Sir is still belting out the tunes at 84, proving age is just a number for this Welsh legend. With bangers like It's Not Unusual and Delilah under his belt, Sir Tom has been serenading fans for six decades and is currently smashing it on his sell-out Ages and Stages World Tour. Despite being in his eighties, the maestro from The Voice is feeling top-notch, boasting to the Mirror: "Well, thank God my voice is still working.
I am 83 years old. "I mean I can't believe it, but it is true. When I am singing I am like, 'How the hell is this coming out of me?' Honestly.
"If the voice was not there I am sure I would be going 'Urgh, I don't want to do so many shows' but I love it as the voice is still working!" But it's not all smooth sailing for the Kiss hitmaker, born Thomas Jones Woodward, who's had his fair share of health scares, including a hefty double hip replacement. Tom's been through the mill with his hips, having both replaced in recent times – the left one back in 2017 and the right one in 2022. He even admitted to the Daily Mail that before getting his right hip sorted, he could only manage about four songs standing up during gigs, saying: "Yeah, I can do about four songs without sitting," before he went under the knife, reports .
In a candid chat with The Mirror back in 2017, the legendary singer opened up about his agonising hip pain that just wouldn't quit. He described it as a "dull ache" and after getting it checked out, discovered the cartilage in his left hip ha.
