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}} Aled Jones MBE (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer best known for his television work with BBC and ITV as well as his radio work, mainly for BBC Radio 2. In September 2012, Jones joined ITV Breakfast to present ''Daybreak'', alongside Lorraine Kelly and Kate Garraway, having replaced former hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles on the show.〔("''Daybreak'' relaunch: Lorraine Kelly, Aled Jones start on September 3" ) Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 23 August 2012〕 Jones later left ''Daybreak'' on 25 April 2014 to host a new show for ITV called ''Weekend'' from the following day. The show is broadcast every Saturday and Sunday morning. ==Early singing career== Jones was born in St. David's Hospital in Bangor, Wales, the only child of Nest Rowlands, a teacher, and Derek John Jones, a draughtsman for a shipbuilder. He was raised in the small Welsh-speaking community of Llandegfan, in Anglesey and attended Ysgol David Hughes. 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 quality of Jones' 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, Jones won the Cerdd Dant solo competitions for competitors under 12 at the Urdd Eisteddfod. Jones became famous for the cover version of "Walking in the Air", the song from Channel 4's animated film ''The Snowman'', based on the book by Raymond Briggs. The record reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1985; The version used in the 1982 film was performed by Peter Auty, a St. Paul's Cathedral choirboy. In June 1985, Jones was the subject of an Emmy award winning BBC Omnibus documentary entitled ''The Treble''. Jones, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, was behind the ''Santa Claus The Movie'', original motion picture soundtrack, ''Every Christmas Eve'' of 1985. Also in 1985, Jones was called by Mike Oldfield to sing in Oldfield's single Pictures in the Dark, a three-voice song along with Anita Hegerland and Barry Palmer, which became quite popular. Jones' recording career was temporarily halted when his voice broke at 16. By this time, he had recorded 16 albums, sold more than six million albums, and sung for Pope John Paul II, the Queen, and the Prince and Princess of Wales in a private recital, as well as presenting numerous children's television programmes. He sang at the wedding of celebrities Bob Geldof and Paula Yates in 1986. Jones also had the distinction of being the first artist to have two classical albums listed simultaneously in the popular music charts and worked with Leonard Bernstein (''Chichester Psalms''). In 1986, he sang the oratorio ''Athalia'' with Emma Kirkby. Jones' first biography, "Walking on Air", was published in 1986. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aled Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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