Tom Jones was bornon 7 June 1940 in British, is Welsh singer. One of the most well-known singers of today’s generation, Tom Jones is a Welsh singer who has been entertaining the audiences since the 1960s. A musical genius, he has sung and excelled in several genres of music which include pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. Many of his albums and songs have been immensely successful and have sold millions of copies. As he rose to stardom, he was offered several films, which, he declined and went on to say that “I've been asked to do things – films and that – in the past, but they were always too cheesy, and always musicals”. Today, his success is nearly unparalleled, while, keeping in mind the fact that he is 73 and is still able to perform in the same manner as he used to during his younger days. Even after winning several awards and being bestowed with the most prestigious of honors including knighthood by the Queen, Jones shows no signs of slowing down. His enthusiasm and the burning passion for music are ceaseless! He is an artiste at heart and continues to perform at several important and prestigious events, all over the world. Learn more about his life and career in the article below.
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In 2012, he was invited to judge the immensely popular reality singing competition, ‘The Voice UK’ along with other judges including, Jessie J, will
He released another album ‘Praise & Blame’ to rave reviews in 2010
In 2008, he released ‘24 Hours’, from which the single, ‘If He Should Ever Leave You’ was a huge hit
In 2007, he was invited to perform at the ‘Concert for Diana’ organized at the Wembley Stadium, along with several world famous artists
In 2000, he was invited by President Bill Clinton on New Year's Eve to perform in Washington D
In 1993, he signed a contract with the ‘Interscope Records’ and released the album, ‘The Lead And How To Swing It’ from which the single, ‘If I Only Knew’ became a huge hit
In 1989, after a long legal battle it was confirmed that he is the father of a son born to model Katherine Berkery, with whom he had a brief affair
Though he failed to make a mark with his singles during the early 80s, he hit the singles chart with another single ‘A Boy From Nowhere’, released in 1987
In 1971, ‘She's a Lady’, another single by the artist, which catapulted his fame to great heights
By 1968, he had released a number of hit songs and in 1969 began his own TV show, ‘This Is Tom Jones’, which ran till 1971
In 1966, he sang ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ a song originally by Johnny Darrell
The song could not make an impact, but its follow-up, 'It's Not Unusual', released in 1965, went on to become a great success
His first single ‘Chills and Fever’ was released in 1964
In 1963, he joined the band ‘Tommy Scott and the Senators’ which became extremely popular with the local crowd
This famous Welsh singer, who became popular from the mid-1960s, has insured his chest hair for $7 million!
Jones married Linda Trenchard in 1957 and they have a son Mark Woodward, who was born the same year
