This Aled Jones is not gay at all. He is married, and he and his wife have two children. However, Aled Haydn Jones, who is six years younger than this guy and is a BBC radio personality, is openly gay. They are two different people.
Why do we even care who is gay or not? Live and let live. There is enough homophobia in this world.
He was a charming boy and he is a charming man. And he did become a television presenter as he hoped. Meanwhile, yes, he's a married man, a father, etc., but people always (in the case of a man) resort to the same old homophobic invective when they want to be foul and abusive. All over Youtube it's the same. I even saw a channel about a golfer, good grief, and there too his detractors use the same crazy homophobic insults. It has nothing at all to do with homosexuality. And it's sick.
To all of those people that think it's really easy to sing like Aled Jones used to, IT'S NOT.
Maybe you can hit one or two high notes, but this kid had something called a NATURAL TALENT.
It's pretty impossible to have a clear and pure voice like that.
If you think you have a voice as just and beautiful as him, well I think you could share it with the rest of the world, and if you don't, well shut the hell up and you're juste jealous.
Aled was a great singer then and he is now, as well as coming over as a very nice person. I don't think Aled will ever be out of work either a a singer or presenter.
It's not unusual, Rick, for a boy to keep his singing voice that long if he's well trained. It's remarkable just how many rude comments this video has received. obviously jealousy.
Well he has become a presenter! What a champion Aled was and is. If only our "rock stars" were half as decent as this man....................................and talented, dare I say!
@tenorjacques Aled had his 40th birthday at the end of December.
There are many Aled videos on YouTube, both as a treble and as a baritone (and, very unusually, singing treble/baritone duets) As for the nonsense about gay / not gay, he is married with two children
@tenorjacques Thank you for answer me about Aled. He is one person blessed by God, that is the reason because he sings like a bird. All the best to you and Aled, and to the persons who likes music as well.
I can't uderstand why anybody would want to be rude about one of our very finest performers both then and now and a very nice man as well. Probably jealousy.
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Gosh, what a bright, intelligent young gentleman. It's a pleasure to listen to this talented person singing and talking. He got a generous share of gift and talent. The rest of us will have to struggle and admire.
You're very accurate on all counts, Periperigord. Aled was all of those wonderful descriptions you've noted, back when he was a boy, and now at 39, hasn't changed in his outstanding qualities. He's a very astute businessman who manages his own career, and remains as natural, unspoilt and charming as he was all those years ago.
Oh yes, add in his delicious sense of humour and his genuine kind and caring nature, and you have an authentic picture of Aled Jones.
In 1988, O-Level qualifications in the UK were replaced by a new system, the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). This meant that the final O-Level examinations were taken in 1987
I remember watch Aled sveral years ago when he was doing what you see in this video, and it was shown on A&E here in the USA, and i made copies and distributed them free so folks could enjoy his talent. Wonderful that he held to his talent and stayed with this " in the service of the Lord" and has a daughter, hopefully she will become a Sarh Brightman herself come day. (from New Jersey, a long tiime fan_
In this economy mess, I down-sized and gave them away what was left. There was a lot of
interaction with his mom, in his Welsh tongue plus the records that got him awards. Specific selections have faded in my mind now @ 70. Buts his voice was dominant. No junk and I as so glad ClassicFm gave him a slot in his adult broadcasting, un-like Charlotte Church's debacle in life.
I have watched him in some videos with Libera. I can see in him, at the age of 16, the dignity and presence that he has as an adult. He has such modesty, and so much talent.
Funny, what they said about Aled wanting Terry Wogan's job and now he is singing The Little Drummer Boy with him, for Children in Need...Let's get them to Christmas No1.
Thanks so much for posting this. He was an amazing singer and still is today with his fabulous adult voice. This clip is one reason why I love YouTube. I would never be able to see this clip otherwise and never heard this interview.
Come on, he's not that bad. lokitrix, why do you hate him? Not saying you have to like him, 'cause everyone's entitled to their own opinion..... without others scolding them about it.
My post was a response was a reoly to a post which said Aled was a good example of a successful Englishman, so I was just pointing out he was Welsh not English. However this post I responded to seems to have disappeared - very strange.
The same way my dad's friend is from Canada, but his parents are Ukrainians. Aled is from Bangor, which I don't know if you got the geography right (I'm not British), so I'll take your word for it. But his roots are Welsh, he speaks Welsh to his parents...... I think.
I am also a Boy Soprano, I never knew one can become that famous by being a Boy Soprano
LordParsi 2 months ago
I can make a DVD copy of this clip and 'The Treble' for anyone interested. Just e-mail me.
glasby.robert@gmail.com
BobGlasby 2 months ago
Wow, thanks for sharing this!
georgiemoses 2 months ago
It's also a lot to do with training methods which have changed over the years. Very few people know how to train boys voices now.
BobGlasby 3 months ago
Its actually quite rare to have a treble that lives up to 16 years old anyway...
what a gift
platmosic 3 months ago
@platmosic true..( although I misunderstood your comment at first hahaha....i thought they die early XD )
namshin05 1 month ago
"I usually do it in the back of trains and cars and things....the homework I mean."
Lol.
ptpt1 4 months ago
It was pure chance I managed to record this years ago. i just happened to have VCR going early in the morning and captured it by chance.
BobGlasby 4 months ago
This Aled Jones is not gay at all. He is married, and he and his wife have two children. However, Aled Haydn Jones, who is six years younger than this guy and is a BBC radio personality, is openly gay. They are two different people.
Why do we even care who is gay or not? Live and let live. There is enough homophobia in this world.
mvleblanc 4 months ago 3
He was a charming boy and he is a charming man. And he did become a television presenter as he hoped. Meanwhile, yes, he's a married man, a father, etc., but people always (in the case of a man) resort to the same old homophobic invective when they want to be foul and abusive. All over Youtube it's the same. I even saw a channel about a golfer, good grief, and there too his detractors use the same crazy homophobic insults. It has nothing at all to do with homosexuality. And it's sick.
jarabaa 7 months ago 5
He's still a great singer!
chocchipcookiegirl 7 months ago
Hi.
To all of those people that think it's really easy to sing like Aled Jones used to, IT'S NOT.
Maybe you can hit one or two high notes, but this kid had something called a NATURAL TALENT.
It's pretty impossible to have a clear and pure voice like that.
If you think you have a voice as just and beautiful as him, well I think you could share it with the rest of the world, and if you don't, well shut the hell up and you're juste jealous.
7mariemusic 8 months ago 6
Please do not post rude and offensive remarks here.
BobGlasby 9 months ago
I could only wish I can sing this good....
*sigh*
I wanted to be male soprano too....
^^
but alas, my time has come and gone...
Maranedy 11 months ago
I was impressed with this young man. The world could use a few more just like him.
ForexStrategySecrets 1 year ago
soo much more eloquent, polite, and humble than today's teenage stars (at least american).
KayShayC 1 year ago 5
Aled was a great singer then and he is now, as well as coming over as a very nice person. I don't think Aled will ever be out of work either a a singer or presenter.
haccuk 1 year ago 2
He is so wonderful) he is shining)
DaliyaVector 1 year ago
It's not unusual, Rick, for a boy to keep his singing voice that long if he's well trained. It's remarkable just how many rude comments this video has received. obviously jealousy.
BobGlasby 1 year ago 7
Just because he's different, doesn't make him gay.
Entropify 1 year ago 5
He was 16 and his voice still was not broke!.. lol
rick182z 1 year ago
Well he has become a presenter! What a champion Aled was and is. If only our "rock stars" were half as decent as this man....................................and talented, dare I say!
wesleyrocks1738 1 year ago 4
Please,
I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I never saw nothing such nice like this boy singing with a contratenor voice.
How old is he now?
I will apreciate all informations about him.
People speak about gay or not gay, who care about this?
Only stupid persons that are more preocuped with small things can miss the beautiful and angelical sound coming from inside this boy.
Congratulations Aled.
tenorjacques 1 year ago 4
@tenorjacques Aled had his 40th birthday at the end of December.
There are many Aled videos on YouTube, both as a treble and as a baritone (and, very unusually, singing treble/baritone duets) As for the nonsense about gay / not gay, he is married with two children
Mindda 1 year ago
@tenorjacques Thank you for answer me about Aled. He is one person blessed by God, that is the reason because he sings like a bird. All the best to you and Aled, and to the persons who likes music as well.
tenorjacques 1 year ago
Glad he came back to sing again and did more recordings, a great talent!
weatherboi 1 year ago
Seems like a nice boy that grew into a nice man.
kimselsr 1 year ago
I can't uderstand why anybody would want to be rude about one of our very finest performers both then and now and a very nice man as well. Probably jealousy.
haccuk 1 year ago 3
LOL at 80s paxman..
sweatinggrundle 1 year ago
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BobGlasby 1 year ago 14
what a fine young man. Kids these days are not like this.
samsahimi 1 year ago
Better to quit on a high note rather than a low note.. lol..
JonathanAnon 1 year ago
He seems very humble and awesome.
But LOL at "completely unspoiled" (coming from an American)
okebaram 1 year ago
He does it in the back of cars and trains - the homework I mean! Classic!
bigqaraman 1 year ago
@munchobuncho435 ummm with practice anyone can sing high???? I cant believe people dont know this.
KiteFlyingMe 1 year ago
he seems like such a nice kid with really good manners
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BobGlasby 1 year ago
Hi; I'd be glad to respond to your comment but can't see the one you refer to. can you resend it please.
Bob
BobGlasby 1 year ago
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OrgasmicPancakes 1 year ago
Gosh, what a bright, intelligent young gentleman. It's a pleasure to listen to this talented person singing and talking. He got a generous share of gift and talent. The rest of us will have to struggle and admire.
musamor75 2 years ago 18
very nice voice unbelieveble
uiliafera 2 years ago 4
wait a minute, this cannot be 16 accept 65 to retire
bunnyz324 2 years ago
What do you mean by 'normal'? What IS the norm nowadays pray tell me?!
periperigord 2 years ago
What a charming, unspoilt lad! And seemingly very intelligent and mature for his age. His voice is incredible.
periperigord 2 years ago 7
@periperigord
You're very accurate on all counts, Periperigord. Aled was all of those wonderful descriptions you've noted, back when he was a boy, and now at 39, hasn't changed in his outstanding qualities. He's a very astute businessman who manages his own career, and remains as natural, unspoilt and charming as he was all those years ago.
Oh yes, add in his delicious sense of humour and his genuine kind and caring nature, and you have an authentic picture of Aled Jones.
susiemv 2 years ago
Susiemv, thanks a lot for your comments and Aled update. He sounds a wonderful person indeed and an example to us all!
periperigord 2 years ago
polite i supose x
07enraab 2 years ago
See Wikipedia:
In 1988, O-Level qualifications in the UK were replaced by a new system, the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). This meant that the final O-Level examinations were taken in 1987
Mindda 2 years ago 2
They didn't have O levels in 1987
gobbygirl77 2 years ago
Apparently they did...
Mordecaliath 2 years ago 2
@gobbygirl77 Yes they did - I took them!
periperigord 2 years ago
Oh yes! He is a beatiful, white boy, whit a wonderfull voice and a gorgeous blond hair. I bet you he was a fine student.
All boys hsould be like him.
cjvchile23 2 years ago
Yes they/we did. O levels stopped AFTER 1987
goblinonacloud 2 years ago
You still can see Aled perform - as an adult of course! - He is meant to be doing a tour next Spring
Mindda 2 years ago
gosh so polite and mature.
Schmelen 2 years ago 4
Wait. Hailed for 50 years? He was 16 o.O
Veesixty 2 years ago
It means that there hadn't been a better treble than him for fifty years.
jkeppel90 2 years ago 3
Good one, I laughed myself silly.
stad97 2 years ago
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my father says this is fag language.. here in texas we beat up fags who use words like ''statement'' ''genuine'' and ''conform''
BornToDie90 2 years ago
well in that case texas must be seriously lacking in people who have genuine talent and need not conform to social expectations
hfrankien 2 years ago
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i dont understand your language faggot! god damn im gonna kick your black ass!
BornToDie90 2 years ago
his manners are so cute...so unaffected by his fame
hfrankien 2 years ago 5
So, how did he do on those O-levels? LOL
am1019 3 years ago
He passed with 6 B's and 4 C's if I am not mistaken :)
EC4LS 2 years ago
no As? How hard are the O levels?
stad97 2 years ago
O Levels were much much much harder than the 'GCSE' exams that are sat in this day and age.
And no, Aled did not pass with any A's at all.
EC4LS 2 years ago
O Levels were much much harder apparently. My Mother took O Levels and she told me that they were no walk in the park.
EC4LS 2 years ago
Where did you get that info?
johnkeppel90 2 years ago
Are you refering to me revealing the grades that Aled past with?
Emma =]
EC4LS 2 years ago
Yes.
johnkeppel90 2 years ago
Aleds Autobiography =]
EC4LS 2 years ago
I remember watch Aled sveral years ago when he was doing what you see in this video, and it was shown on A&E here in the USA, and i made copies and distributed them free so folks could enjoy his talent. Wonderful that he held to his talent and stayed with this " in the service of the Lord" and has a daughter, hopefully she will become a Sarh Brightman herself come day. (from New Jersey, a long tiime fan_
DoninWhiting 3 years ago 2
amazing voice... what is he singing in this video? it's beautiful I'd like to hear the rest....!
maylie410 3 years ago 2
In this economy mess, I down-sized and gave them away what was left. There was a lot of
interaction with his mom, in his Welsh tongue plus the records that got him awards. Specific selections have faded in my mind now @ 70. Buts his voice was dominant. No junk and I as so glad ClassicFm gave him a slot in his adult broadcasting, un-like Charlotte Church's debacle in life.
DoninWhiting 3 years ago
ooh, you had videos of him speaking to his mum in welsh? how cute! do you know if they are on youtube?
hfrankien 2 years ago 2
search "Aled Jones" and "The Treble" (a documentary which was made about him) It is in 6 parts, I think and he and his mum speak in Welsh in that
Mindda 2 years ago
He is singing "Hear my Prayer" by Mendelssohn - he recorded it in the 80s - the CD was reissued in 2008.
colenso05 2 years ago 2
I have watched him in some videos with Libera. I can see in him, at the age of 16, the dignity and presence that he has as an adult. He has such modesty, and so much talent.
Greg9942 3 years ago 4
Amazing voice
CaliforniaHarpist 3 years ago 3
He is married and has a little girl.
chorister51 3 years ago
and a little boy, too
Mindda 3 years ago
and an inbetweener
caldrumkit 3 years ago
he is one
gnamp 3 years ago
hahahaha :o)
JonniSD 3 years ago
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hes gay
comedybenj 3 years ago
If he's gay, how come he's got a wife and two children?
sonho1234 3 years ago 19
@sonho1234 ...they must be gay too then...thats how gays are born......
HOMEnHIGH 1 year ago
@sonho1234 Loads of people do that, but that's not the point, the video is about music, nothing else.
davidoffon 1 year ago
Funny, what they said about Aled wanting Terry Wogan's job and now he is singing The Little Drummer Boy with him, for Children in Need...Let's get them to Christmas No1.
He was so sweet in that interview.
hugaplanet 3 years ago 4
Lol i like to do it in the back of trains and cars.......the homework i mean so funny
SK8ERBOYASHE 3 years ago
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slightly smarmy
arsewipe24 3 years ago
That's Jeremy Paxman!
DomesticGhost 3 years ago
i bought this guys cassette back then and still play it regually in the car, no cd in our classic.
39RatRodCoupe 3 years ago 3
Excellent ! Thanks heaps for this !
qotu01 3 years ago
I'm now going to upload highlights from 'The Treble' - the 1985 TV programme about Aled.
BobGlasby 3 years ago
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hes WELLL creepy when she interviews him , lol like an old man lol cute though haha
chubsykins 3 years ago
I'll look out some more videos of Aled when I get back home in October. Heep watching the space!
Bob
BobGlasby 3 years ago
And now Sally Magnusson and Aled Jones both present the same programme, Songs of Praise!
putthetellyon 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this! I have great admiration and respect for Aled and his voice and also the person that he is. :)
andreamoboe 3 years ago 3
Thanks so much for posting this. He was an amazing singer and still is today with his fabulous adult voice. This clip is one reason why I love YouTube. I would never be able to see this clip otherwise and never heard this interview.
xxlilangelxx1 3 years ago 4
Aled is a Legend, he is a great example & a role model to many boys in England. I c him as a successful person with a happy family right now:).
His my favorite British singer & presenter.
Go Go Aled Jones:).
Greetings from hot summer Sunshine State, Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
CHINO
evolutionboi 3 years ago 6
Thanks for your comments. I'll see what else I can find!
BobGlasby 3 years ago
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Hate him.
lokitrix 3 years ago
pls give me a reason why u hate Aled Jones:).
CHINO
evolutionboi 3 years ago 4
What on earth has Aled done to you that you "hate" him - "hate" is a very strong word. And why look at videos about him if you "hate" him?
Mindda 3 years ago 3
Come on, he's not that bad. lokitrix, why do you hate him? Not saying you have to like him, 'cause everyone's entitled to their own opinion..... without others scolding them about it.
stad97 2 years ago
He's not English though - he's WELSH lol!
Knappa22 3 years ago
and what has that to do with anything? He was, and is, a superb singer,and yes, a very proud Welshman. So what?
Mindda 3 years ago
My post was a response was a reoly to a post which said Aled was a good example of a successful Englishman, so I was just pointing out he was Welsh not English. However this post I responded to seems to have disappeared - very strange.
Knappa22 3 years ago
Ah! Ok - sorry. I could indeed see nothing about Aled being English, either. And people seem to want to come on Youtube and make such
silly and sarcastic (and ultimately pointless!) remarks and I thought this was another one!!
Mindda 3 years ago
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Aled's not Welsh at all! He's from Bangor, which is in Northern Ireland!
sonho1234 3 years ago
lol. Bangor is a small city in Gwynedd, WALES. It was in the cathedral at Bangor that Aled started as a chrositer
It is not the same as the Bangor in Co. Down in N. Ireland.
Google it.
Knappa22 3 years ago 3
my bad
sonho1234 3 years ago 2
:-)
It's an easy mistake to make. It's so rare to have two different towns sharing a very unusual name!
Knappa22 3 years ago
That's funny. Bangor, County Down is my vey loyalist birth town in Northern Ireland "God save the Queen'" Aled, as you say is from the Principality!
BobGlasby 3 years ago
WHAT?
98keygavioli 3 years ago
Oh come on, you all know he's from Bangor, Maine :)
a123rt 3 years ago
He's from Bangor in Wales!
sonho1234 3 years ago
The same way my dad's friend is from Canada, but his parents are Ukrainians. Aled is from Bangor, which I don't know if you got the geography right (I'm not British), so I'll take your word for it. But his roots are Welsh, he speaks Welsh to his parents...... I think.
stad97 2 years ago
He is Welsh, he was born and bred in Bangor, Wales.
sonho1234 2 years ago
A young Jeremy Paxman too!
BobGlasby 3 years ago
And Jeremy being postive!!!
Mindda 3 years ago