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Jade Jones
Birth nameJade Jones
Born (1979-02-12) 12 February 1979 (age 45)
London, England, UK
OriginLondon, England, UK
GenresR&B, adult contemporary
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, television personality
Years active1995–present
LabelsBig Life Records, Cooltempo Records, EMI
Websitewww.cherryblackstone.co.uk

Jade Jones (born 12 February 1979) 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 an English father and a Jamaican mother.

After leaving Damage, Jones joined CherryBlackStone, who appeared in Channel 4's Bo in the USA. In 2006 he participated 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 Big Reunion on ITV2.[2]

Personal Life

Since 2000 he has been in a relationship with Spice Girls singer Emma Bunton. The couple became engaged on 21 January 2011.[3] The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones, born on 10 August 2007,[4] and Tate Lee Jones, born on 6 May 2011.[5][6]

In 1997 his brother was stabbed to death during a fight in a London pub.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Emma Bunton’s fella becomes a chef", Now, 30 July 2007.
  2. ^ Wightman, Catriona (27 December 2013). "Eternal, A1 and a supergroup: Big Reunion series two lineup unveiled". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton engaged to Jade Jones", Newsbeat, BBC, 25 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Emma Bunton has a baby boy", Now, 10 August 2007.
  5. ^ Emily Sheridan, "Bunton celebrates birth of second child", RTE.ie, 6 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Little man Tate: Emma Bunton gives birth to 'beautiful' second son", Mail Online, 9 May 2011.
  7. ^ "New appeal over 1997 Wapping pub stabbing". BBC News. 10 June 2013.