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    English singer (born )

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    Birth nameThomas Peter Meighan
    Born () 11 January (age&#;44)
    Blaby, England
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    Years active–present
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    Thomas Peter Meighan (; born 11 January ) is an English singer and musician.

    He co-founded the rock band Kasabian in and was its lead vocalist until , when he left the band following his domestic violence charges.

    With Meighan, Kasabian released six studio albums and enjoyed commercial success, including five number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart and four top hits on the UK Singles Chart. He is said to have an intense and frenetic personality both on and off stage.[1] He has been compared to Liam Gallagher, whom he has referred to as the "perfect frontman".[2] He finished 13th in Radio X's poll of the greatest frontmen.[3]

    Early life

    Thomas Peter Meighan was born in Blaby on 11 January ,[4] the son of English nurse Patricia and Irish window cleaner Tom Meighan Sr.[5] He attended Countesthorpe Leysland Community College.

    He passed Art and English Literature at school, but was ungraded for many other exams after failing to attend them.[6] He enjoyed music ranging from Motown to hip hop, and constantly sang Cypress Hill songs during his youth.[7] He said, "It was a very musical house with Motown and a lot of soul music.

    That's what I grew up on. It was just a very loving house. It's got a very warm feeling."[8]

    Career

    Meighan became the lead vocalist of Kasabian at the band's inception in Leicester in [9] He sang lead vocals on the majority of the band's recordings. He did not play any instruments within the group, apart from percussion on occasion and guitar on live renditions of "The Nightworkers" and "Test Transmission".[10][11][12]

    Meighan was a guest vocalist on the Dark Horses track "Count Me In",[13] which he performed with that band when they opened for Kasabian on the West Ryder tour.

    Additionally, he sang backing vocals on the Jersey Budd single "She Came Back".[14] Meighan has also appeared onstage with Zak Starkey's band Penguinsrising.

    In , Meighan began a project with rapper Wottee Watnot (Andrew Wattie) called Mic Rockers, described as "a hip hop/rock collaboration".

    The first video from the duo, "Mic Rockers", was released on 13 November In addition to the numerous musical awards he shares with the rest of Kasabian, he was named the 19th-best frontman of all time by a Q magazine readers' poll,[2] and 13th-best frontman of all time by a Xfm listeners' poll.[3]

    Meighan took his first acting role in early , as Terry Graham in the sitcom pilot Walk Like a Panther.[15] Reportedly, he had previously rejected offers to appear in Marie Antoinette due to being committed to Kasabian.[16]

    On 6 July , it was announced that Meighan was stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent due to personal issues.[17][18][19] The next day, he pleaded guilty to assaulting his fiancée (and later wife) on 9 April [20] The rest of the band said, "As soon as we found out about the charges made against Tom, we as a band made the decision that we could no longer work with him.

    Ultimately, as much as Tom hurt us all, we're not the victims in all of this. Domestic violence is something that can never be excused."[17]

    In October , Meighan announced that he was working on solo projects.[21] A year later, he shared a snippet of a song called "Would You Mind" on his Instagram account, explaining that the song was about "asking for help when you need it the most but can't find the courage to ask." He also added that he had recorded several songs that were "ready to share."[22] On 31 October , "Would You Mind" was released as a free download.

    On 5 May , Meighan released his debut album, The Reckoning, which peaked at number 17 in the UK album charts.

    Public image

    Meighan has been a critic of the internet's effects on the music industry,[23] and was one of a number of celebrities to criticise Simon Cowell's handling of Susan Boyle in "It will torture her for the rest of her life.

    She is not ready for it and she is not made for it. She is being manipulated.

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    • It's horrible."[24]

    As of , Meighan was making an attempt to tone down his controversial image. He told the Daily Record, "When we released the first album, it didn't help in interviews that we slagged everyone off. We were only messing about, we were having fun but everyone took it a little too seriously.

    We did it for effect but we were portrayed as monsters instead of just a bunch of lads in a band. They got us so wrong. I don't regret anything we said but it was ridiculous."[25]

    Meighan has supported numerous charities including Oxfam,[26]UNICEF,[27] and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

    In support of the latter, he assumed the role of Ace Face in The Who's benefit performance of Quadrophenia.[28]

    Meighan's status as a fashion icon and well-known football fan led him to be chosen to unveil Umbro's away football kit for England in , the first singer ever to do so.[29] He has also modelled for Gio-Goi[30] and Deadly Sins.[31]

    Personal life

    Meighan dated Kim James, with whom he has a daughter named Mimi, until [32]

    On 7 July , one day after leaving Kasabian, Meighan pleaded guilty to assaulting his fiancée Vikki Ager.

    Prosecutor Naeem Valli said the "sustained assault" had left Ager with bruises on her knees, elbow, and ankle, as well as red marks around her neck. The court was told that Meighan "smelt heavily of intoxicants" during the assault. He was ordered to perform hours of community service.[20] He issued a public apology in which he said he had been struggling with alcohol addiction and ADHD, had left rehab three weeks prior and was intent on staying sober, that his ADHD diagnosis did not excuse his behaviour but had helped him to understand more about his "behavioural issues", and assured his fans that the assault was an isolated incident.[33] He married Ager on 13 July , one year after pleading guilty to assaulting her.[34]

    Discography

    See also: Kasabian discography

    Solo album

    • The Reckoning () (No UK Charts)
    • ‘’Roadrunner’’ ()

    Singles

    • "Would You Mind" ()
    • "Movin' On" / "Out of This World" () (No UK Charts)
    • "Let It Ride" / "Icarus" ()
    • "Put Your Foot Down" () (No UK Charts)
    • "Don't Give In" ()

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      We will not be commenting further" (Tweet) &#; via Twitter.

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