Aled Jones 是威尔士人。自小就是唱诗班的 Choirboy,自幼出唱片,幼时的唱片销量就达到了600万张以上,并且在女王、教皇、查尔斯与黛安娜等王室面前表演过。在他变声后,沉寂了一段,进入皇家音乐学院(Royal Academy of Music)和 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 学习声乐。进入新世纪后,他再次复出,又不断发了很多古典跨界、当代基督的唱片,同时还是BBC和Classic FM的著名主持人,经常出现和表演在各类音乐节目里,是古典音乐节目Songs of Praise的主持人和主要歌唱家。他与 Mike Oldfield 和 Leonard Bernstein 等著名音乐人合作过,还同新西兰青年女高音Hayley Westenra合作表演过,在英国有很高的知名度。
by Chris True
As well as being known a vocalist who -- for the most part -- specialized in religious and inspirational works, Aled Jones (born December 29, 1970, in Bangor, Wales) was also a familiar voice on U.K. classical radio as well as a contestant on a ballroom dancing competition reality show. Signed to a recording contract before his teens, Jones was best known -- at least in the first part of his career -- for his version of "Walking in the Air" from the 1982 animated film The Snowman. Shortly thereafter, at the age of 16, Jones' career had a bit of a tumble when his voice broke. Jones kept on, studying at the Royal Academy of Music, and in 1995 he was back on-stage in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. By the first few years of the 21st century, Jones had become a regular presenter on U.K. classical radio, both on Classic FM and eventually BBC Radio. In 2004, he released an album of holiday tunes, The Christmas Album, followed in 2005 by his next full-length, New Horizons. A greatest-hits compilation came out in 2006, featuring a duet with his younger self on his famous version of "Walking in the Air." October 2007 saw the release of his next record, Reason to Believe, which featured a number of duets with other artists (including Welsh pop singer Cerys Matthews of Catatonia fame) and cracked the U.K. Top 20, peaking at number 15.