Aled Jones 1982, Jones won the Cerdd Dant solo competitions for competitors under 12 at the Urdd Eisteddfod. Jones became famous for the cover version of "Walking in the Air", the song from Channel 4's animated film "The Snowman", based on the book by Raymond Briggs. The record reached No. 5 in the UK charts in 1985. The version used in the 1982 film was performed by Peter Auty, a St. Paul's Cathedral choirboy. In June 1985, Jones was the subject of an Emmy award-winning BBC Omnibus documentary entitled "The Treble". Jones, with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, was behind the "Santa Claus
Peter Auty as a single two years earlier. Due to a rush to finish the film on time, Auty was not credited on the film until it was remastered in 2002. Auty took the role of Camille in York Light Opera Company’s production of "The Merry Widow" in 1995. Subsequently, he moved to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where he studied under Peter Alexander Wilson. Auty's professional stage debut was with Opera North in 1998. With the company, he subsequently sang the roles of Rodolfo in "La bohème" around 2001-2002 and Don José in "Carmen" in 2011. Elsewhere in Britain, he