Aled Jones, a choirboy with a remarkable voice, achieved more as a
teenager than many adult singers do in a lifetime. His prodigious talent
propelled him to international stardom; before he was 16, he had already
sold more than 6 million records and had become a fixture on television
and radio. He has worked alongside such musical greats as Leonard
Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Neville Marriner, Howard Blake, and Mike
Oldfield. Some of the high points of his early career included
performances at the Hollywood Bowl and the wedding of Bob Geldof and
Paula Yates, as well as singing privately for the Prince and the late
Princess of Wales. Best known as a boy soprano for his hit "Walking in
the Air," Aled tells the full story of the effect it had on his life.
Always refreshingly honest and self-effacing, Aled reveals how he faced
up to life after his voice had broken and how he carved out a new career
for himself on stage, record, television, and radio. His story begins
with his idyllic childhood on the Welsh island of Anglesey and his years
as a chorister at Bangor Cathedral, during which his family provided
wonderful support and encouragement as he rose to fame. He tells of his
studies at the Royal Academy of Music and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre
School. As an adult performer, Aled has released a series of
best-selling albums. Today, he is most known for sitting alongside
Lorraine Kelly as one half of the presenting partnership of ITV's
breakfast program Daybreak. He is a regular host of Songs of Praise
and presents weekly radio programm for Classic FM and BBC Radio Wales.
Aled: My Story reveals the man behind the music in a frank,
heart-warming, and funny account of his life.
