British singer and songwriter Tom Chaplin – born in Hastings, East Sussex,
England on March 8, 1979 – is best known as the lead singer for pop rock band
Keane. The singer and future Keane keyboardist / songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley grew
up together since their mothers were friends. While attending school, Rice-Oxley
met drummer Richard Hughes and guitarist Dominic Scott and the three friends
formed a covers band called The Lotus Eaters (not to be confused with several
other bands using that name including the Liverpool-based pop band). Tom Chaplin
joined the group in 1997 and encoura...