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Tom Jones
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Welsh singer (born 1940)
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Sir Thomas John Jones is a Welsh singer born in 1940 in Pontypridd. He performs in the genres of pop music, rhythm and blues, blues, and blue-eyed soul, utilizing his baritone voice. His professional career began in 1964, and he has recorded for labels including Columbia Records, Decca, Epic Records, and Island Records. Jones has worked in Las Vegas and resides in London.
He has received several honors, including the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He holds the noble title of Knight Bachelor. His discography is extensive, and he is recognized in collections such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jones speaks English and is associated with tags such as pop, oldies, classic rock, and male vocalists.
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Trefforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward, in Trefforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE, known professionally as Tom Jones, began his career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas. Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated,…
Known for
- Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century — Self2026
- Dinner With Gavin Rossdale — Self2025
- Prince and His Songs at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self2024
- 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
- Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends — Self2024
- In My Own Words — Self2024
- Little Richard: I Am Everything — Self2023
- Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now — Self (archive footage)2023
- Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short — Self2023
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Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born Thomas John Woodward, 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began in the 1960s with a series of top 10 hits, and he has since maintained an international performing career, including regular concert engagements and long-running appearances in Las Vegas between 1967 and 2011. His voice has been described as a robust baritone. Jones has performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, rhythm and blues, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. <a
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Pontypridd
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Discography
- Tom Jones discography
- Official website
- www.tomjones.com
- Image
- Sir Tom Jones at The Queen's Birthday Party (cropped-2).jpg
- Work location
- Las Vegas
- Residence
- London
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Tom Jones (singer)
- date of birth
- 1940-06-07
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- pseudonym
- Tom Jones
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- social media followers
- 710000
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- name in native language
- Sir Thomas John Woodward
- birth name
- Thomas John Woodward
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born Thomas John Woodward, 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 to 2011. His voice has been described by AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone".
Jones's performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul, and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called him a "musical shapeshifter [who could] slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". He has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat?", the theme song for the James Bond film Thunderball (1965), "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Sex Bomb", and a cover of Prince's "Kiss".
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