Tom Hooker

Barbey, known as as Tom Hooker, was brought to Europe when he was six months old. At the age of ten, he started his musical career as a drummer. At 13, he created his first band. At 15, he first appeared in public in a concert as a drummer/singer.
He studied languages in Switzerland. In 1980, he moved to Italy, where he was discovered by Italian producers. His first hit was Flip Over and We Can Start It All Over Again, which background music was pop rock. He had his first major success in 1986 with Looking for Love.