Tom Chaplin rose to prominence on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 2000s as the frontman for British rock group Keane. With the band, Chaplin released one of the biggest-selling U.K. albums of all time with 2004's chart-topping Hopes and Fears, following it with three more number ones into the 2010s. In between Keane efforts, he launched a solo career, starting with 2016's The Wave. A holiday album landed the following year just as Keane resumed activities to close out the 2010s. In 2022, Chaplin issued his third official full-length, Midpoint.
A native of Hastings in ...