Aled Jones

Rock Singer

Aled Jones was born in Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom on December 29th, 1970 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 53, Aled Jones biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
December 29, 1970
Nationality
Wales, United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom
Age
53 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Networth
$5 Million
Profession
Opera Singer, Radio Personality, Singer, Television Presenter
Aled Jones Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

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Aled Jones Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
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Aled Jones Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Claire Fossett ​(m. 2001)​
Children
2; including Emilia
Dating / Affair
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Parents
Nest Jones, Derek Jones
Aled Jones Career

Jones was born in St. David's Hospital in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales, the only child of Nest Rowlands, a teacher, and Derek John Jones, a draughtsman for a shipbuilder. He was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan on Anglesey, and attended Ysgol David Hughes (a secondary school). Jones joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral at age nine and was lead soloist within two years, although he was never Head Chorister. The remarkable quality of Jones' treble voice was appreciated by a member of the congregation, Hefina Orwig Evans, who wrote a letter to record company Sain, and he was duly signed. In 1982, Jones won the Cerdd Dant solo competitions for competitors under 12 at the Urdd Eisteddfod.

Jones became famous for the cover version of "Walking in the Air", the song from Channel 4's animated film The Snowman, based on the book by Raymond Briggs. The record reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1985. Although it is often reported that Jones sang the version used in the 1982 film, it was actually performed by Peter Auty, a St. Paul's Cathedral choirboy.

In June 1985, Jones was the subject of an Emmy Award-winning BBC Omnibus documentary entitled The Treble. Jones, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, was behind the Santa Claus The Movie, original motion picture soundtrack, Every Christmas Eve of 1985. Also in 1985, Jones was called by Mike Oldfield to sing on Oldfield's single "Pictures in the Dark", a three-voice song, on which he performed with Anita Hegerland and Barry Palmer, and which became fairly popular. In 1986, he sang the theme song for the Siriol Animation film A Winter Story. The song was a modest success, reaching number 51 in the UK Singles Chart. He became a national TV celebrity during this period, and was given his own BBC1 series entitled "Aled", in which he performed selected songs with the BBC Welsh Chorus. By the time the series was transmitted in the summer of 1987, Jones' recording career had already been temporarily halted, when his voice broke at 16.

By this time, he had recorded 16 albums, sold more than six million copies, and sung for Pope John Paul II, the Queen, and the Prince and Princess of Wales in a private recital, as well as presenting numerous children's television programmes. He sang at the wedding of celebrities Bob Geldof and Paula Yates in 1986. Jones also had the distinction of being the first artist to have two classical albums listed simultaneously in the popular music charts, and worked with Leonard Bernstein (Chichester Psalms). In 1986, he sang the oratorio Athalia with Emma Kirkby.

Jones' first biography, Walking on Air, was published in 1986.

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