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Las Vegas Dates Postponed - Tom was to appear at
the MGM Grand in May but those dates at this time have been
postponed and will be rescheduled. We will post the new dates in
our Tour section once we receive them. Keep checking back.
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Vote
For Your Favourite Brit Performance – Tom Jones & Robbie
Williams
February
3rd, 2010 | By TomJones
To
celebrate 30 years of the BRIT Awards, the long-running music awards
ceremony is asking for you to vote for your favourite BRITs
performance over the past three decades.
Tom
has been nominated for his show stopping duet with Robbie Williams in
1998. The performance is recognised as one of the best duets in BRIT
Award history and now you have the chance to vote for it as your
favourite BRIT performance ever.
Vote
now at http://www.itv.com/entertainment/britshits30vote/default.html
and you could win a pair of tickets to this year’s awards bash by
entering!
The
winning performance will be announced on the night of the BRITs on
Tuesday, 16th February.
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News
Highlights from 1999 - 2009 |
| 2009 |
Songwriters Hall of
Fame Award - Tom wasl guest of honor at the 40th annual ceremony
on June 18 where he received a special award in recognition of
his "exceptional staying power." He wasl handed
the Howie Richmond Hitmaker prize at the ceremony in New York on
June 18. The board stated they chose the Delilah singer due to
his hugely successful career spanning five decades, praising the
star's exceptional staying power and accomplishments, along with his
unique artistry.
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| 2008 |
"24 Hours" released
November 2008 - First studio CD release in the US in 15 years.
This CD released worldwide. Tom co-wrote many of the songs.
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| 2007 |
June 5 first DVD release of
Tom's TV series "This is Tom Jones".
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| 2006 |
Tom is knighted by Queen
Elizabeth II on March 29, 2006 and forever known as SIR TOM JONES.
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| 2005 |
Tom puts on a special concert
in his hometown, Pontypridd, South Wales, on May 28 to celebrate his
65th birthday and his 40th anniversary in show business.
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| 2004 |
Tom was voted #3 Top Welsh
Hero and was voted #1 Performer. Tom received 2,072
votes. Coming in #3 was very impressive. Other two gentlemen
were played important roles in Welsh history.
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| 2003 |
2/20/03 - Brit Awards 2003 - Tom
was honored for his outstanding contribution
to the music world at the 2003 Brit Awards in London on February 20,
2003. His top honor from the British Music Industry had him closing
the star-studded show. Tom dedicated his award to his Mom and
Dad who were his greatest fans and supporters.
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| 2002 |
10/21/02 - Q Awards -
London - Tom receives the Merit Award in recognition of his
longevity, style, charisma and for a career that's touched the
hearts of everyone.
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| 2000 |
Brit Awards 2000 - Best British Male
Artist - Tom was the winner at the Brit Awards on March 3,
2000! This was the first time Tom was nominated for this
award. His comments in his acceptance speech "This is
fantastic, I've won a lot of awards in my career but this one tops
them all." Congratulations Tom! |
| 1999 |
Honours List - Tom made the Honours List in
the UK in 1999. He won an OBE (Order of the British Empire).
Our efforts of writing on Tom's behalf paid off. Tom accepted
his award on March 9, 1999 at Buckingham Palace. Queen
Elizabeth presented the award to Tom and told him that she was
pleased to present him with the award because he has given a lot of
enjoyment to a lot of people over the years. Tom told the
Queen that he enjoyed doing it. |
| 1999 |
Reload - The News Flash all over the
Music World was that Tom's CD "Reload" on Gut Records was
released on 9/27/99 and entered at #1
on the British Charts on 10/4/99. The
CD is now Triple Platinum! |
| Alert |
TomJones.com has just been made aware that there is a new unofficial
biography of Sir Tom which has just gone on sale in the
UK.
We would like to let fans know that this
biography is not officially endorsed.
Title "Arising Sir Tom Jones"
Unauthorized
Biography - Title of the book is "Close Up." Tom never
gave authorization to have this book published nor did he give the
author any information.
Fans may have recently seen advertised an album entitled the Do Ya
Think I'm Sexy Remixes 2005, which has already been reviewed in the
UK press. Tom Jones Enterprises and Valley Music would like to make
clear this is NOT an officially endorsed Tom Jones product. This is
a series of early live recordings from which Tom receives no
royalties and does not support.
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