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ALED JONES |
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SHOT
TO FAME IN 1985. |
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THAT HIS VOICE HAS BROKEN IS HE STILL "WALKING IN THE AIR"? |
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ALED BEGAN SINGING WITH
THE BANGOR CATHEDRAL CHOIR IN WALES AT THE AGE OF 9. |
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AFTER WINNING MANY NATIONAL
SINGING COMPETITIONS, IN 1985, THE BBC ISSUED HIS VERSION OF
"MEMORY" FROM THE MUSICAL "CATS" WHICH WAS
A MINOR SUCCESS. |
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LATER IN 1985, ALED'S NEXT
RELEASE "WALKING IN THE AIR", WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY
SUNG BY PETER AUTY IN THE RAYMOND BRIGGS CARTOON "THE SNOWMAN",
WAS A MASSIVE HIT. |
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ALED RELEASED A NUMBER OF
ALBUMS AND BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE TWO CLASSICAL ALBUMS
IN THE POP CHARTS AT THE SAME TIME. |
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MARRIED CLAIRE FOSSETT IN 2001. THEY NOW HAVE A BABY DAUGHTER,
EMILIA, BORN IN 2002. |
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HOSTS THE BBC TELEVISION
PROGRAM "SONGS OF PRAISE" AND IS A PRESENTER ON THE
WELSH LANGUAGE MAGAZING PROGRAMME "HENO". |
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IS NOW A PRESENTER ON THE RADIO STATION CLASSIC FM. |
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IN 2002, RELEASED A TOP
SELLING CLASSICAL ALBUM CALLED "ALED". |
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IN 2003, ALED RELEASED THE ALBUM "HIGHER" WHICH WAS
AGAIN WELL RECEIVED AND WENT GOLD IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, SELLING
OVER 100,000 COPIES. |
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ALED IS DUE TO TOUR THE
UK IN 2004. FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT WWW.ALEDJONES.CO.UK. |
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ALED SINGING "WALKING ON THE AIR" ON TOP OF THE POPS? |
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I D Y O U K N O W ? |
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HE RECORDED A DUET WITH
HIMSELF CALLED "WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME", WITH ONE PART
RECORDED WHEN HE WAS A BOY, AND THE OTHER PART RECORDED YEARS
LATER WHEN HIS VOICE HAD BROKEN. |
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ALED SUNG AT THE WEDDING
OF BOB GELDOF AND PAULA YATES. |
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