SIR Tom Jones is a music legend thanks to his incredibly long career in music spanning over six decades.
But in July 2022, he sparked health concerns after collapsing backstage moments before his concert in Budapest.
Sir Tom Jones was born in Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, on June 7, 1940 – which makes him 82-years-old.
His showbiz career spans over six decades, from his emergence as a vocalist in the mid-1960s with a string of top hits and regular appearances in Las Vegas.
He became a coach on The Voice back in 2012, while it was still on the BBC.
Tom mentored Leanne Mitchell, who went on to win the first series
Tom Received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, and two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003.
He was awarded an OBE in 1999 and in 2006 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music.
Tom had the winning act on The Voice in 2018, with teenager Ruti Olajugbagbe crowned the champion.
According to celebrity wealth website TheRichest.com, Tom is estimated to boast a staggering net worth of £252M.
The majority of this would have stemmed from the 100 millioin records he has sold in his lengthy career, though he is also thought to earn a nice amount from ITV for his role as head judge on The Voice.
With a career as long as Tom’s, he’s released a string of hits.
The Welsh wonder’s biggest hits include:
Tom was married to his childhood sweetheart Lady Melinda Rose Woodward for 59 years and was by her side when she died from a “fierce” battle with cancer in April 2016.
The couple had one son, Mark Woodward, who was born in 1957.
Linda stood by Tom throughout their marriage despite the lothario enjoying a string of affairs and admitting to sleeping with 250 women at the height of his fame.
Sir Tom once described his marriage as “rock solid” despite his affairs, saying “all the rest was fun and games”.
In 2015, he was branded “sexist” after saying that Linda, who suffered from depression and emphysema, had “lost her spark”.
Linda and Tom enjoyed a private marriage and were rarely pictured together out in public.
Linda was crippled with agoraphobia, a fear of going outside, in later life and friends say the private woman feared being gossiped about.
In a rare interview, “shy” Linda once said: “I feel alive when [Tom] comes through the door, whatever the time of day or night is.”
Close friends said she enjoyed housework, watching TV and drinking champagne.
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