainment Denmark A/S Thomas Ring Petersen (born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 17 February 1980), also known Thomas Ring or simply as Thomas, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the third Danish series of The X Factor. He started as table tennis player reaching the national level by the age of 17. When Thomas 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 Falkonergardens Gymnasium and is a qualifed teacher at Kobenhavns Dag- og Aftenseminarium (KDAS).