Jade Jones (singer)
Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) is a British 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 a British mother.
Jade Jones | |
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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.
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.[1]
Personal life
Since 1998, he has been in an on/off relationship with Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton. The couple became engaged on 21 January 2011.[2] The couple have two children, born on 10 August 2007,[3] and born on 6 May 2011.[4] Jones and Bunton married on 13 July 2021.[5]
References
- 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.
- Picheta, Rob (14 July 2021). "'Baby Spice' Emma Bunton marries her long-term partner, Jade Jones". CNN. Retrieved 14 July 2021.