Tom Jones

Pop Singer

Birthday June 7, 1940

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Treforest, Wales

Age 83 years old

#4813 Most Popular

About

Born Thomas Woodward, Jones gained fame for hits such as "It's Not Unusual" and "What's New Pussycat?" He won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966.

Before Fame

When he was twelve, he spent two years listening to music and drawing while bedridden with tuberculosis. One of his first groups was the beat group Tommy Scott and the Senators.

Trivia

He has sold over 100 million records and was invited to be one of the judges on the UK's version of The Voice

Family Life

He married Linda Trenchard on March 2, 1957 and they had one child together. He dated model Katherine Berkery in 1987, and denied that he was the father of her son, Jonathan Berkery, until 2008.

Associated With

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 at Buckingham Palace.

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