Jade Jones (singer)
| Jade Jones | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jade Jones |
| Born |
12 February 1979 London, England, UK |
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | R&B, adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, television personality |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Big Life Records, Cooltempo Records, EMI |
| Associated acts | Damage, CherryBlackStone |
Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) is an English R&B singer turned chef. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band Damage. He was born to a Jamaican father and an English mother.
After leaving Damage, Jones joined CherryBlackStone, who appeared in Channel 4's Bo in the USA. In 2006 he participated and went on to win the Channel 4 reality show The Games.
Jones left CherryBlackStone in 2008 following his son's birth and became a full-time trainee chef. He has reportedly been putting in stints at the Lord Stanley in London’s Camden Town sister pub the Lansdowne in Primrose Hill,[1] and he also works at Claridge's.
In 2014, Jones appeared with three of the original Damage members—Rahsaan J Bromfield, Andrez Harriott and Noel Simpson—in the second series of Big Reunion on ITV2.[2]
Personal life
Since 1998 he has been in a relationship with Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton. The couple became engaged on 21 January 2011.[3] The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones, born on 10 August 2007,[4] and Tate Lee Jones, born on 6 May 2011.[5][6]
In 1997 his brother was stabbed to death during a fight in a London pub.[7]
References
- ↑ "Emma Bunton’s fella becomes a chef", Now, 30 July 2007.
- ↑ Wightman, Catriona (27 December 2013). "Eternal, A1 and a supergroup: Big Reunion series two lineup unveiled". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton engaged to Jade Jones", Newsbeat, BBC, 25 January 2011.
- ↑ "Emma Bunton has a baby boy", Now, 10 August 2007.
- ↑ Emily Sheridan, "Bunton celebrates birth of second child", RTE.ie, 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Little man Tate: Emma Bunton gives birth to 'beautiful' second son", Mail Online, 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "New appeal over 1997 Wapping pub stabbing". BBC News. 10 June 2013.