Aled Jones (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality and broadcaster who first came to fame as a treble. He is the only child of Nest and Derek Jones, was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan, in Anglesey and attended Ysgol David Hughes. He is now notable for presenting Songs of Praise on BBC 1, BBC Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday and The Choir on BBC Radio 3.
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Aled Jones (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and television/radio personality and broadcaster who first came to fame as a treble. He is the only child of Nest and Derek Jones, was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan, in Anglesey and attended Ysgol David Hughes. He is now notable for presenting Songs of Praise on BBC 1, BBC Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday and The Choir on BBC Radio 3.
Jones was born in St. Davids Hospital in Bangor, Wales, the son of Nest Rowlands, a teacher, and Derek John Jones, a draughtsman for a shipbuilder. Jones joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral at age nine and was Lead Soloist within two years, although he never made Head Chorister. The remarkable clarity of his treble voice was appreciated by a member of the congregation, Hefina Orwig Evans, who wrote a letter to local record company Sain, and he was duly signed. In 1982 he won the Cerdd Dant solo competitions for competitors under 12 at the Urdd Eisteddfod.
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