Thomas Mars
Early life[edit]
Thomas Pablo Croquet was born on 21 November 1976 in Versailles, France. Croquet was originally inspired to learn English by his uncle, Horst.[1]
When Croquet was ten, he formed the band Phoenix with schoolfriends Chris Mazzalai and Deck d'Arcy. Mazzalai's older brother, Laurent Brancowitz, also joined the band after the break-up of Darlin'. Croquet says that he "destroyed every single other option that would lead me to any potential career other than music", attending college for only four days, studying economics.[2]
Personal life[edit]
In 2011, Croquet married filmmaker Sofia Coppola at Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda. The couple met whilst producing the soundtrack to one of Coppola's films.[8] They have two daughters together, Romy and Cosima.[9]
The German literary critic Hellmuth Karasek was his uncle.
As of 2018, Croquet lives in New York with his wife and children. He travels to Paris monthly and has a residence there. The rest of his Phoenix bandmates reside in France.[1]