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Kelly Jones: Lead singer of the Stereophonics

Personal Background:

Kelly Jones was born in the small Welsh ex-mining village of Cwmaman, spending his childhood with his two older brothers, Kevin and Lee. Both of his parents worked in factories, however his father also found time to coach youth football and pursue his own singing career. He went on to secure a record deal with Polydor, who renamed him 'Arwyn Davidson' due to the sheer number of Joneses in the music business at the time.
During his youth his uncle, a boxing referee, got him interested in the sport, and he later competed at a high level in South Wales. Following this he moved onto football, where he played for his county. He has been a life-long fan of Leeds United football club, aided by his two brothers' dedication to the team. He often says AC/DC is his favorite band.
Kelly Jones is known for wearing vintage clothing, and owns countless leather jackets. He is frequently seen wearing sunglasses even at night time concerts and indoors

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Career Path and Success:

Kelly Jones is the lead singer of Stereophonics, They were the first band to sign to the record label V2 (Virgin Records) Their debut EP Looks Like Chaplin did not have enough copies made to enter the charts and their next single Local Boy in the Photograph was one place shy of making the UK Top 50. However, their debut LP Word Gets Around did however make it to #6 in the UK Album chart.
In February 1998, they received a Brit Award for Best New Group, the same week as a re-issue of Local Boy in the Photograph made number 14 in the charts and their first album went gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 copies. During that year Stereophonics had tours in Europe, Australia and the USA.