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{{Short description|Welsh singer (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100|OBE}}
| image              = Sir Tom Jones at The Queen's Birthday Party (cropped-2).jpg
| caption            = Jones in 2018
| birth_name         = Thomas John Woodward
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1940|6|7}}
| birth_place        = [[Treforest]], Wales
| occupation         = Singer
| years_active       = 1963–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Linda Trenchard|1957|2016|end=d}}
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background       = solo_singer
| genre            = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
*[[soul music|soul]]
*[[country music|country]]
*[[gospel music|gospel]]
}}
| discography      = [[Tom Jones discography]]
| label            = {{flatlist|
*[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*[[Decca Records|Decca]]
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
*[[Jive Records|Jive]]
*[[Island Records|Island]]
*[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
*[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
*[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
*[[V2 Records|V2]]
*[[S-Curve Records|S-Curve]]
*[[Virgin EMI Records|Virgin EMI]]
}}
}}
| website            = {{URL|tomjones.com}}
}}
'''Sir Thomas Jones Woodward'''<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Blind Auditions |episode-link= |series=The Voice UK |series-link=The Voice UK |first=Tom |last=Jones |network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |station=[[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]|date=8 February 2020|season=9 |series-no= |number=8 |minutes= |time= |transcript= |transcript-url= |quote=My last name is Woodward.... Thomas Jones Woodward |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.tomjones.com/bio |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Tom Jones {{!}} Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref> (born '''Thomas John Woodward'''; 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in [[Las Vegas]] from 1967 to 2011. His voice has been described by [[AllMusic]] as a "full-throated, robust [[baritone]]".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-jones-mn0000609396|title=Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]] |first= Stephen Thomas| last= Erlewine| access-date= 3 July 2012}}</ref>

Jones's performing range has included pop, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[show tune]]s, [[country music|country]], dance, [[soul music|soul]], and [[gospel music|gospel]]. In 2008, the ''New York Times'' called him a "musical shapeshifter [who could] slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty".<ref name="nyt01">{{cite news | title = A Hip Shaker in His Prime, Among Hip Friends  | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | first = Greg | last= Evans | date = 13 April 2008 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/arts/television/13evan.html }}</ref> He has sold over 100&nbsp;million records, with 36 [[Top 40]] hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including  "[[It's Not Unusual]]", "[[What's New Pussycat? (song)|What's New Pussycat?]]", the [[Thunderball (soundtrack)#Title theme change|theme song]] for the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965), "[[Green, Green Grass of Home]]", "[[Delilah (Tom Jones song)|Delilah]]", "[[She's a Lady]]", "[[Sex Bomb]]", and a cover of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]".<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wBeEDJhw110C |page= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wBeEDJhw110C/page/n27 28] |title= Celebrating Songs for 40 Years| magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=20 June 2009 |access-date=12 October 2015 |via= archive.org}}</ref>

Jones has also occasionally dabbled in acting, first making his debut in the lead role of the television film ''[[Pleasure Cove]]'' (1979). He also appeared as himself in [[Tim Burton]]'s film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/7-things-you-definitely-never-8824732 |title=7 things you DEFINITELY never knew about Sir Tom Jones|first=Nathan|last=Bevan|date=12 March 2015 |website= Walesonline.com| access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref name= czone>{{cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9218515/Tom-Jones-Acting-is-harder-than-I-thought.-I-was-out-of-my-comfort-zone.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9218515/Tom-Jones-Acting-is-harder-than-I-thought.-I-was-out-of-my-comfort-zone.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tom Jones: 'Acting is harder than I thought. I was out of my comfort zone'| first= Charlotte| last= Williamson|date=22 April 2012| access-date= 14 December 2017| website= The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}{{subscription required}}</ref> In 1970, he received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]] nomination for hosting the television series ''[[This Is Tom Jones]]''. In 2012, he played his first dramatic acting role in an episode of ''[[Playhouse Presents]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/jim-cartwright-how-tom-jones-2033197 |title= Jim Cartwright on how Tom Jones went from Sex Bomb to depressed ex-Teddy Boy| first= Nathan| last=Bevan|date=27 April 2012| website= Walesonline.co.uk|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> He received a [[Grammy Awards|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 Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003. He was made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1998 and was [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|knighted]] by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] in 2006 for services to music. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 2010s due to his role as a coach on the talent show ''[[The Voice UK]]'' (2012–2015, 2017–present).

==Early life==
Thomas John Woodward<ref name="closeup">{{cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=x43jHZliCN0C&pg=PT74 |first1=Lucy |last1=Ellis |first2=Bryony |last2=Sutherland |title=Tom Jones Close Up |publisher=Omnibus Press |year= 2009 |isbn= 978-0-7119-7549-1}}</ref> was born at 57 Kingsland Terrace in [[Treforest]] in Wales on 7 June 1940,<ref>''Entry of Birth'', sub-district of Pontypridd in the County of Glamorgan</ref><ref>{{cite book| first= Robin| last= Eggar| title= Tom Jones – The Biography| page= 14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title= Blind Auditions|series=The Voice UK |series-link=The Voice UK |first=Tom |last=Jones |network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |station=[[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]]|date=8 February 2020|season=9 |series-no= |number=8 |quote=My last name is Woodward.... Thomas Jones Woodward }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00849871/filing-history/MzE5MTg1ODY3MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0 |title=Change of Particulars for Director|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=4 December 2017|website=[[Companies House]] |publisher=[[Government of the United Kingdom]] }}</ref><ref>[https://www.tomjones.com/bio Biography, ''TomJones.com''] Retrieved 2 April 2020</ref> the son of Freda Jones (1914–2003) and coal miner Thomas Woodward (1910–1981).<ref name="closeup" /> He is primarily of English descent. His maternal grandfather was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother was born in Wales to English parents from [[Somerset]] and [[Wiltshire]]. His English paternal grandfather was from [[Gloucestershire]], and his English paternal grandmother was from Wiltshire.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5490511/Sir-Tom-Jones-is-English.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5490511/Sir-Tom-Jones-is-English.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Sir Tom Jones 'is English' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=10 June 2009|location=London |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006 |access-date=4 May 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 

He attended Wood Road Infants School, Wood Road Junior School, and Pontypridd Central [[Secondary Modern School]].<ref>{{cite book|date=8 October 2015| first= Tom| last= Jones|isbn=978-0-7181-8068-3|title=Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography|publisher=Michael Joseph|page=25}}</ref> He began singing at an early age; he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings, and in his school choir. He did not like school or sports, but gained confidence through his singing talent.<ref name="DIDiscs TJ">{{cite episode |title=Desert Island Discs with Tom Jones |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tx499 |series=Desert Island Discs | series-link=Desert Island Discs |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] |air-date=26 September 2010}}</ref> At the age of 12, he was diagnosed with [[tuberculosis]]. Many years later, he said, "I spent two years in bed recovering. It was the worst time of my life." During this time, he could do little else but listen to music and draw.<ref name="closeup" />{{rp|9–10}}

==Career==
===Rise to fame===
Jones's voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust [[baritone]]".<ref name="allmusic"/> According to Jones himself, his young voice was a [[tenor]] voice. He said: "What you lose on the top end, you gain on the bottom end. I used to be able to hit a top C when I was young now it's a B flat."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-18158211|title=Tom Jones on his changing voice|work=BBC News}}</ref> He became the frontman in 1963 for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a Welsh [[beat group]]. They soon gained a local following and reputation in [[South Wales]]. In 1964, the group recorded several solo tracks with producer [[Joe Meek]], who took them to various record labels, but they had little success. Later that year, [[Decca Records|Decca]] producer Peter Sullivan saw Tommy Scott and the Senators performing in a club and directed them to manager [[Phil Solomon (music executive)|Phil Solomon]], but the partnership was short-lived.

The group continued playing gigs around South Wales. [[Gordon Mills]] met Jones, became his manager, and introduced him to London, where Mills worked in music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/biography_02.shtml |title=Music – Tom Jones – Tom Jones biography – part two |website=BBC Wales |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Mills renamed him "Tom Jones", to exploit the popularity of the Academy Award-winning [[Tom Jones (1963 film)|1963 film]].<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine= [[Life (magazine)|Life]] |title= They can always go home to MAM| date= 18 September 1970 | page= [https://books.google.com/books?id=8lUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 54]| volume= 69| number= 12 |quote= Mills promptly changed the singer's name to Tom Jones, to exploit the popularity of the current film by that name, and for six months he and Tom and the accompanists lived off a loan Mills talked a bank into giving them.}}</ref>

Eventually, Mills got Jones a recording contract with [[Decca Records|Decca]]. His first single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late 1964. It did not chart, but the follow-up, "[[It's Not Unusual]]", became an international [[chart-topper|hit]] after offshore [[pirate radio]] station [[Radio Caroline]] promoted it. The following year was the most prominent of Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the [[British Invasion]]. In early 1965, "It's Not Unusual" reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. During 1965, Mills secured a number of film themes for Jones to record, including the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'',<ref name="BioPart3"/> and ''[[What's New Pussycat?]]'' (written by [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]]).<ref name="BioPart3"/><ref name="McEvoy">{{cite news |last=McEvoy |first=Colin |title=What It Was Like to Work with Burt Bacharach, in the Words of his Collaborators |work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |date=February 9, 2023 |url=https://www.biography.com/musicians/a42815918/burt-bacharach-famous-collaborators |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref> Jones was sceptical about the latter song when first approached about it. He said when it was offered to him, he felt it was "sort of a backhanded compliment: 'I've got to have you, but this is the song.{{'"}}<ref name="McEvoy" /> Jones said it took convincing from Bacharach to perform "What's New Pussycat?":

{{blockquote|"When I first heard it I thought, 'Christ! What the bloody hell do they want me to sing this for?' But Burt Bacharach explained, 'I want the big voice to sing this bloody crazy song.' And you put it on, it's a classic."<ref name="McEvoy" />}}

Jones was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist]] in 1966.<ref name="Grammy">{{cite magazine| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=5SgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13 |title=Naras Champions of 1965| page= 12| magazine= Billboard | date= 26 March 1966| access-date= 8 April 2012}}</ref> During a filming break at Paramount Studios (1965) in Hollywood, Jones met [[Elvis Presley]] for the first time;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Helen|date=30 January 2021|title=Sir Tom Jones spills on 'unbelievable' first meeting with Elvis Presley|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1391167/Sir-Tom-Jones-first-meeting-Elvis-Presley-The-Voice-BBC-video|access-date=30 January 2021|website=Daily Express|language=en}}</ref> he recalls Presley singing, "With These Hands" as he walked towards him from the film set.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1390614/Tom-Jones-Twitter-songs-single-new-music-The-Voice-UK-latest-news-update |title=Tom Jones: The Voice UK coach apologises to American fans 'Sorry it's taken a while' |work=Daily Express |last=Tonks |first=Andrea |date=29 January 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 }}</ref> The two men became good friends.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-50547933|title=Elvis: Sir Tom Jones was the one artist he 'truly called a friend'|work=BBC News|date=30 November 2019}}</ref>

In 1966, Jones's popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to reshape the singer's image into that of a [[crooner]]. Jones also began to sing broader material. Jones soon topped UK charts and reached the top 40 in US charts. Over the next few years he scored a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including "[[I'll Never Fall in Love Again (Lonnie Donegan song)|I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]", "I'm Coming Home", and "[[Delilah (Tom Jones song)|Delilah]]", each of which reached No. 2 in the UK chart.<ref name="Tom Jones Nostalgia Central">{{cite web| url= http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm | title= Tom Jones| website= nostalgiacentral.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060721100011/http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm |archive-date= 21 July 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.classicbands.com/tomjones.html |title=Tom Jones |website=Classicbands.com |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

===1967 to 1987===
In 1967, Jones performed in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] for the first time, at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]].<ref name="BioPart3">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/biography_03.shtml |title=Music – Tom Jones – Tom Jones biography – part three |website=BBC Wales |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> His performances and style of dress became part of his stage act, and increasingly featured his open, half-unbuttoned shirts and tight trousers. He soon chose to record less and focus on club performances. Jones played in Las Vegas at least one week each year until 2011.

[[File:Janis Joplin Tom Jones 1969.JPG|thumb|Jones singing a duet with [[Janis Joplin]] on the television programme ''[[This Is Tom Jones]]'', 1969]]
Jones had an internationally successful television variety show titled ''[[This Is Tom Jones]]'' from 1969 to 1971. The [[Associated Television]]-produced show was worth a reported {{US$|9000000|1971|about=yes|round=-5}} to Jones over three years. It was broadcast by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK and by the [[American Broadcasting Company]] in the US. As a result of the show, Jones was nominated in 1970 for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|a "best actor" Golden Globe]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/this-is-tom-jones-dvd.shtml |publisher= BBC| place= Wales| title= ''This Is Tom Jones'' DVD review| access-date= 5 January 2013}}</ref> From 1980 to 1981, he had a second television variety show, ''[[Tom Jones (TV program)|Tom Jones]]'', which was produced in [[Vancouver]], Canada, and lasted 24 episodes.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} 

Both television shows were the subject of litigation with the original licence holder [[C/F International]]. {{As of|2004|12}}, C/F International was a secured judgment creditor of [[Classic World Productions]] and its principal, Darryl Payne, for approximately {{US$|1000000|2004|about=yes|round=-5}}, and was the principal secured creditor at the time of the subsequent bankruptcy filing by the company. C/F International's action against Classic World Productions and owner Darryl Payne was based on unpaid [[royalty payment]]s from ''This Is Tom Jones''<ref>{{cite web |last=Hise |first=Micheal |url=http://www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html |title=This is Tom Jones |website=TV.com |date=12 February 2008 |access-date=12 October 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518005335/http://www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html }}</ref> and related recordings.<ref>[http://www.websupp.org/data/DNJ/2:01-cv-03624-94-DNJ.pdf C/F International Inc. v. Classic World Productions et al.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327115100/http://www.websupp.org/data/DNJ/2%3A01-cv-03624-94-DNJ.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327115100/http://www.websupp.org/data/DNJ/2:01-cv-03624-94-DNJ.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-27 |url-status=live |date=27 March 2009 }}, New Jersey District Court, Judgement of 16 February 2006 at page 2; Websupp.org.</ref> ''This Is Tom Jones'' is sold on DVD by [[Time Life]] rather than by Classic World Productions or C/F International.<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811 |title = Generic Error|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727053615/http://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811|archive-date = 27 July 2011}}</ref>

C/F International's rights to later Tom Jones material were also disputed. In March 2007, Tom Jones and Tom Jones Enterprises sued C/F International to stop the company from licensing sound recordings made from the 1981 ''Tom Jones'' series. It was contended that any rights that C/F International had to license the ''Tom Jones'' show did not include the right to make and license separate recordings of the performances on the show, and that any rights that C/F International had in the ''Tom Jones'' show no longer existed because of numerous breaches of contract.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=26492&sectioncode=1 |title=Tom Jones seeks injunction over recordings |magazine=Music Week |date=2 March 2007 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Examples of contentious CDs are ''Live on the Tom Jones Show'', released in 2006, and ''Greatest Hits Live'', originally issued by C/F International in 1981 and later licensed to and issued by Prism Leisure Corporation as ''30 Greatest Hits – Live in Concert''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/ |title= Live on The Tom Jones Show| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080124062521/http://www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/ |archive-date=24 January 2008 | website= 7digital.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.discogs.com/Tom-Jones-30-Greatest-Hits-Live-In-Concert/release/10485850| publisher= Discogs| title= 30 Greatest Hits – Live in Concert| year= 1998| access-date= 29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000URRAYC |title=Tom Jones – 30 Greatest Hits/Live in Concert |website=Amazon |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

On 26 April 1970, [[CBS]] released the [[Raquel Welch]] television special ''[[Raquel! (TV program)|Raquel!]]'' directed by [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]], in it Jones is among guests.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Du Brow|first=Rick|date=23 April 1970|title=Sunday night 'special' features Raquel Welch|page=6|work=The News-Herald}}</ref>
[[File:Tom Jones and Oliver on This Is Tom Jones 1970.jpg|thumb|Jones (left) and [[Oliver (singer)|Oliver]] performing on ''[[This Is Tom Jones]]'' in 1970.]]

[[File:Celebrity Star Tom Jones Orpheum Theater Memphis TN.jpg|thumb|The star commemorating Jones at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Memphis, Tennessee)|Orpheum Theatre, Memphis]]]]
In the 1970s, Jones toured with the female singing groups [[Quiet Elegance]] and [[the Blossoms]] as his backing groups. He had a number of hit singles, including "[[She's a Lady]]", "[[Till (song)|Till]]", and "[[The Young New Mexican Puppeteer]]", but in the mid-1970s his popularity declined. He did, however, have a big hit in 1976 with "[[Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow]]", which went to No. 1 on the US country chart, No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1972, he co-starred with [[Jennifer O'Neill]] in David Winters's television special ''[[The Special London Bridge Special]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 May 1972|title=Lake Havasu city plays a starring role in special|page=12-D|work=Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph}}</ref> Jones explained that he accepted to do the special because it allowed him to continue doing television without having the confinement of a series.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gardella |first=Kay |date=May 7, 1972 |title=Jones salutes London Bridge |journal=Daily News |volume=52 |pages=C39}}</ref>

In 1976, Jones was set to make his film debut in the film ''Yockowald'', in which he was to play a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] assassin. The film was shelved after the production ran out of money three weeks into filming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/7-things-you-definitely-never-8824732|title=7 things you DEFINITELY never knew about Sir Tom Jones |first= Nathan |last= Bevan |date=12 March 2015 |website= Walesonline.co.uk|access-date=11 November 2018}}</ref>

In 1979, Jones made his acting debut in ''[[Pleasure Cove]]'', an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television film which was a pilot for a potential television series but was not picked up. In the film, he played a suave conman named Raymond Gordon staying at the holiday island resort of the title. His co-stars in the film included [[Constance Forslund]], [[Tanya Roberts]] and [[David Hasselhoff]].<ref name="closeup" />{{rp|326}} In 1984, he guest-starred in an episode of the television series ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' as an accountant who fantasises about living life as [[Dick Turpin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/fantasy_island/s07/e18|title=Fantasy Island – season 7 episode 18|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

In the early 1980s, Jones started to record country music. From 1980 to 1986, he had nine songs in the US country top 40, yet failed to crack the top 100 in the UK or the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Tom Jones Discography">{{cite web| url= http://www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php| title= Discography| website= tomjonesonline.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100221021950/http://www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php |archive-date=21 February 2010 }}</ref> Jones's manager Gordon Mills died of cancer on 29 July 1986, and Jones's son Mark became his manager.<ref name="closeup" />{{rp|271, 275}}

In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with "[[Matador (English musical)|A Boy from Nowhere]]", which went to No. 2 in the UK. The following year, he covered [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "[[Kiss (Tom Jones song)|Kiss]]" with [[Art of Noise]]. The song reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 31 in the US. The video for "Kiss" was played frequently on MTV and [[VH1]], and won the [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1989/mtvvmas.htm |title=1989 MTV Video Music Awards |publisher=Rock on the Net |date=6 September 1989 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

===1990s resurgence===

Jones received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1989, located at 6608 [[Hollywood Boulevard]], Los Angeles, California, in front of [[Frederick's of Hollywood]]. He collaborated with [[Van Morrison]] on his album ''Carrying A Torch'', released in 1991 on [[Dover Records]], featuring Jones's cover of [[Carrying a Torch|Morrison's title track]]. Partly recorded at Townhouse Studios in London, Morrison wrote and produced four songs for the album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sutcliffe|first=Phil|date=5 March 1991|title=Stories|magazine=Q|volume=55|page=10}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Tom Jones – Carrying A Torch|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/carrying-a-torch-mw0001191372|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>

In 1992, he made his first appearance at the UK's [[Glastonbury Festival]], and in 1993 he appeared as himself in episodes of two popular US sitcoms, ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' ("[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air season 3|The {{sic|Alma Matter|hide=y|expected=Alma Mater}}]]") and ''[[The Simpsons]]'' ("[[Marge Gets a Job]]").

Jones signed with [[Interscope Records]] in 1993 and released the album ''[[The Lead and How to Swing It]]'' the following year. The first single, "If I Only Knew", went to No. 11 in the UK.<ref name="Tom Jones Discography"/> Jones performed the song at the [[1994 MTV Europe Music Awards]], for which he also served as host.  In 1997 Jones recorded a cover of [[Randy Newman]] song "[[You Can Leave Your Hat On]]" for the soundtrack of ''[[The Full Monty]]''.<ref>{{cite web| first= Robert |last= Carlyle |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-full-monty-original-soundtrack-r307874 |title=The Full Monty [Original Soundtrack&#93; – Original Soundtrack  |publisher=AllMusic |date=12 August 1997 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1996, Jones appeared as himself in [[Tim Burton]]'s ensemble science-fiction comedy film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''. A scene in the film features him performing on stage when aliens attack and he manages to escape with a gun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/20-knew-ol'-tom-jones-60-singer-surprise-star-mars-attacks-article-1.741534|title=20 Things you Never Knew About Ol Tom Jones is Surprise Star of Mars Attacks|website=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=14 December 2017}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 1999, Jones released the album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]'', a collection of cover duets with artists such as [[the Cardigans]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Cerys Matthews]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Mousse T]], [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]], [[Stereophonics]] and [[Robbie Williams]]. The album went to No. 1 in the UK and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wBeEDJhw110C&pg=PA28 |title=Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award: Tom Jones|magazine=Billboard|page=28|date=20 June 2009|access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> Five singles from ''Reload'' charted in the UK top 40.<ref name="Tom Jones Discography"/><ref name="Tom Jones Bio">{{cite web| website= yuddy.com| url= http://www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio| title= Tom Jones Biography |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100112223520/http://www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio |archive-date=12 January 2010 }}</ref> The single "[[Sex Bomb (song)|Sex Bomb]]" was released in early 2000 and became the album's biggest single, reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

===Into the 21st century===
US President [[Bill Clinton]] invited Jones to perform on New Year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington, D.C. In 2000, Jones garnered a number of honours for his work, including a [[BRIT Awards|BRIT Award]] for Best British Male.<ref name="Brits">[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/tom-jone]{{Dead link|date=October 2015}}</ref> He was also hired as the new voice of Australia's [[National Rugby League]], singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mealey |first=Rachel|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |title=Tom Jones the new voice of NRL |location=Australia  |date=29 January 2000 |url= http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s96345.htm |access-date=3 July 2009}}</ref>

Also that year, he lent his voice as Theme Song Guy in the Disney animated comedy film ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]'', where he sang the song "Perfect World." In 2003, he appeared as himself and sang the theme song of the animated show, ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'', based on the famous 1953 [[Looney Tunes]] short ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]'' starring [[Daffy Duck]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-02 |title=An Oral History of 'Duck Dodgers,' Cartoon Network's Space-Age Looney Tunes Show |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/oral-history-duck-dodgers-cartoon-130000677.html |access-date=2025-08-18 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2002, Jones released the album ''[[Mr. Jones (Tom Jones album)|Mr. Jones]]'', which was produced by Haitian-American rapper [[Wyclef Jean]]. The album and the first single, "Tom Jones International", were top 40 hits in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006J9NE |title=Mr Jones: Amazon.co.uk: Music |website=Amazon UK |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

Jones received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003.<ref name="Brits"/> The following year he performed "[[You Can Leave Your Hat On]]" with [[the Pussycat Dolls]] and [[Carmen Electra]] on the seventh annual ''[[VH1 Divas#VH1 Divas 2004|Vh1 Divas]]'' concert. The only male guest part of that year's lineup; which included [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Gladys Knight]], and [[Debbie Harry]] among many others; his cover of "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]" was included in an [[1980s in music|80s]] finale medley. Later that year, he teamed up with pianist [[Jools Holland]] and released ''Tom Jones & Jools Holland'', a roots rock 'n' roll album. It peaked at No. 5 in the UK.<ref name="Tom Jones Discography"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002Y9TRO |title=Tom Jones & Jools Holland|website=Amazon UK |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

On 28 May 2005, in celebration of his upcoming 65th birthday, Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in [[Ynysangharad Park]], Pontypridd, before an audience of about 20,000. This was his first performance in Pontypridd since 1964.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/4590941.stm |title=Home town triumph for Tom Jones |date=29 May 2005 |work=BBC News   |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref> In 2005, the BBC reported that Jones was Wales's wealthiest entertainer, having amassed a fortune of £175,000,000.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 April 2005 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4401733.stm |title=Financier heads Welsh rich list |work=BBC News  |access-date=12 February 2008}}</ref> Jones collaborated with Australian pop singer [[John Farnham]] in 2005 and released the live album ''[[John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert]]''. The following year, Jones worked with [[Chicane (recording artist)|Chicane]] and released the dance track "[[Stoned in Love]]", which went to No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="Tom Jones Discography"/>

Jones, who had been made an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1999, was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] in 2006 at [[Buckingham Palace]] for his services to music.<ref name="BBC2006">{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4853732.stm| title=Tom Jones collects his knighthood|work=BBC News | date=29 March 2006| access-date=29 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/tom-jones |title=Tom Jones  |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> After receiving a knighthood, Jones stated: "When you first come into show business and get a hit record, it is the start of something. As time goes by it just gets better. This is the best thing I have had. It's a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling."<ref name="BBC2006"/>

===2007–2009===
[[File:Tom Jones Hampton Court Palace 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Performing at [[Hampton Court Palace]] in London, 2007]]
On 1 July 2007, Jones was among the artists who performed at [[Wembley Stadium]] at the [[Concert for Diana]], joined on stage by guitarist [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]] of [[Aerosmith]] and soul singer [[Joss Stone]]. In addition to performing some of his own songs, the group covered the [[Arctic Monkeys]] song "[[I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/tom-jones-w-joe-perry-i-bet-you-look-good-on-the-dancefloor.html |title=Song of the Day: Tom Jones w/ Joe Perry, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (Arctic Monkeys cover) » Cover Me |website=Covermesongs.com |date=27 August 2010 |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> A boxing fan, Jones has performed national anthems before a number of boxing matches. He sang "[[God Save the Queen]]", the national anthem of the United Kingdom, before the [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton|Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton fight]] in 2007; he sang "{{lang|cy|[[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]]|italic=no}}", the Welsh national anthem, at the [[Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe|Bernard Hopkins-Joe Calzaghe fight]] between fellow Welshman [[Joe Calzaghe]] and [[Bernard Hopkins]] in 2008; and he sang "God Save the Queen" before the [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton|Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3736265.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202100858/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3736265.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2008|title=The Times & The Sunday Times|website=The Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3023565.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513120356/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3023565.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2008 |title=The Times |date=28 September 2015 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-result/action-drama-and-intrigue-at-york-hall-turner-secures-southern-area-title-martin-and-upton-brothers-impress/19660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601161715/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19671&more=1|title=York Hall: Turner Secures Southern Area Title, Martin And Upton Brothers Impress — Boxing News|archive-date=1 June 2009}}</ref>

In 2008, he released ''[[24 Hours (Tom Jones album)|24 Hours]]'' on [[S-Curve Records]], his first album of new material to be issued in the United States for over 15 years. Jones, who was still performing over 200 dates a year as he approached his seventieth birthday, set out on a world tour to promote the album. "The fire is still in me. Not to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender", Jones said.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7620450.stm |title=Sir Tom Jones eyes fresh comeback |work=BBC News  |date=17 September 2008 |access-date=17 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Russell |first=Gwen |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001G5SDA2 |title=24 Hours: Tom Jones: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=14 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/ |title=Santiago takes its hat off to Tom Jones – Santiago Times Review |publisher=Tom Jones |access-date=12 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072640/http://www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/ |archive-date=16 October 2015 }}</ref> Also in 2008, Jones was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On 16 November 2008, he was invited to perform on BBC's ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''; he performed the debut single from ''24 Hours'', "If He Should Ever Leave You", which was named the ninth-best song of 2008 by [[Spinner (website)|Spinner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003200/http://www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |title=Best Songs of 2008: No. 9 |work=Spinner |access-date=17 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8299511.stm |title=In conversation with Sir Tom  |work=BBC News  |date=9 October 2009 |access-date=17 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|I39LiZjqDes|"Tom Jones 'If He Should Ever Leave You' Strictly Come Dancing"}}</ref> One of the songs from ''24 Hours'', "Give a Little Love", would later be featured in the first trailer for the 2010 comedy film, ''[[Little Fockers]]''.

In March 2009, Jones went to the top of the UK Music Charts for the third time in his career with a cover of "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]", sung with [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]], [[Rob Brydon]] and [[Robin Gibb]], who co-wrote the original with his brothers [[Barry Gibb|Barry]] and [[Maurice Gibb|Maurice]]. The record, which was inspired by the song's having featured in the BBC's hit sitcom ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', was released in aid of [[Comic Relief]] and reached No. 1 in March 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269201/u2-comic-relief-top-uk-charts |title=U2, Comic Relief Top U.K. Charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> This was his first UK chart topper since "Green, Green Grass of Home" in 1967, setting a new record of 42 years between two UK number ones; this record would be surpassed by [[Kate Bush]] when "[[Running Up That Hill]]" topped the charts in 2022, a 44-year gap between number ones.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is Official Charts Number 1 Single: Singer becomes 3 x Official Charts Record Breaker with Stranger Things success |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill-is-official-charts-number-1-single-singer-becomes-3-x-official-charts-record-breaker-with-stranger-things-success__36605/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref>

===2010–2020===
[[File:Tom Jones concert.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones at [[House of Blues]], [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], 2009]]
Jones's album ''[[Praise & Blame]]'' was released on 26 July 2010. The album, consisting primarily of gospel and blues songs, included covers of songs by [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Lee Hooker]] and [[Billy Joe Shaver]], and featured guest musicians such as [[Booker T. Jones|Booker T.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tom-jones/51098 |title=Tom Jones covering Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker on new album |work=NME |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Kitty |last=Empire |title=Tom Jones: Praise & Blame |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/25/tom-jones-praise-blame-review |date=24 July 2010 |access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>

On 7 June 2010, which was Jones's seventieth birthday, the single "Burning Hell", a cover of the John Lee Hooker song from the ''Praise & Blame'' album, was released. In July 2010, it was reported that David Sharpe, vice-president of [[Island Records]] (to whom Jones had moved, from [[EMI]], for £1.5m in October 2009), had told his colleagues over email to "pull back this project immediately or get my money back" and asked whether the spiritually themed record had been a "sick joke".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7870995/Tom-Joness-record-boss-complains-his-new-album-sounds-like-hymns.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7870995/Tom-Joness-record-boss-complains-his-new-album-sounds-like-hymns.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Tom Jones's record boss complains his new album sounds like hymns |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=12 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jones later strongly criticised Sharpe and said that he was furious about the leaked email.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/10/tom-jones-furious-at-record-company-boss-s-comments-91466-26823038/ |title=Tom Jones furious at record company boss's comments |work=Wales Online |date= 9 July 2010|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

In July 2010 Jones appeared on the penultimate episode of ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' and performed "Burning Hell". In August 2010, ''Praise & Blame'' debuted at No. 2 on the UK album chart.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2010/08/01/eminem-beats-tom-jones-to-no-1-spot-115875-22457228/ | title = Eminem beats Tom Jones to No 1 spot | date = 1 August 2010 | newspaper = Mirror | location = London | access-date =24 August 2010}}</ref> By 2010 Jones had sold a total of over 100 million records.<ref name="3News_142546">{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929131157/http://www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx |archive-date=29 September 2012 |title=Tom Jones: 'It's not unusual, no' |date=18 February 2010 |work=[[3 News]] |access-date=23 November 2011}}</ref>

On 11 September 2010 Jones performed for an audience of 50,000 at the ''[[Help for Heroes]]'' charity concert at [[Twickenham Stadium]] performing "[[Sister Rosetta Tharpe|Strange Things Are Happening Every Day]]" and his hit "[[Green, Green Grass of Home]]". On 22 September, Jones appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' at the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] in New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/27347/the-late-show-with-david-letterman-2010-09-22-joaquin-phoenix-tom-jones|title=Joaquin Phoenix, Tom Jones – The Late Show with David Letterman 2010-09-22|publisher=TVmaze|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref>

In May 2011 Jones appeared as a guest vocalist on the debut album ''[[Let Them Talk (Hugh Laurie album)|Let Them Talk]]'' by [[Hugh Laurie]]. On 15 May 2011, he appeared alongside Laurie in the UK [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''Perspectives'', singing music from the album in [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/ |title=Hugh Laurie - Essays - Perspectives - ITV Factual |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-date=15 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515022509/http://www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/ }}</ref> On 25 May 2011, he appeared on '' [[American Idol season 10|American Idol]] '' after a medley of his hits performed by the American Idol "Top 13".<ref>{{cite web |last=Herndon |first=Jessica |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html |title=Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Tim McGraw Perform at Idol Finale |work=People |date=26 May 2011 |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808110855/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html }}</ref>

Jones released a single on 19 March 2012, produced by former [[White Stripes]] frontman [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]], called ''Evil''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/jack-white/61946 |title=Hear Jack White's 'Evil' collaboration with Tom Jones |website=NME |date=9 February 2012 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> The single was first made available through independent record shops in 7" vinyl format on 5 March.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tom-jones-and-jack-white-single-to-be-sold-nationwide/ |title=Tom Jones and Jack White single to be sold nationwide |work=Thecmuwebsite.com |date=27 February 2012 |access-date=12 October 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072640/http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tom-jones-and-jack-white-single-to-be-sold-nationwide/ }}</ref> An exclusive [[Unusual types of gramophone records|three-coloured vinyl]] was also sold at only one shop – [[Spillers Records]] in [[Cardiff]]. The shop, which Jones visited as a boy, was founded in 1894 and is listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's oldest record shop.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9100881/Tom-Jones-single-to-be-sold-in-one-shop-only.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9100881/Tom-Jones-single-to-be-sold-in-one-shop-only.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tom Jones single to be sold in one shop only|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=23 February 2012|access-date=23 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the BBC talent show ''[[The Voice UK]]'' from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite magazine| url= http://www.list.co.uk/article/39019-the-voice-line-up-revealed/ |title=The Voice line-up revealed |magazine=The List |date=28 November 2011 |access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> In March 2012 he became a coach on the show and was joined by [[will.i.am]], [[Jessie J]] and [[Danny O'Donoghue]]. He mentored [[Leanne Mitchell]] to win the first series. Jones returned to coach in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In August 2015, it was announced that Jones's contract with the show would not be renewed and that he would be replaced by [[Boy George]]. Jones criticised BBC executives for "sub-standard behaviour", having not consulted with him and informing him only 24 hours before the official announcement.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rose Troup Buchanan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tom-jones-dropped-from-the-voice-singer-criticises-bbc-executives-for-substandard-behaviour-after-hes-axed-from-fifth-series-10456948.html |title=Tom Jones dropped from The Voice: Singer criticises 'BBC executives' for 'sub-standard behaviour' after he's axed from fifth series |work=[[The Independent]] |date=15 August 2015 |access-date=15 August 2015}}</ref>

[[File:TomJonesturkucastlepartu2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones at the [[Turku Castle]] in [[Turku, Finland]], 2012<ref>[https://www.ts.fi/kulttuuri/381434 Tom Jones valaisi Linnan sateisen juhlan] – ''[[Turun Sanomat]]'', 22 August 2012. (in Finnish)</ref>]]
In May 2012 Jones released the album ''Spirit in the Room'' on [[Island Records]]/[[Universal Music]]. The track listing included covers of songs by [[Paul McCartney]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Richard and Linda Thompson]], [[Blind Willie Johnson]], [[Tom Waits]] and [[the Low Anthem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/20/tom-jones-spirit-room-review?newsfeed=true |title=Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room |work=The Guardian |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Also in May, he starred in a one-off television drama titled "King of the Teds" which aired on [[Sky Arts]] as part of a series of standalone teleplays for ''[[Playhouse Presents]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9244325/King-of-the-Teds-Sky-Arts-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9244325/King-of-the-Teds-Sky-Arts-review.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=King of the Teds, Sky Arts, review|first=Rachel|last=Ward|date=4 May 2012|access-date=14 December 2017|website=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 4 June Jones performed at the Queen's [[Diamond Jubilee Concert]] in front of [[Buckingham Palace]], singing "Delilah" and "[[Mama Told Me Not to Come]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=WalesOnline |date=2012-06-05 |title=Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey star in Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tom-jones-shirley-bassey-star-2052136 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref>  On 18 August Jones performed a fifty-minute set at the [[V Festival]]'s Weston Park site in [[Staffordshire]].<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/v-festival-liveblog-gossip-pictures-1264340 "Liveblog: Relive our V Festival weekend, all of the gossip, pictures and video from the star-studded VIP area"]. ''Daily Mirror''. Retrieved 22 August 2012.</ref> On 9 September 2012, Jones headlined at [[BBC Radio 2]]'s Live in Hyde Park festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e68v4f/acts/ajdg9r |title=Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park – 2012 – Acts – Sir Tom Jones |publisher=BBC |date=9 September 1015 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

In May 2014 Jones opened for [[Morrissey]] at a special show in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard to support Morrissey at major US shows|url=https://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/75468|access-date=15 February 2014|newspaper=[[NME]]|date=13 February 2014}}</ref> On 27 September 2014, Jones performed at the [[Australian Football League]]'s pre-game entertainment for the [[2014 AFL Grand Final|2014 Grand Final]] along with [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-01/tom-jones-to-star-on-gf-stage |title=What's news, pussycat? Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran to star on GF stage |website=AFL.com.au |date=September 2014 |access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

In September 2015 Jones announced the long-awaited release of his album ''[[Long Lost Suitcase]]'', on 9 October, through Virgin/EMI. The album was the last in a trilogy, following ''Praise & Blame'' (2010) and ''Spirit in the Room'' (2012). The track titles are included in chapters of Jones' autobiography ''Over the Top and Back'' which was released at the same time. The album was produced by [[Ethan Johns]] and included songs by [[Gillian Welch]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Hank Williams]] and [[the Milk Carton Kids]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/news/UK/91959/Read |title=Tom Jones announces new album |publisher=Music-News.com |date=2 September 2015 |access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref>

In November 2015 Jones appeared, alongside [[Rob Brydon]], in a special 90-minute show, from the [[Wembley Arena|SSE Arena, Wembley]], for BBC's [[Children in Need]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pf7sb|title=Tom Jones & Rob Brydon: One Big Night for Children in Need|work=BBC One|date=12 November 2015|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref> In December 2015 he appeared on the BBC's ''[[Jools' Annual Hootenanny]]'', on duetting with [[Paul Weller]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pk3kf|title=Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2015/16|work=[[BBC Two]]|date=31 December 2015|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>

In 2017 Jones returned to ''The Voice'' as a coach for [[The Voice UK (series 6)|series 6]], his fifth year on the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-09/who-is-tom-jones-the-voice-uk-coach-profile|title=Who is The Voice UK 2017 judge Tom Jones?|work=[[Radio Times]]|date=9 January 2017|access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> In [[The Voice UK (series 7)|series 7]], [[Ruti Olajugbagbe]] picked Jones as her coach and together they made it all the way to the finale, where Olajugbagbe was announced as the series 7 winner. In 2018 he embarked on a live summer tour, which was planned to run from 1 May to 11 August.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bestclassicbands.com/tom-jones-2018-tour-dates-4-23-18/|title=Tom Jones Adds 2018 Tour Dates – Best Classic Bands|date=11 June 2015|work=Best Classic Bands|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> In July, however, many shows were cancelled due to sickness or bad weather.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/sir-tom-jones-78-makes-triumphant-return-to-the-stage-after-bacterial-infection-and-thunderstorms-forced-him-to-miss-six-shows/ar-BBLhslV|title=Sir Tom Jones, 78, makes triumphant return to the stage... after bacterial infection and thunderstorms forced him to miss SIX shows|publisher=MSN|access-date=31 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731123522/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/sir-tom-jones-78-makes-triumphant-return-to-the-stage-after-bacterial-infection-and-thunderstorms-forced-him-to-miss-six-shows/ar-BBLhslV|archive-date=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44885944|title=Tom Jones postpones show due to illness|date=19 July 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>

In 2020 Jones again appeared on the BBC's ''Jools' Annual Hootenanny'', broadcast on New Year's Eve, on which he duetted with Jools Holland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDboH709T-M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/UDboH709T-M| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Sir Tom Jones and Jools Holland – Whispering Grass (Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2020/21) – YouTube|date=31 December 2020 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and with [[Celeste (singer)|Celeste]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elcKR9G9tiA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/elcKR9G9tiA| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Celeste and Sir Tom Jones – Blue Moon (Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2020/21) – YouTube|date=31 December 2020 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===2021–present===
In January 2021 Jones announced ''[[Surrounded by Time]]'', his fourth covers album to be produced by Ethan Johns, alongside the release of a new single, his rendition of [[Todd Snider]]'s "Talking Reality Television Blues".<ref name="Surrounded by Time">{{cite news |author1=Jones, Damian |title=Tom Jones announces new album with Radiohead-esque single 'Talking Reality Television Blues' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tom-jones-announces-new-album-with-radiohead-esque-single-talking-reality-television-blues-2857910 |access-date=16 January 2021 |work= [[NME]] |date=15 January 2021}}</ref> In March he appeared on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' where he sang "I'm Growing Old" from that album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/tom-jones/new-album-single-video-surrounded-by-time/|title=Tom Jones announces new album and releases vintage video for fantastic new song|website=Smooth}}</ref> The album was released on 23 April.

On 17 and 18 June 2022 Jones appeared at the [[Principality Stadium]] in Cardiff alongside [[Stereophonics]], whose Saturday concert was broadcast live on [[BBC Two]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.principalitystadium.wales/event/stereophonics/|title=Stereophonics, Sir Tom Jones, Feeder, Gruff Rhys and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard|website=Principality Stadium}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018lg7|title=BBC Two – Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We'll Keep a Welcome|website=BBC}}</ref>

On 3 September 2022, Jones performed "I Won't Crumble With You If You Fall", taken from his ''Surrounded by Time'' album, on ''The Voice UK''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/sir-tom-jones-voice-uk-tribute-late-wife/|title=Sir Tom Jones leaves Voice UK viewers 'sobbing' with tribute to his late wife|website=Heart Radio|date=5 September 2022|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> After the performance, Jones explained the meaning behind the song: "My wife, she was dying of lung cancer [...] I was always able to fix stuff, I was always able to do things, if she needed me for anything I was always there, but she said 'you can't crumble with me, don't fall with me now, you've done everything you can, you must carry on and do what you do' [...] When I heard it I thought, 'My God it's like this was written for this situation'. It's a lovely song."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/04/the-voice-uk-tom-jones-has-anne-marie-in-tears-with-tribute-to-wife-17296479/|title= Sir Tom Jones moves fellow coach Anne-Marie to tears during emotional song tribute to late wife on The Voice UK|website=Metro|last=Brazier|first=Tori|date=4 September 2022|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> Within 24 hours, the song had peaked on the UK iTunes chart at number 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/tom-jones-the-voice-wife-24931421|title=The Voice UK's Tom Jones emotional tribute to his wife sparks chart success as fans left in tears|website=Chronicle Live|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=5 September 2022|access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> The song debuted at number 3 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart on 9 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220909|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 - 09 September 2022 - 15 September 2022|website=Official Charts|date=9 September 2022|access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>

During the [[The Voice UK (series 11)|series 11]] blind auditions of Jones’ tenth year on [[The Voice UK]], the very first contestant was [[Anthonia Edwards]], who received a 4-chair turn from the coaches. Edwards would choose Jones as her coach. On 29 October 2022, Edwards was announced as the winner of series 11, making Jones the first coach to mentor 3 winners on The Voice UK.

==Personal life==
Jones was married to his school girlfriend, Melinda Rose "Linda" Trenchard, from 2 March 1957 until her death from cancer on 10 April 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36015366|title=Sir Tom Jones's wife Lady Melinda Rose Woodward dies|work=[[BBC News]]|date=11 April 2016|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> They were married at the age of 16 when she became pregnant; their son, Mark, was born shortly after the wedding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210220107293/the-voice-tom-jones-family-wife-children-parents/|title=Tom Jones' family: wife Linda, sons Mark and Jonathan and grandchildren|date=20 February 2021|website=HELLO!}}</ref> To support his young family, Jones worked in construction and at a glove factory before finding success as a singer.<ref>{{cite book|date=8 October 2015|author=Tom Jones|isbn=978-0-7181-8068-3|title=Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography|publisher=Michael Joseph|pages=63–64}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tom-jones-wife-linda-dies-11167791#rlabs=1%20p$7 |title=Tom Jones' wife Linda dies after "short but fierce" battle with cancer|author=Mears, Tyler|date=11 April 2016|work=Wales Online|access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> He stayed married to Trenchard despite his many well-publicised [[infidelity|infidelities]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tom-jones-i-still-love-2125116|title=Tom Jones 'I still love Linda'|work=[[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]]|date=21 February 2009|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> After his wife's death, Jones sold the family's [[Los Angeles]] mansion and its contents, apart from treasured photos, and moved into an apartment in [[London]], which was his wife's dying wish.<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/901147/tom-jones-wife-linda-lung-cancer-dying-wish-LA-home-london-the-voice-UK| title= Sir Tom Jones confesses he moved to London to fulfil his late wife's dying wish| first= Julia| last= Kuttner| date= 7 January 2018 |website= Daily Express| access-date= 29 March 2020}}</ref>

Jones has stated that he had sex with up to 250 groupies a year at his peak of fame.<ref name= czone /> He had affairs with famous American women such as singer [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]], presenter [[Charlotte Laws]],<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html | title= Charlotte Laws: fura-festas e vingadora | website= Sabado.pt | access-date= 12 October 2015 | archive-date= 16 October 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016072640/http://www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html }}</ref> and former Miss World [[Marjorie Wallace]], engaged at the time to American race car driver [[Peter Revson]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-voice-judge-tom-jones-affair-777978 |title= Tom Jones, the Miss World who stole his heart and the faithful wife who wrested it back| first= Dominic |last= Herbert| work= Daily Mirror| date= 1 April 2012| access-date= 12 April 2012}}</ref> Actress [[Cassandra Peterson]], better known as her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, revealed in 2008 that she lost her virginity to Jones, calling the experience "painful and horrible" and stating that she required [[Surgical suture|stitches]] afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede |title=Elvira Was Deflowered By Tom Jones; Needed Stitches |date=9 July 2008 |access-date=3 October 2011 |magazine=StarPulse.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080712184407/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede |archive-date= 12 July 2008 }}</ref> 

One of his affairs resulted in a son. While on tour in the United States in October 1987, he had a brief relationship with model Katherine Berkery, who later discovered she was pregnant. After a legal battle that included [[DNA paternity testing|DNA testing]], a U.S. court ruled in 1989 that Jones was the boy's father. He denied the court's findings until 2008, when he admitted they were true, but expressed no interest in meeting his son, singer Jonathan Berkery.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/14/tom-jones-admits-he-is-father-of-us-singer-91466-22470948|title=Tom Jones admits he is father of US singer|work=Wales Online|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

Following the UK's [[October 1974 United Kingdom general election|1974 election of a Labour government]], Jones became a [[tax exile]] to avoid a 98% [[Taxation in the United Kingdom#Modern rules|income tax]].<ref name="closeup"/> In 1976, he purchased the mansion at [[363 Copa De Oro Road]] in the [[East Gate Bel Air, Los Angeles|East Gate Bel Air]] area of Los Angeles from [[Dean Martin]] for $500,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/8000-semi-6m-bel-air-8631385|title=From the £8,000 semi to $6m Bel Air mansion, inside the houses Sir Tom Jones has called home|work=Wales Online|date=12 February 2015|access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> He sold it to [[Nicolas Cage]] in 1998 for a reported $6.4&nbsp;million.<ref name="Tom Jones Bio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html|title=Tom Jones 'moving back to Britain'|work=Digital Spy|date=2 July 2009|access-date=17 October 2009|archive-date=4 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904223441/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html}}</ref>

Jones met his idol [[Elvis Presley]] in 1965 at the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] film stage, when Elvis was filming ''[[Paradise, Hawaiian Style]]''.<ref name="rollingstone2015" /><ref name="BioPart3" /> They became good friends, spending more time together in Las Vegas singing and carousing until the early hours at Presley's private suite. The friendship endured until Presley's death in 1977.<ref name="BioPart3" /> One year after the death of Jones' wife, rumours began that he had started dating Presley's wife [[Priscilla Presley|Priscilla]]. In 2021, he said they had known each other since the 1960s and simply enjoyed spending time together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.krone.at/2404862 |title=Etwa ein Paar? Tom Jones: Das verbindet ihn mit Priscilla Presley|date=4 May 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021 |language=German}}</ref> People had thought they were dating because they had been seen together dining and at [[Jeff Franklin]]'s house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/tom-jones-elvis-presley-friendship-priscilla-presley-dating-rumors/|title=Tom Jones Talks His 'Close' Friendship with the Late Elvis Presley, Addresses Priscilla Presley Dating Rumors|access-date=11 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2015, Jones' autobiography ''Over the Top and Back'' was published by Michael Joseph.<ref>{{cite book|date=8 October 2015| first= Tom |last= Jones|isbn=978-0-7181-8068-3|title=Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography| publisher= Michael Joseph}}</ref> Reviewing the book in the ''[[Daily Express]]'', Clair Woodward said, "In the tradition of so many autobiographies these days, Tom Jones's doesn't tell you what you really want to hear. [...] What you are left with is a riotously enjoyable story of Jones 'The Voice' which nicely doubles as the story of British pop and light entertainment from the Sixties onwards."<ref>{{cite news|last=Woodward |first=Clair |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/609200/Over-The-Top-And-Back-The-Autobiography-Sir-Tom-Jones-Leading-Dictator-book-review |title=Book reviews: Over The Top And Back: The Autobiography |work=Daily Express|date=2 October 2015|access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref> In 2021, Jones revealed that he uses [[inversion therapy]] to stay in good health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/11/sir-tom-jones-80-on-bizarre-bat-like-fitness-technique-he-swears-by-14064550/|title=Sir Tom Jones reveals bat-like therapy he uses to stay in shape at 80|date=11 February 2021|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>

==Artistry and influence==
Jones' singing style developed out of the sound of American [[soul music]]. His early influences included [[blues]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], and [[rock and roll]] singers such as [[Little Richard]], [[Solomon Burke]], [[Jackie Wilson]], [[Brook Benton]], [[Elvis Presley]] (his idol and later close friend), and [[Jerry Lee Lewis]].<ref name="rollingstone2015">Appleford, Steve [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-jones-on-meeting-elvis-recording-with-bacharach-panty-magnet-phase-20151215 "Tom Jones on Meeting Elvis, Recording With Bacharach, 'Panty Magnet' Phase"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012092214/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-jones-on-meeting-elvis-recording-with-bacharach-panty-magnet-phase-20151215 |date=12 October 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.</ref>

[[Space (English band)|Space]] and [[Cerys Matthews]] released "[[The Ballad of Tom Jones]]", a song about a fighting couple who are calmed down by listening to Jones's music on the radio. The song reached No. 4 in the UK in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacetheband.com/discography/singles/the-ballad-of-tom-jones|title=The Ballad of Tom Jones the Single by Space – Discography|publisher=Space the Band|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

A musical, ''Tom: A Story of Tom Jones'', based on his life and recordings, produced by Theatr na nÓg, opened at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]] in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shenton|first=Mark|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/tom-story-tom-jones-musical-review-wales-millennium-centre-cardiff-lacks-dramatic-meat|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311111500/https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/tom-story-tom-jones-musical-review-wales-millennium-centre-cardiff-lacks-dramatic-meat/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2016|title=Tom: A Story of Tom Jones, the Musical review at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff – 'lacks dramatic meat'|website=The Stage |date=10 March 2016|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> Another jukebox musical, ''[[What's New Pussycat? (musical)|What's New Pussycat?]]'' based on [[Henry Fielding]]'s 1749 novel ''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling]]'' (set in the 1960s) which uses Jones' music opened at the [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] in October 2021 to critical acclaim. It is written by [[Joe DiPietro]], directed by Luke Sheppard, and choreographed by [[Arlene Phillips]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 October 2021|title=What's New Pussycat? review – high-voltage collision of two Tom Joneses|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/20/whats-new-pussycat-review-high-voltage-collision-of-two-tom-joneses|access-date=10 November 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

Similar to Presley with [[Elvis impersonator|his impersonators]], Jones has [[Tom Jones impersonator|his own imitators]] around the world.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=11 April 2018 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/la-sp-kings-golden-knights-elliott-20180411-story.html |title=Golden Knights give Vegas a real sense of community }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Billboard |date=9 May 1998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60 |page=60 |title=Now The Real Thing }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=7 July 2007 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/07/07/warren-makes-time-for-grandson/ |title=Warren makes time for grandson by Stuart Michael }}</ref>

In the 2006 film ''[[Flushed Away]]'', the main character, Roddy, is mistaken for Jones by another character while Roddy performs "[[She's a Lady]]". Jones' song, "[[What's New Pussycat? (song)|What's New Pussycat?]]", is played during the ending credits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Linda |date=2021-07-29 |title=Flushed Away (2006) |url=https://cinemacats.com/flushed-away-2006/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Cinema Cats |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the video game ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', the Scout character is a collector of Tom Jones merchandise, and Jones is depicted being murdered by the Soldier character in the tie-in comics. The Spy character later uses his shape-shifting ability to convince the Scout that Jones is his father. Jones is also depicted using the phrase "What's new pussycat?" several times.<ref>''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', 10 January 2017 – [http://www.teamfortress.com/tf06_thenakedandthedead/ TF Comics 6: The Naked and the Dead]</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Tom Jones discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
{{div col}}
*''[[Along Came Jones (album)|Along Came Jones]]'' (1965, UK)
*''[[Along Came Jones (album)|It's Not Unusual]]'' (1965, US)
*''[[What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones album)|What's New Pussycat?]]'' (1965, US)
*''[[A-tom-ic Jones]]'' (1966, UK & US versions different)
*''[[From the Heart (Tom Jones album)|From the Heart]]'' (1966, UK)
*''[[Green, Green Grass of Home (album)|Green, Green Grass of Home]]'' (1967, UK & US versions different)
*''[[Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings (album)|Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings]]'' (1967, US)
*''[[13 Smash Hits]]'' (1967, UK)
*''The Tom Jones Fever Zone'' (1968, US)
*''[[Delilah (Tom Jones album)|Delilah]]'' (1968, UK)
*''[[Help Yourself (Tom Jones album)|Help Yourself]]'' (1968)
*''[[This Is Tom Jones (album)|This Is Tom Jones]]'' (1969)
*''[[Tom (Tom Jones album)|Tom]]'' (1970)
*''[[I Who Have Nothing (album)|I Who Have Nothing]]'' (1970)
*''[[She's a Lady (album)|She's a Lady]]'' (1971)
*''[[Tom Jones Close Up]]'' (1972)
*''[[The Body and Soul of Tom Jones]]'' (1973)
*''[[Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like (Tom Jones album)|Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like]]'' (1974)
*''Memories Don't Leave Like People Do'' (1975)
*''[[Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (album)|Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow]]'' (1977)
*''[[What a Night (Tom Jones album)|What a Night]]'' (1977)
*''Do You Take This Man'' (1979)
*''Rescue Me'' (1979)
*''[[Darlin' (album)|Darlin']]'' (1981)
*''[[Country (Tom Jones album)|Tom Jones Country]]'' (1982)
*''[[Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young]]'' (1983)
*''[[Love Is on the Radio (album)|Love Is on the Radio]]'' (1984)
*''[[Tender Loving Care (Tom Jones album)|Tender Loving Care]]'' (1985)
*''[[At This Moment (Tom Jones album)|At This Moment]]'' (titled ''Move Closer'' in the US) (1989)
*''Carrying a Torch'' (1991)
*''[[The Lead and How to Swing It]]'' (1994)
*''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]'' (1999)
*''[[Mr. Jones (Tom Jones album)|Mr. Jones]]'' (2002)
*''Tom Jones & Jools Holland'' {{small|(with [[Jools Holland]])}} (2004)
*''[[24 Hours (Tom Jones album)|24 Hours]]'' (2008)
*''[[Praise & Blame]]'' (2010)
*''[[Spirit in the Room]]'' (2012)
*''[[Long Lost Suitcase]]'' (2015)
*''[[Surrounded by Time]]'' (2021)
{{div col end}}

'''Live albums'''
*''Tom Jones Live! At the Talk of the Town'' (1967)
*''[[Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas]]'' (1969)
*''[[Tom Jones Live at Caesar's Palace]]'' (1971)
*''[[John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert]]'' {{small|(with [[John Farnham]])}} (2005)
*''Tom Jones'' (promotional ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' CD) (2010)

'''Box sets'''
*''The Definitive Tom Jones'' (2003)
*''The Complete Decca Studio Albums Collection'' (2020)

==Compositions==
Jones wrote or co-wrote the following songs: "And I Tell the Sea",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chronicles-mw0000174224|title=Chronicles – Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> "Looking Out My Window",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/looking-out-my-window-mt0013407112|title=Looking Out My Window – Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> "Feel the Rain"  from the 2002 ''[[Mr. Jones (Tom Jones album)|Mr. Jones]]'' album,<ref name="mrjones">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mr-jones-mw0000457994|title=Mr. Jones – Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> "Jezebel",<ref name="mrjones"/> "The Letter",<ref name="mrjones"/> "Younger Days",<ref name="mrjones"/> "Tom Jones International",<ref name="mrjones"/> "Holiday",<ref name="mrjones"/> "The Road",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3276580/Sir-Tom-Jones-writes-love-song-for-wife-Linda.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3276580/Sir-Tom-Jones-writes-love-song-for-wife-Linda.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Sir Tom Jones writes love song for wife Linda|work=The Telegraph|date=29 October 2008|access-date=4 August 2013|last1=Irvine|first1=Chris}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "24 Hours",<ref name="24h">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/24-hours-mw0000802615|title=24 Hours – Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> "Seasons",<ref name="24h"/> "We Got Love",<ref name="24h"/> "Seen That Face",<ref name="24h"/> "Give a Little Love",<ref name="24h"/> "If He Should Ever Leave You",<ref name="24h"/> "Whatever it Takes",<ref name="mrjones"/> and "Traveling Shoes" from the 2012 album ''[[Spirit in the Room]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-in-the-room-mw0002348561|title=Spirit in the Room – Tom Jones|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!| Year
!| Title
!| Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1965
| ''[[What's New Pussycat?]]''
| rowspan="3" | Theme Singer
| 
|-
| ''[[Promise Her Anything]]''
| 
|-
| ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]''
|
|-
| 1972
| ''The Special London Bridge Special''
| rowspan="2" | 
| A fantasy story about [[London Bridge]] being brought to America
|-
| 1974
| ''On Happiness Island''
| [[BBC]] special
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Pleasure Cove]]''
| Raymond Gordon
| US TV Movie
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Dick Turpin
| ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series; season 7, episode 19)
|-
| 1987
| ''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament]]''
| as himself
| TV special
|-
| 1991
| ''The Ghosts of Oxford Street''
| Gordon Selfridge
| Christmas TV Movie celebrating the 200th anniversary of London's Oxford Street
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| rowspan="2" | as himself
| "[[Marge Gets a Job]]"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''
| Season 3 episode 18 : The {{sic|Alma Matter|hide=y|expected=Alma Mater}}
|-
| 1994
| ''Silk n' Sabotage''
| Photographer
| 
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Jerky Boys: The Movie]]''
| rowspan="3" | as himself
| 
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''
| 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Agnes Browne]]''
| 
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Emperor's New Groove]]''
| Theme Song Guy
| Animated film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]''
| rowspan="3" | as himself
| "Talent Show A Go-Go"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ww12.tomjonesonline.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323050706/http://tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-filmography.php|title=Tom Jones ~ A Musical Legend|archive-date=23 March 2009|website=ww12.tomjonesonline.com}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2021}}
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Playhouse Presents]]''
| Episode: "King of the Teds"
|-
| 2012–15, 2017–present
| ''[[The Voice UK]]''
| Coach or "judge" and mentor for artists, Seasons 1 until 4 and 6 onwards
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Under Milk Wood]]''
| Captain Cat
| TV film
|-
| ''[[Superheroes Unite for BBC Children in Need]]''
| as himself
| TV film
|}

==Accolades==
===Amadeus Austrian Music Awards===
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]''
| Best International Pop/Rock Male
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amadeus-award.at/nominierte.html#11 |title=Nominierte Künstler |website=www.amadeus-award.at |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010408015312/http://www.amadeus-award.at/nominierte.html#11 |archive-date=8 April 2001 }}</ref>
{{end}}

===Brit Awards===
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| [[1977 Brit Awards|1977]]
| Himself
| [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1977|title=History|website=BRIT Awards|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826032516/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1977}}</ref>
|-
| [[1989 Brit Awards|1989]]
| "[[Kiss (Prince song)|Kiss]]" <small>(with [[Art of Noise]])</small>
| rowspan="2"|[[Brit Award for Song of the Year|British Single of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1989|title=History|website=BRIT Awards|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121622/https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1989}}</ref>
|-
| [[1995 Brit Awards|1995]]
| "If I Only Knew"
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1995|title=History|website=BRIT Awards|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165404/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1995}}</ref>
|-
| [[2000 Brit Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="2"|Himself
| [[Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist|British Male Solo Artist]]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/entertainment/2000/brit_awards/625884.stm|title=BBC NEWS &#124; In Depth &#124; Brit Awards &#124; Brits 2000: The winners|website=BBC News}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 Brit Awards|2003]]
| [[Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music|Outstanding Contribution to Music]]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2003|title=History|website=BRIT Awards|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=21 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165617/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/2003}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Brit Awards|2010]]
| ''[[The Full Monty]] Performance''
| Live Performance of 30 Years
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2010/01/19/2010-brit-award-nominations-announced/|title = 2010 Brit Award nominations announced|date = 19 January 2010}}</ref>
{{end}}

===Danish Music Awards===
{{award table}}
|-
| 1995
| Himself
| Best International Male
| {{won}}
|<ref>[http://ifpi.dk/dma/index.php?pk_menu=27]{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{{end}}

===NME Awards===
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 1968
| rowspan="2"|Himself
| rowspan="2"|Best Male Singer – UK
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html|title=Rocklist.net...NME Lists readers Pop Poll Results|access-date=9 May 2021|archive-date=10 February 2021|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212915/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/poppoll.html}}</ref>
|-
| 1969
| {{won}}
{{end}}

===Silver Clef Awards===
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 2001
| rowspan="2"|Himself
| Silver Clef Award
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/silver-clef-award-winners-archive/|title=Silver Clef Award Winners Archive|website=Nordoff Robbins}}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| Outstanding Achievement Award
| {{won}}
{{end}}
*1966: [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best New Artist]]
*1966: Grammy Award ''nomination'' for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male Vocal Performance for "What's New Pussycat?"
*1966: Grammy Award ''nomination'' for Contemporary Rock & Roll Single for "It's Not Unusual"
*1970: [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]] for ''This Is Tom Jones''
*1970: [[Ivor Novello Award]] for International Artist of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/|title=The Ivors 1970 – The Ivors|website=Theivors.com|access-date=11 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307082550/http://theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/|archive-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>
*1989: [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video]] for "Kiss"
*1989: Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
*1999: appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE)<ref>{{cite news |title=New Years Honors List 1999 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55354/data.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423133008/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55354/data.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-23 |url-status=live |newspaper=The London Gazette}}</ref>
*2006: Knighthood for "services to music"
*2017: [[Bambi Award]] in the category "legend"

==See also==
* [[List of Welsh musicians]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Bert Schwartz: ''Tom Jones'' ([[Grosset & Dunlap]], New York City, 1969) 76-103307
* Peter Jones: ''Tom Jones: Biography of a Great Star'' ([[Avon Publishing]], 1970 (1st edition), 1971)
* Colin MacFarlane: ''Tom Jones: The Boy from Nowhere'' ([[W. H. Allen & Co.]], London, 1988 St Martins Press, New York) {{ISBN|0-491-03118-1}}
* Stafford Hildred & David Gritten: ''Tom Jones: A Biography'' (Isis Large Print Books, April 1991) {{ISBN|1-85089-486-8}}
* Roger St. Pierre: ''Tom Jones: Quote Unquote'' (Parragon Book Service Ltd, Great Britain, 1996) {{ISBN|0-7525-1696-5}}
* Stafford Hildred & David Gritten:  ''Tom Jones: A Biography'' (revised edition '98) ([[Sidgwick & Jackson]], 1998 an imprint of [[Macmillan Publishers]] Ltd) {{ISBN|0-283-06312-2}}
* Chris Roberts:  ''Tom Jones'' (1st edition) ([[Virgin Books]], 1999 an imprint of Virgin Publishing Limited) {{ISBN|1-85227-846-3}}
* Lucy Ellis, Bryony Sutherland: ''Tom Jones: Close Up'' ([[Omnibus Press]], 2000)  {{ISBN|0-7119-7549-3}} (HC) {{ISBN|0-7119-8645-2}} (Pb)
* Robin Eggar: ''Tom Jones: The Biography'' (1st edition) (Headline Book Publishing, 2000) {{ISBN|0-7472-7578-5}}
* ''Woodward v. Berkery'', 714 So.2d 1027 (Fla.App.4thDist. 1998)
* Tom Jones: ''Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography'' ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]], 8 October 2015) {{ISBN|0-7181-8068-2}}

== External links ==
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* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/57c6f649-6cde-48a7-8114-2a200247601a#p00b8ssm BBC Tom Jones Biography]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/ BBC Wales Music]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0311/07/lkl.00.html Transcript of interview with Larry King 7 November 2003]
* {{IMDb name|429367|Tom Jones}}
* {{Discogs artist|Tom Jones}}
* {{Discogs artist|Tommy Scott & The Senators}} as Tommy Scott & The Senators

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