Tony Lundon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony William James Lundon (1979-04-13)13 April 1979 (age 46) Galway, Ireland |
| Occupation | Singer · producer · director |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony William James Lundon (born 13 April 1979) is an Irish singer, producer and director, formerly a TV presenter with RTE (2007-2009), a vocalist and songwriter with chart act Liberty X (2001-2007), and lead dancer with Lord of the Dance (1996-1999). Since 2010, Lundon has focused on a producing and directing career having established his own film and TV production company, The Cell Productions.
In 2001, Lundon auditioned for theITV reality television music competitionPopstars, a show intended to form a new group from individual contestants, becoming one of the finalists. While the five winning contestants formedHear'Say, the five runner-up contestants – Lundon,Michelle Heaton,Kevin Simm,Jessica Taylor andKelli Young – formed the group Liberty and signed a multimillion-pound record contract withRichard Branson andV2 Records.Tony was the only member of the group who wasn't British. Liberty X released three studio albums and enjoyed eight Top 10 singles from 2001 to 2005: Their biggest hit, "Just a Little", reached number one in May 2002 and won them a BRIT Award for Best British Single, voted for by the public, and an Ivor Novello Award "Thinking It Over", "Got to Have Your Love", "Song 4 Lovers", and "Holding on for You" all reached the top 5 in theUK Singles Chart. They split up in 2007 after selling over 3 million records worldwide.
From 2008 to 2009, Lundon presented a quiz show calledToast on Irish channelRTÉ Two on saturday mornings. In 2010 he moved to New York City to study film and returned to the UK in 2012 to establish a film and TV production company, The Cell Productions. From 2013 to 2014 he returned briefly withLiberty X for a greatest hits tour.[1][2][3][4][5]
Tony married his long-term girlfriend Kellyann Leathem in December 2010 atBallintubber Abbey inCounty Mayo. They have three children – Leo, born in April 2012, and twins Rian and Max, born in February 2013.[6] He is the great grand nephew ofWilliam Lundon and the grand nephew ofThomas Lundon.
