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Tom Jones
Birth at
7 June 1940
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Tom Jones, real name Sir Thomas John Woodward, singer, musician from the UK, who was born in 1940 on June 7.
Tom Jones made his first public appearance in 1964. The young singer attracts attention with his deep strong voice and rather loose behavior on stage. In 1965, Jones hits the top of the British charts with the song "It's Not Unusual", the next year Jones recorded the song "Thunderball" for the movie "Agent 007" (about the adventures of James Bond), for which he was awarded a Grammy. In 1966,
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Tom Jones, real name Sir Thomas John Woodward, singer, musician from the UK, who was born in 1940 on June 7.
Tom Jones made his first public appearance in 1964. The young singer attracts attention with his deep strong voice and rather loose behavior on stage. In 1965, Jones hits the top of the British charts with the song "It's Not Unusual", the next year Jones recorded the song "Thunderball" for the movie "Agent 007" (about the adventures of James Bond), for which he was awarded a Grammy. In 1966, the popularity of Jones declines, the singer changes his image, which brings him success among the older generation of listeners. 1966's "Green Green Grass of Home" became the best-selling song of the year. It is followed by "Delilah" and "She's a Lady".
Throughout the 70s and 80s, Jones performed very little. And only since 1988, the singer again returns to the stage, for which he performs compositions of other performers, the first attempt is the song “Kiss”.
. At the beginning of the new century, Tom Jones releases a cover album "Reload", which becomes a commercially successful album, and the composition "Sex Bomb" literally explodes dance floors around the world. In 2004, Jones released the album “Tom Jones and Jools Holland”, followed by “Together In Concert” the following year, following the singer’s performances in Australia.
In 2006, a collection of the best hits was released, which fans take with great delight. In early 2008, Jones began work on a new album 24 Hours, which includes two cover versions of famous compositions Bruce Springsteen and Tommy James. In 2010, to his 70th anniversary, the singer released the album “Praise & Blame”.
The songs of Tom Jones can be heard in the film Miss Congeniality, animated films The Adventures of the Emperor and Flee.