Tom Jones

In 2015, at the age of 75, he released a new album and his autobiography.

The Sunday Times List estimates his net worth at $213 million. [2009]

Insured his chest hairs for $7 million [February 7, 2008].

He and Shirley Bassey are the only two Welsh artists to have sung title songs from the James Bond series of movies, as of 2007.

He was awarded Knighthood in the 2006 British New Year's Honours List for his services to music.

Winner of the 2003 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution.

Won a Brit Award for Best Male Artist in 2000 for the first time in more than 30 years of his music career.

A son, Jonathan Berkery b. in 1988. Jones first denied it and admitted it later.

Elvis Presley was a frequent guest at Jones' Las Vegas shows in the 1970s. In one show, Presley came to the stage, took the microphone from Jones and made some karate moves for the audience.

While visiting the US, Jones met Elvis Presley in the set of Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) and their friendship began. Later Jones and Presley met a couple of times in Las Vegas.

Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, to a traditional coal-mining family, the son of Freda (Jones) and Thomas Woodward. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Welsh and English ancestry. He began singing at an early age in church and in the school choir. Left school at 16 and was married, having a son a year later. He brought in money for his family from an assortment of jobs, singing in pubs at night. By 1963, he was playing regularly with his own group in the demanding atmosphere of working mens clubs. Gordon Mills, a performer who had branched out into songwriting and management went to see him.

Son, Mark Woodward (born April 11, 1957), with wife, Linda Trenchard. Tom was only 16 years old when he became a father for the first time.

Is a big fan of American country-music legend "Gentleman" Jim Reeves (1923-1964), once describing him in an interview as having a "wonderful smooth style".