69 Facts About Sir Tom Jones

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Sir Thomas Jones Woodward was born on 7 June 1940, and known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.

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Sir Tom Jones's career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s.

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Sir Tom Jones has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas.

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Sir Tom Jones has occasionally dabbled in acting, first making his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film Pleasure Cove.

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5.

Sir Tom Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, as well as two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003.

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Sir Tom Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1998 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music in 2005.

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Sir Tom Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from 2012.

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8.

Sir Tom Jones's parents were Thomas Woodward, a coal miner, and Freda Jones.

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Sir Tom Jones's maternal grandfather, Albert Jones, was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother, Ada Jones, was born in Pontypridd, to parents from Somerset and Wiltshire.

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10.

Sir Tom Jones attended Wood Road Infants School, Wood Road Junior School and Pontypridd Central Secondary Modern School.

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11.

Sir Tom Jones began singing at an early age: he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings and in his school choir.

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Sir Tom Jones did not like school or sports, but gained confidence through his singing talent.

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13.

Sir Tom Jones's bluesy singing style developed out of the sound of American soul music.

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14.

In March 1957, Sir Tom Jones married his high school girlfriend Linda Trenchard, when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16.

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Sir Tom Jones's voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone".

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16.

Gordon Mills met Sir Tom Jones, became his manager, and introduced him to London, where Mills worked in music.

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17.

The following year was the most prominent of Sir Tom Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion.

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18.

Sir Tom Jones was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966.

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19.

In 1966, Sir Tom Jones's popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to reshape the singer's image into that of a crooner.

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20.

Sir Tom Jones soon topped UK charts and reached the top 40 in US charts.

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21.

In 1967, Sir Tom Jones performed in Las Vegas for the first time, at the Flamingo.

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Sir Tom Jones soon chose to record less and focus on club performances.

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23.

Sir Tom Jones played in Las Vegas at least one week each year until 2011.

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24.

Sir Tom Jones did have a big hit in 1976 with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", which went to No 1 on the US country chart, No 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

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25.

In 1976, Sir Tom Jones was set to make his film debut in the film Yockowald, in which he was to play a CIA assassin.

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26.

In 1979, Sir Tom Jones made his acting debut in Pleasure Cove, an ABC television film which was a pilot for a potential television series but was not picked up.

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27.

In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with "A Boy from Nowhere", which went to No 2 in the UK.

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28.

Sir Tom Jones received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989, located at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, in front of Frederick's of Hollywood.

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29.

Sir Tom Jones collaborated with Van Morrison on his album Carrying A Torch, released in 1991 on Dover Records, featuring Jones's cover of Morrison's title track.

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30.

Sir Tom Jones signed with Interscope Records in 1993 and released the album The Lead and How to Swing It.

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31.

Sir Tom Jones performed the song at the 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards, for which he served as host.

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32.

In 1997 Sir Tom Jones recorded a cover of Randy Newman song "You Can Leave Your Hat On" for the soundtrack of The Full Monty.

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33.

In 1999, Sir Tom Jones released the album Reload, a collection of cover duets with artists such as the Cardigans, Natalie Imbruglia, Cerys Matthews, Van Morrison, Mousse T, Portishead, Stereophonics and Robbie Williams.

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34.

US President Bill Clinton invited Sir Tom Jones to perform on New Year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington, DC In 2000, Sir Tom Jones garnered a number of honours for his work, including a BRIT Award for Best British Male.

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35.

Sir Tom Jones was hired as the new voice of Australia's National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season.

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36.

In 2002, Sir Tom Jones released the album Mr Sir Tom Jones, which was produced by Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean.

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37.

Sir Tom Jones received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003.

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38.

On 28 May 2005, in celebration of his upcoming 65th birthday, Sir Tom Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd, before an audience of about 20,000.

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39.

That same year, the BBC reported that Sir Tom Jones was Wales's wealthiest entertainer, having amassed a fortune of £175,000,000.

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40.

The following year, Sir Tom Jones worked with Chicane and released the dance track "Stoned in Love", which went to No 7 in the UK Singles Chart.

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41.

Sir Tom Jones, who had been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1999, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 at Buckingham Palace for his services to music.

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42.

On 1 July 2007, Sir Tom Jones was among the artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and soul singer Joss Stone.

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43.

Sir Tom Jones, who was still performing over 200 dates a year as he approached his seventieth birthday, set out on a world tour to promote the album.

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44.

In February 2009, Sir Tom Jones appeared in an exclusive show with Vincent Moon, performing three songs live in front of a camera in a New York hotel room.

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45.

In March 2009, Sir Tom Jones went to the top of the UK Music Charts for the third time in his career with a cover of "Islands in the Stream", sung with Ruth Sir Tom Jones, Rob Brydon and Robin Gibb, who co-wrote the original with his brothers Barry and Maurice.

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46.

In July 2010 Sir Tom Jones appeared on the penultimate episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and performed "Burning Hell".

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47.

On 11 September 2010 Sir Tom Jones performed for an audience of 50,000 at the Help for Heroes charity concert at Twickenham Stadium performing "Strange Things Are Happening Every Day" and his hit "Green, Green Grass of Home".

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48.

In May 2011 Sir Tom Jones appeared as a guest vocalist on the debut album Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie.

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49.

Sir Tom Jones released a single on 19 March 2012, produced by former White Stripes frontman Jack White, called Evil.

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50.

The shop, which Sir Tom Jones visited as a boy, was founded in 1894 and is listed in Guinness World Records as the world's oldest record shop.

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51.

Sir Tom Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the BBC talent show The Voice UK from 2012.

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52.

Sir Tom Jones criticised BBC executives for "sub-standard behaviour", having not consulted with him and informing him only 24 hours before the official announcement.

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53.

On 9 September 2012, Sir Tom Jones headlined at BBC Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park festival.

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54.

In May 2014 Sir Tom Jones opened for Morrissey at a special show in the United States.

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55.

On 27 September 2014, Sir Tom Jones performed at the Australian Football League's pre-game entertainment for the 2014 Grand Final along with Ed Sheeran.

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56.

In November 2015 Sir Tom Jones appeared, alongside Rob Brydon, in a special 90-minute show, from the SSE Arena, Wembley, for BBC's Children in Need.

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57.

In 2020 Sir Tom Jones again appeared on the BBC's Jools' Annual Hootenanny, broadcast on New Year's Eve, on which he duetted with Jools Holland and with Celeste.

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58.

In January 2021 Sir Tom Jones announced his forthcoming covers album Surrounded by Time, alongside the release of a new single, his rendition of Todd Snider's "Talking Reality Television Blues".

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On 17 and 18 June 2022 Sir Tom Jones appeared at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff alongside Stereophonics, whose Saturday concert was broadcast live on BBC Two.

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60.

On 3 September 2022, Sir Tom Jones performed "I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall", taken from his Surrounded by Time album, on The Voice UK.

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61.

Sir Tom Jones was married to Linda was born on 1941 as Melinda Rose Trenchard and from 2 March 1957 until her death on 10 April 2016.

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62.

Sir Tom Jones had affairs with well-known women, including Mary Wilson of the Supremes, TV host Charlotte Laws, and former Miss World Marjorie Wallace.

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63.

In October 1987, while on tour in the US, Sir Tom Jones had a brief relationship with model Katherine Berkery, who then discovered she was pregnant.

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64.

Sir Tom Jones denied the court's findings, until finally, in 2008, he admitted they were true.

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65.

Sir Tom Jones has shown no interest in meeting his son, Jonathan Berkery.

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66.

In 2009, after 35 years in the US, Sir Tom Jones said that he and his wife were planning to move back to the UK.

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67.

In 2021, Sir Tom Jones revealed that he uses inversion therapy to stay in good health.

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68.

Musical, Tom: A Story of Tom Jones, based on the singer's life and recordings, produced by Theatr na nOg, opened at the Wales Millennium Centre in March 2016.

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69.

The Spy later convinces the Scout that Tom Jones is his father when using his shape-shifting ability when he suffers a near-death experience.

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