Jade Jones (singer)
| Jade Jones | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jade Jones |
| Born |
12 February 1979 London, England, UK |
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | R&B, adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, television personality |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Big Life Records, Cooltempo Records, EMI |
| Associated acts | Damage, CherryBlackStone |
| Website |
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Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Damage. He was born to an English father and a Jamaican mother.
After leaving Damage, Jones joined CherryBlackStone, who appeared in Channel 4's Bo in the USA. In 2006 he participated and went on to win the Channel 4 reality show The Games.
Jones left CherryBlackStone in 2008 following his son's birth and became a full-time trainee chef. He has reportedly been putting in stints at the Lord Stanley in London’s Camden Town sister pub the Lansdowne in Primrose Hill,[1] and he also works at Claridge's.
In 2014, Jones appeared with three of the original Damage members--Rahsaan J Bromfield, Andrez Harriott and Noel Simpson--in the second series of Big Reunion on ITV2.[2]
Personal Life
Since 2000 he has been in a relationship with Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton. The couple became engaged on 21 January 2011.[3] The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones, born on 10 August 2007,[4] and Tate Lee Jones, born on 6 May 2011.[5][6]
In 1997 his brother was stabbed to death during a fight in a London pub.[7]
References
- ↑ "Emma Bunton’s fella becomes a chef", Now, 30 July 2007.
- ↑ Wightman, Catriona (27 December 2013). "Eternal, A1 and a supergroup: Big Reunion series two lineup unveiled". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton engaged to Jade Jones", Newsbeat, BBC, 25 January 2011.
- ↑ "Emma Bunton has a baby boy", Now, 10 August 2007.
- ↑ Emily Sheridan, "Bunton celebrates birth of second child", RTE.ie, 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Little man Tate: Emma Bunton gives birth to 'beautiful' second son", Mail Online, 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "New appeal over 1997 Wapping pub stabbing". BBC News. 10 June 2013.
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