Tom Jones
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Tom Jones

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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, robust baritone".

His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter", who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones 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 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb".

Jones made his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film Pleasure Cove. He played himself in Tim Burton's 1996 film Mars Attacks!. In 1970, he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy nomination for hosting the television series This Is Tom Jones. In 2012, he played a role in an episode of Playhouse Presents. 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. Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music in 2005. Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).

Films Featuring Tom Jones

Mars Attacks!

19966.4

The Jerky Boys

19954.4

Elvis | Viva Las Vegas

20087.3

Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente

202010.0

Die Helene Fischer Show 2016

201610.0

Little Richard: I Am Everything

20236.6

Agnes Browne

19996.2

Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace

20026.4

Red, White and Blues

20037.5

Isle of Wight Festival 2021

2021

Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now

20237.6

Tom Jones - Avo Session Basel (2009-11-09)

2009

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

2023

The Coronation Concert

20236.0

Tom Jones - This Is Tom Jones - Legendary Performers

The Sweatbox

20027.0

St David's Day at the BBC

20218.0

Tom Jones - The Utimate Collection

20007.0

Tom Jones - Legends in Concert

20044.0

Tom Jones: Live at Cardiff Castle

20046.0

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

20128.2

Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas

2017

Jools Holland: My Life in Music

2012

Tom Jones 40 Smash Hits

2004

Tom Jones at the BBC

20107.0

Tom Jones Love Songs

2008

This Is Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat (1969-1971)

1971

Under Milk Wood

20146.0

Tom Jones – Live At This Moment

1990

Welcome to Rockwell - A Night of Legendary Collaborations

2012

The Queen's Birthday Party

The Queen's Birthday Party

2018

The Special London Bridge Special

19728.0

I Am Ali

20146.8

The Sound of 007

20227.3

Amnesty International's Big 30

19914.0

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

2004

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

20018.5

Tom Jones: Sincerely Yours

2004

Party in the Park

20019.0

Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We'll Keep a Welcome

2022

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

19757.0

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

19916.4

The Grand Knockout Tournament

19876.8

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

20186.4

Raquel!

197010.0

Later ... With Jools Holland : Hootenanny

2015

Prince and His Songs at the BBC

2024

VH1 Divas 2004

20049.0

Tom Jones - BBC Sessions - LSO St Lukes

2009

Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show

20158.0

Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live

20078.0

Tom Jones: Live on Soundstage

20177.2

Singer Presents Burt Bacharach

1971

Pleasure Cove

19797.0

Tom Jones : An Audience with Tom Jones

19999.0

Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976

2006

20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

20189.0

Concert for Diana

20077.6

The Emperor's New Groove

20007.6

Tom Jones and Friends: Live

2000

Happy Hour with Olly Murs

2018

John Farnham & Tom Jones: Together in Concert

200510.0

Euro Disney Noël

1989

Lynda Carter: Encore!

19808.0

Tom Jones at 80

2020

Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me

20167.0

King of the Teds

Tom Jones: In His Prime

Tom Jones: In His Prime

2010

A Concert for Heroes

A Concert for Heroes

2010

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

The Simpsons: America's First Family

200010.0

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

20249.0

... Sings Dylan II

20157.8

Just a Song and Dance

Just a Song and Dance

19877.0

Cinderella at the Palace

19788.0

Tom Jones Hilton Special

Tom Jones Hilton Special

1966

Tom Jones: What's New Pussycat? - The Greatest Hits

2004

Top of the Pops: The True Story

2001

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century

2026

David Foster's Christmas Album

1993