Tony Lundon
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| Born | Anthony William James Lundon (1979-04-13) 13 April 1979 (age 45) |
| Occupations | Singer ·
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Kelly Ann Leatham (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
Anthony "Tony" William James Lundon (born 13 April 1979) is an Irish singer, cinematographer, director, producer and former singer plus actor. He is best known as a member of Liberty X (2001–2007). Since 2010 Lundon has focused on producing and directing career and established his own film and TV production company, The Cell Productions.
In 2001, Lundon auditioned for the ITV reality television music competition Popstars, a show intended to form a new group from individual contestants, becoming one of the finalist. While the five winning contestants formed Hear'Say, the five runner-up contestants – Lundon, Michelle Heaton, Kevin Simm, Jessica Taylor and Kelli Young – formed the group Liberty and signed a multimillion-pound record contract with Richard Branson and V2 Records. Liberty X released three studio albums and enjoyed seven Top 10 singles from 2001 to 2005: Their biggest hit, "Just a Little", reached number one in May 2002; "Thinking It Over", "Got to Have Your Love", "Song 4 Lovers", and "Holding on for You" all reached the top 5 in the UK Singles Chart. They split up in 2007 after selling over 3 million records worldwide.
From 2008 to 2009, Lundon presented a quiz show called Toast on Irish channel RTÉ Two on saturday mornings. In 2010 he moved to New York City to study cinema 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 with Liberty X for a greatest hits tour.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2013 Lundon produced and directed various television commercials, Discovery Network's short film and television shows.[6]
Tony married his long-term girlfriend Kelly Ann Leatham in December 2010 at Ballintubber AbbeyinCounty Mayo. They have three children – Leo, born in April 2012, and twins Rioghan and Max, born in February 2013.[7] He is the great grand nephew of William Lundon and the grand nephew of Thomas Lundon.
| Year | Title | Cinema tographer |
Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 2011 | Hit & Miss | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2011 | The Basis of All Good Relationships | No | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2012 | 12:26 – 12:31 | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2012 | One Square Mile: London | No | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2013 | Wayland's Song | Yes | No | No | |
| 2014 | The Chef | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2016 | One Born Every Minute | No | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2018 | Shamed: You Are What You Tweet | No | Yes | No | Short film |
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| 2016–2017 | Trigger Happy TV | No | No | Yes |
| 2019–2023 | The Stand Up Sketch Show | Yes | No | Yes |
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| 1997 | Lord of the Dance | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2001 | Popstars | Contestant | Series 1 |
| 2008–2009 | Toast | Presenter | |
| 2013 | The Big Reunion | Himself |
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| "The Fields of Athenry" | 2002 | Charlie Boyle and The Celtic Chorus |
The Ultimate Celtic Album[8] |
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