SINGING legend Sir Tom Jones wowed Worcester with some of his greatest hits on Saturday (August 13).
Sir Tom Jones, 82, performed at Pitchcroft in Worcester, with the show starting at 4pm and Sir Tom on stage at 8.15pm.
Although 'it's not unusual' for sky-scraping celebrities to visit Worcester, Sir Tom's visit gave fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing along to his iconic songs in real-time.
The singer kicked off his tour in June and played gigs at Cardiff, Halifax, Carlisle, Scarborough, Edinburgh, Worcester and Saffron Walden, before heading to Austria, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and Germany.
Sir Tom, originally from Wales, released Surrounded By Time last year which topped the UK charts.
In light of his performance in Worcester, we've put together a list of facts about the iconic singer.
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The singer's full name is Thomas Jones Woodward and he was born in born in Pontypridd, South Wales, Great Britain on June 7, 1940.
Sir Tom's first hit was 'It's not Unusual' in 1965 and it's still a very popular song today.
The singer admitted to having sex with up to 250 groupies a year when he was at the height of his fame.
Elvis Presley and Sir Tom were good friends after they met on the sets of the 1966 American musical comedy 'Paradise, Hawaiian Style.'
Alongside Presley, Sir Tom has performed with singing legends such as Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin and John Denver.
Most recently, Sir Tom would be recognised as the coach of the hit reality TV show The Voice and he has been doing that for nine seasons.
However, people might not know that he worked in a glove factory and in construction alongside various other jobs before achieving global success.
Pop sensations might have become accustomed to underwear being flung at them during their performances, but Sir Tom said he isn't fond of it because the gesture takes the attention off his singing.
The pop sensation actually married his childhood sweetheart Melinda Rose Trenchard when they were just teenagers. The couple was married until her death in April 2016.
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