Biography
Thomas Mars is a French musician and composer, best known as the lead vocalist of the indie pop band Phoenix. He was born Thomas Pablo Croquet on 21 November 1976 in Versailles, France.
Mars has collaborated extensively with director Sofia Coppola on film soundtracks. With Phoenix and music supervisor Randall Poster, the band composed and supervised the music for On the Rocks (2020), including the original song "Identical". They performed similar roles on Priscilla (2023), curating and creating music for the film after Elvis Presley tracks proved unavailable.
His earlier film work includes contributions to Somewhere (2010) and The Beguiled (2017). Phoenix formed in 1995 in Versailles and has released multiple albums, winning a Grammy Award in 2010.
