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Explore Thomas Dolby net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! English producer and musician, popular for his track “She Blinded Me with Science.” He’s been both a session musician and producer. In this article, we will discover how old is Thomas Dolby? Who is Thomas Dolby dating now & how much money does Thomas Dolby have?

Name	Thomas Dolby
First Name	Thomas
Last Name	Dolby
Occupation	Pop Singer
Birthday	October 14
Birth Year	1958
Place of Birth	London
Home Town	England
Birth Country	United Kingdom
Birth Sign	Libra
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Martin Robertson, Theodosia Cecil Spring Rice
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Kathleen Beller
Children(s)	Harper Dolby, Talia Dolby, Graham Dolby

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. 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.

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.

Thomas Dolby Net Worth

Thomas 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: January 13, 2024)

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

Net Worth	$10 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Pop Singer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

In October 1981 Dolby made an appearance in the video for the Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin British number one cover of “It’s My Party”, playing the part of Johnny in the “Judy and Johnny just walked through the door” section of the song. The video made its first Top of The Pops appearance on 29 October 1981.

By far the most significant session relationship for Thomas in the early days was when he contributed the signature synthesizer sound on the track “Urgent” on Foreigner’s 1981 album 4. On the same album he played the atmospheric synthesizer intro to the mega-hit “Waiting for a Girl Like You”. The fees from this work, including tour dates, bankrolled the studio time for the recording of the 1980s benchmark album The Golden Age of Wireless from which his solo career began.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Dolby is associated with the new wave movement of the early 1980s, a form of pop music incorporating electronic instruments, but Dolby’s work covers a wide range of musical styles and moods distinct from the high-energy pop sound of his few, better-known commercial successes.

Who is Thomas Dolby Dating?

According to our records, Thomas Dolby married to Kathleen Beller . As of January 13, 2024, 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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

Height	5 ft 6 in
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

In his youth, Thomas lived or worked in France, Italy and Greece. He attended Abingdon School from 1975–76, where he completed his A Levels. One of his first jobs was a part-time position at a fruit and vegetable shop.

Originally released in the UK and US including the songs “Europa and the Pirate Twins”, “Airwaves”, and “Radio Silence”, the first releases of Dolby’s first solo album, The Golden Age of Wireless (Harvest, 1982) did not include the album’s signature hit, “She Blinded Me with Science”. After the five-song EP Blinded by Science introduced the catchy single, The Golden Age of Wireless was re-released with the single that, combined with its accompanying video, became Dolby’s most commercially successful single, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released a total of five times, each with changes in song order and included songs, or even including a different version of “Radio Silence” or extended remix of “She Blinded Me with Science”.

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.

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