Forrest

Who is Forrest?

Forrest M. Thomas Jr, known professionally as Forrest, was an American singer, based in the Netherlands.

Born in Galveston, Texas, where he sang in church during childhood, he moved to Los Angeles, California as a teen and won several contests there as a singer. After this stage in his career, he moved to the Netherlands, where he had a hit in 1982 with the song, "Rock the Boat", a cover of the Hues Corporation's 1974 No. 1 US hit. His version peaked at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart and in his native United States.

A second single, "Feel the Need in Me", was a hit in the UK, reaching No. 17. A third single, "One Lover", peaked at No. 67 in the UK.

He and his wife, Manon Thomas, a television presenter had two sons, but later separated, after which he began to concentrate again on music. He sang in R.E.S.P.E.C.T., a theatre show, in 2001, dedicated to 1960s soul music. He was asked by DJ Roog to front the band Planet Hardsoul, who had a minor hit with their cover of "Where Did Our Love Go". In december 2012 Thomas married again, to Diana van Lippen.