Jonathan King

Jonathan King is a genuinely uncomfortable figure to write about, and I think honesty demands I say so. His early gift was real: a chart hit written and sung while still a student, then a sprawling career as songwriter, producer, director and presenter. The instinct for a hook was undeniable. But his 2001 conviction for sexually abusing teenage boys ended that career and rightly overshadows it. I do not believe talent excuses harm, nor do I think we should pretend the music never existed. My take is to hold both truths at once: a sharp creative mind, and a serious, unforgivable wrong.

Name (English)

Jonathan King

Name (Japanese)

ジョナサン・キング

Reading

じょなさん・きんぐ

Born

December 6, 1944 (age 81)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

London, Roman Empire

Occupation

singer / songwriter / record producer / film director / television presenter

University

Trinity College

• Official sitehttp://www.kingofhits.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20King
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248747

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-19

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.