Jade Jones (singer)
Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979 from Finchley, London) 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 British-Jamaican father and an English mother.
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Born | London, England | 12 February 1979
Origin | Finchley, London, England |
Genres | R&B |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, television personality |
Years active | 1994–present |
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After leaving Damage, Jones joined CherryBlackStone, which appeared on Channel 4's Bo in the USA. In 2006, he participated in 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 The 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 2006.[3] The couple have two children: Beau Lee Jones, born on 10 August 2007,[4] and Tate Lee Jones, born on 6 May 2011.[5]
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. 25 January 2011.
- "Emma Bunton has a baby boy". Now. 10 August 2007.
- "Bunton celebrates birth of second child". RTÉ. 6 May 2011.