Who is Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s husband Richard Jones and when did he join The Feeling?
RICHARD Jones, who is best known for being the bass player of British rock band The Feeling.
He is married to pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the couple have five children together - but when did they get married and what are The Feeling's hit songs? Here's the lowdown...
Who is Sophie Ellis-Bextor's husband Richard Jones?
Richard Jones, 40, is from East Sussex and is best known as the bass guitar player with British rock band The Feeling.
He attended the BRIT school in Croydon and first met Sophie Ellis-Bextor in 2002 during her tour for album Read My Lips.
They got married in Italy in 2005 and they already have four children, Sonny, 13, Kit, nine, Ray, five, and Jesse, three.
In January 2019 it was revealed the couple had welcomed their fifth son Mickey Jones.
Richard performed in the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games with Ed Sheeran, Nick Mason and Mike Rutherford.
When did he join The Feeling?
Richard met lead singer Dan Gillespie Sells at the BRIT School in 1995 as the members of one of the school's most popular bands.
On June 2006, the band released their debut album, Twelve Stops and Home, which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.
The bands follow up album Join With Us reached number one. They have since released a further three records.
They have also earned four top ten singles and scooped a Brit Award nomination in 2007 for Best Song with Fill My Little World.
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What are his hit songs?
- Sewn
- Fill My Little World
- Never Be Lonely
- Love It When You Call
- I Thought It Was Over