Nationality British Years active 2016–present | Occupation Magician, soldier | |
Born 21 September 1990 (age 26) ( 1990-09-21 ) Leytonstone, London, UK Similar Alex Magala, Fergus Anckorn, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams Profiles | ||
Richard Jones (born 21 September 1990) is a British magician, best known for winning the tenth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2016.
Biography
Jones was born in Leytonstone, London and grew up in Chigwell, Essex. He joined the British Army in 2010 and studied for one year in Twickenham at the Royal Military School of Music. He lives in South Woodham Ferrers.
He spent three years with the band of the Parachute Regiment before being posted to the band of the Household Cavalry in 2014 as a mounted dutyman.
On 15 March 2016 he appeared as a contestant on ITV's The Chase.
On 11 June 2016 Lance Corporal Jones performed as a bandsman in the Trooping the Colour, as part of the 90th birthday celebrations of Elizabeth II. He is scheduled to perform as a magician in the Royal Variety Performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in early December, in the presence of senior members of the British Royal Family.
