ana – Ch amp aign ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁eth n ograph ers ▁Category : American ▁semi ot icians ▁Category : C ult ural ▁academ ics ▁Category : So cial ▁psych olog ists ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Symbol ic ▁anth rop olog ists ▁Category : Inter person al ▁communication <0x0A> </s> ▁Ham za ▁Robert son ▁( born ▁Tom ▁Robert son ; ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁singer ▁who ▁is ▁signed ▁to ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁And ante ▁Records . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Tom ▁Robert son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch ad der ton , ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester , ▁England , ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁family ▁environment . ▁From ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁he ▁involved ▁himself ▁in ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁performing ▁arts . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁theatre ▁work shop , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁music ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁plays . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁bands ▁beyond ▁college , ▁playing ▁instruments ▁and ▁writing ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁keyboard ▁and ▁performed ▁vocals ▁in ▁several ▁bands , ▁later ▁becoming ▁lead ▁singer , ▁keyboard ▁player ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁in ▁a ▁band ▁he ▁formed ▁with ▁his ▁friends . ▁He ▁studied ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁and ▁Popular ▁Music ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁Robert son ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁and ▁adopted ▁the ▁name ▁Ham za .