Howard Jones

John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British singer, musician and songwriter.He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986, including six which reached the top ten, and his 1984 album Human's Lib went to number one.Around the world, he had 15 top 40 hit singles between 1983 and 1992.He has been described by AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth pop."He also performed at Live Aid in 1985.

Jones' first single, "New Song", was released in September 1983. It reached the Top 30 in the US and the Top 5 in the UK. With his 10-year tenure on the Warner Music label at an end, a greatest-hits compilation The Best of Howard Jones was released in 1993. The album peaked at number 36 in the UK, and by 2005 (12 years after its release) it was certified silver by the BPI for over 60,000 copies sold in the UK. In October 2006, Jones released "Building Our Own Future" as a podsafe track, as one of several established artists looking to use podcasts as a new means of promoting their music and tours. The song debuted at number 1 on the PMC Top10 on 29 October 2006 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart. In 2015, the release of Engage was made on Jones' own D-TOX Records. In 2018, Jones joined fellow musician Steve Hogarth of Marillion by being present at the unveiling a sculpture in tribute to David Bowie in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.