Thomas Hansen, born on February 13, 1976, in Oslo, Norway, was a Norwegian musician known by the stage names St. Thomas and Saint Thomas. After a brief football career with Skeid Oslo, he joined the Bergen band Emily Lang in 1999. He had his breakthrough as a solo artist at the Quart Festival in 1999, where he played demos during an after-party and was discovered by the record label Racing Junior. His debut album Mysterious Walks (2000) was followed by the chart‑topper The Cornerman EP (2001), which reached Number 8 in Norway and sold over 3,500 copies. Subsequent albums included I'm Coming Home (2001), Hey Harmony (2003), Let's Grow Together (The Comeback of St. Thomas) (2004), Morning Dancer EP (2005), Children of the New Brigade (2005), and There's Only One of Me (2006). He opened for Lambchop at the Royal Albert Hall in 2002 and collaborated with Petter Pogo and Espen Mellingen. He died on September 5, 2007.
