Aled Jones says Traffic cone was ‘liberating’

ALED Jones has said doing The Masked Singer was “liberating” and a “joy” because it gave him the chance to sing different material.

The Welsh singer and presenter, 51, was revealed Traffic Cone on the popular ITV series earlier this year. He dazzled the panel with a rendition of Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes before being unmasked in a double elimination during the semi-final, alongside Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams, the voice behind Rockhopper.

Jones told PA: “I loved it. It was quite liberating for me singing stuff that I would never get to do on TV.

“I can’t imagine for one minute that the Pina Colada song will feature on Songs of Praise any time soon.

“The Masked Singer was just such a joy to do and it was fun. For me it definitely wasn’t a singing competition or anything like that... and you know, I miss the cone. On tour now, the cone makes a little appearance... and people’s faces of, you know, they love it. real joy to do. Unfortunately, I didn’t disguise my voice very well after week three. Week one I had everyone guessing, week three the whole nation just went Yeah, that’s Aled Jones’.” Jones features on a new podcast launched by Classic FM, called Classical Dreams and launched in conjunction with World Sleep Day, which is a collection of “soothing stories” to help listeners fall asleep.

Launching with four episodes, other names which feature include Alexander Armstrong, Moira Stuart and Myleene Klass, with each story focusing on places that have inspired famous pieces of classical music, including Vienna, Venice and The Appalachian Trail.