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Tom Jones (singer)

<p><b>Sir Thomas Jones Woodward</b> <span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/en/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire" class="mw-redirect wl">OBE</a></span> (born 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 <a href="/en/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas" class="wl">Las Vegas</a> from 1967 to 2011. His voice has been described by <a href="/en/AllMusic" title="AllMusic" class="wl">AllMusic</a> as a "full-throated, robust <a href="/en/Baritone" title="Baritone" class="wl">baritone</a>".<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>

<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt1">Welsh singer (born 1940)</div>
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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Sir Tom Jones OBE, Born, Occupation, Years&nb...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal; display:inline;"><a href="/en/Sir" title="Sir" class="wl">Sir</a></div><br><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Tom Jones</div><br><div class="honorific-suffix" style="font-size: 77%; font-weight: normal; display:inline;"><span class="noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:100; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/en/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire" class="mw-redirect wl">OBE</a></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen's_Birthday_Party_(cropped-2).jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen's_Birthday_Party_(cropped-2).jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg/220px-Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="982" data-file-height="1518" data-file-type="bitmap" height="340" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg/330px-Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg/440px-Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg 2x" alt="Sir_Tom_Jones_at_The_Queen%27s_Birthday_Party_%28cropped-2%29.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Jones in April 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Thomas John Woodward</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1940-06-07</span>) </span>7 June 1940<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>82)</span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Treforest" title="Treforest" class="wl">Treforest</a>, Wales</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>active</th><td class="infobox-data">1963–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Linda Trenchard<br></div>
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<ul><li><a href="/en/Pop_music" title="Pop music" class="wl">Pop</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues" class="wl">R&amp;B</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Soul_music" title="Soul music" class="wl">soul</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Country_music" title="Country music" class="wl">country</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music" class="wl">gospel</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records" class="wl">Columbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records" class="wl">Decca</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records" class="wl">Epic</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Jive_Records" title="Jive Records" class="wl">Jive</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Island_Records" title="Island Records" class="wl">Island</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records" class="wl">Mercury</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Polydor_Records" title="Polydor Records" class="wl">Polydor</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Interscope_Records" title="Interscope Records" class="wl">Interscope</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/V2_Records" title="V2 Records" class="wl">V2</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/S-Curve_Records" title="S-Curve Records" class="wl">S-Curve</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/Virgin_EMI_Records" title="Virgin EMI Records" class="wl">Virgin EMI</a></li></ul>

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<p>Jones' performing range has included pop, <a href="/en/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues" class="wl">R&amp;B</a>, <a href="/en/Show_tune" title="Show tune" class="wl">show tunes</a>, <a href="/en/Country_music" title="Country music" class="wl">country</a>, dance, <a href="/en/Soul_music" title="Soul music" class="wl">soul</a>, and <a href="/en/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music" class="wl">gospel</a>. In 2008, the <i>New York Times</i> called him a "musical shapeshifter [who could] slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty".<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-nyt01_2-0"><a href="#cite_note-nyt01-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> He has sold over 100<span>&nbsp;</span>million records, with 36 <a href="/en/Top_40" title="Top 40" class="wl">Top 40</a> hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including  "<a href="/en/It's_Not_Unusual" title="It's Not Unusual" class="wl">It's Not Unusual</a>", "<a href="/en/What's_New_Pussycat%3F_(song)" title="What's New Pussycat? (song)" class="wl">What's New Pussycat?</a>", the <a href="/en/Thunderball_(soundtrack)#Title_theme_change" title="Thunderball (soundtrack)" class="wl">theme song</a> for the <a href="/en/James_Bond" title="James Bond" class="wl">James Bond</a> film <i><a href="/en/Thunderball_(film)" title="Thunderball (film)" class="wl">Thunderball</a></i> (1965), "<a href="/en/Green,_Green_Grass_of_Home" title="Green, Green Grass of Home" class="wl">Green, Green Grass of Home</a>", "<a href="/en/Delilah_(Tom_Jones_song)" title="Delilah (Tom Jones song)" class="wl">Delilah</a>", "<a href="/en/She's_a_Lady" title="She's a Lady" class="wl">She's a Lady</a>", "<a href="/en/Sex_Bomb" title="Sex Bomb" class="wl">Sex Bomb</a>", and a cover of <a href="/en/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)" class="wl">Prince</a>'s "<a href="/en/Kiss_(Prince_song)" title="Kiss (Prince song)" class="wl">Kiss</a>".<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>

<p>Jones has also occasionally dabbled in acting, first making his debut in the lead role of the television film <i><a href="/en/Pleasure_Cove" title="Pleasure Cove" class="wl">Pleasure Cove</a></i> (1979). He also appeared as himself in <a href="/en/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton" class="wl">Tim Burton</a>'s film <i><a href="/en/Mars_Attacks!" title="Mars Attacks!" class="wl">Mars Attacks!</a></i> (1996).<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-czone_5-0"><a href="#cite_note-czone-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> In 1970, he received a <a href="/en/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_–_Television_Series_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy" class="wl">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy</a> nomination for hosting the television series <i><a href="/en/This_Is_Tom_Jones" title="This Is Tom Jones" class="wl">This Is Tom Jones</a></i>. In 2012, he played his first dramatic acting role in an episode of <i><a href="/en/Playhouse_Presents" title="Playhouse Presents" class="wl">Playhouse Presents</a></i>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span> He received a <a href="/en/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award" class="mw-redirect wl">Grammy Award</a> for <a href="/en/Best_New_Artist" title="Best New Artist" class="mw-redirect wl">Best New Artist</a> in 1966, an <a href="/en/MTV_Video_Music_Award" title="MTV Video Music Award" class="mw-redirect wl">MTV Video Music Award</a> in 1989, and two <a href="/en/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards" class="wl">Brit Awards</a>: Best British Male in 2000 and Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003. He received an <a href="/en/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire" class="wl">OBE</a> in 1998 and was <a href="/en/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom" class="wl">knighted</a> by <a href="/en/Queen_Elizabeth_II" title="Queen Elizabeth II" class="mw-redirect wl">Queen Elizabeth II</a> in 2005 for services to music. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 2010s due to his role as a coach on the talent show <i><a href="/en/The_Voice_UK" title="The Voice UK" class="wl">The Voice UK</a></i> (2012–present).</p>



Sir Thomas Jones Woodward OBE 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' performing range has included pop, R&amp;B, show tunes, country, dance, soul, and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called him a "musical shapeshifter  