ALED Jones became a child superstar in the 1980s with his version of the Christmas classic Walking In The Air from the iconic film The Snowman.
In October 2021 he unveiled his first children's book Bobby Dean Saves Christmas.
Who is Aled Jones?
Aled Jones was born on December 29, 1970, in Bangor, North Wales – making him 50 years old.
He joined the Bangor Cathedral choir at the age of nine and became lead soloist within two years.
Aled then became a child superstar when he covered Walking In The Air from the film The Snowman, with his version reaching No5 in the UK charts in 1985.
By the time his voice broke at 16, he had already sold an astonishing six million albums and sung for the Pope, The Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Is the Songs Of Praise host married?
Aled married his girlfriend Claire Fossett in Covent Garden, London, on January 6, 2001.
They had met in Blackpool when he was performing in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
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The couple have two children, Emilia and Lucas.
Their daughter, born in 2002, is an actress who has appeared in an episode of Doctor Who and performed on stage in Shrek The Musical.
She's also starred in Netflix series Locke And Key and played Alice in TV series Utopia.
What other TV shows has Aled Jones presented?
The Welshman is most notably a lead presenter on Songs Of Praise.
He hosted ITV's Daybreak, and was a contestant on the 2004 edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
He's also presented Too Much TV and Weekend.
In 2013, Aled was awarded an MBE for services to music and broadcasting and for charitable services.
He has also become a popular and highly successful broadcaster, presenting radio shows on Classic FM, Radio 2 and Radio 3.
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