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|name          = Jonathan King
|image         = Jonathan King (cropped).jpg
|image_size    = 220px
|alt           = photograph
|caption       = King in 2007
|birth_name    = Kenneth George King
|birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|12|06}}
|birth_place   = London, England
|nationality   =
|known_for     = Discovery of [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Bay City Rollers]], [[10CC]],[[The Rocky Horror Show]]
|television    =
|education     = M.A. (Cantab)
|alma_mater    = University of Cambridge
|occupation    = Record producer, impresario, singer, songwriter, film maker
|notable works = (As singer, songwriter, or both): "[[Everyone's Gone to the Moon]]" (1965), "[[It's Good News Week]]" (1965), "[[Johnny Reggae]]" (1971), "[[Sugar, Sugar]]" (1971), "[[The Sun Has Got His Hat On]]" (1971), "[[Lazybones (song)|Lazybones]]" (1971), "[[Loop di Love]]" (1972), "[[Una Paloma Blanca]]" (1975),  "[[It Only Takes a Minute]]" (1976), "[[Gloria (Umberto Tozzi song)|Gloria]]" (1979).
|networth      =
|parents       = Jimmy King (died June 1954) and Ailsa (died 24 August 2007)
|relatives     = Jamie and Andy (brothers)
|awards        = [[British Phonographic Industry]] Man of the Year, 1997
|website       = [http://www.kingofhits.com/ www.kingofhits.com]
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'''Jonathan King''' (born '''Kenneth George King'''; 6 December 1944) is an English singer, songwriter, [[impresario]], record producer and film maker. He is the author of three novels, ''Bible Two'' (1982), ''The Booker Prize Winner'' (1997), and ''Beware the Monkey Man'' (2010, when he used the pen-name Rex Kenny<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.BewareTheMonkeyMan.com/ |title=Beware The Monkey Man |publisher=Beware The Monkey Man |date= |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>), and an autobiography, ''65 My Life So Far'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.65MyLifeSoFar.com/ |title=65 My Life So Far |publisher=65 My Life So Far |date= |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> In December 2012 he published ''Three Months - A Diary''.

King first came to prominence as an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge in 1965 when he wrote and sang "[[Everyone's Gone to the Moon]]," an international best seller.<ref name="gdn220050329">{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/mar/29/ukcrime.childprotection1 |title=The rise and fall of a pop tsar |agency=Press Association |date=29 March 2005 |newspaper=The Guardian |location =London}}
*Also see Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; and Brown, Tony. ''The Complete Book of the British charts: Singles & Albums''. Omnibus Press, 2004, p. 602.
*For its becoming an international bestseller, see Nite, Norm N. ''Rock On''. Crowell 1978, p. 262.</ref> He went on to become a media entrepreneur, discovering and producing material for a number of artists, including [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], whom he signed up in 1967, giving them their name and producing their first album, ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]''.<ref name=Welch>Welch, Chris. ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Genesis''. Omnibus Press, 1995, pp. 1–3.
*Ronson, Jon (1 December 2001). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2001/dec/01/weekend.jonronson "The fall of a pop impresario"] ''The Guardian'' (London).</ref> He ran [[Decca Records]] twice and created his own record label, [[UK Records]], reported as the most successful independent label in the business, and worked with [[10cc]] and the [[Bay City Rollers]].<ref name=GuardianNov212001/>

He also became known for a string of 1970s hits, such as "[[Paloma Blanca]]",  "[[It Only Takes A Minute]]", "[[Johnny Reggae]]", "Lick A Smurp For Christmas (All Fall Down)", "Loop di Love" and "[[Sugar Sugar]]". ''Billboard'' reported in September 1972 that he had produced ten of the Top 30 singles in the UK in the previous 12 months.<ref name=BillboardSept1972>[http://books.google.com/books?id=4icEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 "King Forms U.K. Records"]. ''Billboard'' (New York). 9 September 1972.
*Also see Pearse, Damien (25 November 2000). [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67314768.html "Pop svengali King puts faith in justice over child sex charges"]. ''The Birmingham Post''.</ref> [[Rod Liddle]] described him in 2010 as "truly talented and fabulously cynical, someone who could storm the pop charts at will, under a hundred different disguises ...".<ref>Liddle, Rod (11 April 2010). [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rod_liddle/article7094203.ece "McLaren was no cultural genius just a lucky punk"]. ''The Sunday Times'' (London).</ref>

King was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison in 2001 for the sexual assault of five teenage boys between 1983 and 1989.<ref name=GuardianNov212001>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/nov/21/childprotection.society "Jonathan King jailed for child sex abuse"]. ''The Guardian'' (London). 21 November 2001.
*Also see Barber, Lynn. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2002/oct/20/features.review7 "The King and I"]. ''The Observer'' (London). 20 October 2002.</ref><ref name=BBC2003/> He was released in 2005, having served three and a half years of his sentence.<ref name=BBC2003>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2691803.stm "King loses appeal bid"]. ''BBC News''. 24 January 2003.</ref> He continues to protest his innocence.

==Early life and education==
King was born in London, the first child of an American-born father and English-born mother. His father was the managing director of a textile firm and died when King was nine. The family moved to Surrey, and King and his two brothers, James and Andy, were raised in the village of [[Ewhurst, Surrey|Ewhurst]] near [[Dorking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=64&g2_itemId=899 |title=King of Hits |author=Jonathan King |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=12 May 2012}}</ref> He was sent to Stoke House boarding school and later [[Charterhouse School|Charterhouse]], both private schools.<ref>For the brothers' names, see ''65 My Life So Far'', [http://www.65mylifesofar.com/part1.html?start=6 p. 6] and [http://www.65mylifesofar.com/part1.html?start=10 p. 10]. Retrieved 12 June 2010.</ref> He took six months off to travel round the world before taking up a place at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]. During his travels he met a number of pop managers, including [[Brian Epstein]], manager of [[The Beatles]], who were on tour in [[Hawaii]]; [[Derek Taylor]], the Beatles' press officer; [[Peter Asher]] of Peter and Gordon; and [[Tommy LiPuma]], a record producer. He has an [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] in English literature.<ref name=bio/>

==1960s–1970s==
[[File:Jonathan King Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|upright|Photograph by [[Allan Warren]], 1969]]
While still a first-year undergraduate, King wrote and sang his first hit, "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", which sold over a million copies in the UK and 4.5&nbsp;million around the world.<ref name="gdn220050329"/><ref>*For the NME, see [http://www.skidmore.edu/~gthompso/britrock/NME/nme6508.html ''New Musical Express''], 20 August 1965.
*For the London pirate charts, see [http://www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/fabforty/65fabs/aug65/fab150865/fab150865.html "The Early Radio London Fab Forties"], radiolondon.co.uk, 15 August 1965.
*For the number of copies sold, see King, Jonathan. [http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php/Biography.html "Biography"], kingofhits.co.uk, 16 January 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2010.</ref> It was later performed by [[Marlene Dietrich]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Bette Midler]] and many others; it won King a gold disc.<ref>Murrells, Joseph (1978). ''The Book of Golden Discs''. Barrie and Jenkins. p. 192.</ref>

While still at university, King wrote and produced other hits such as "It's Good News Week" by [[Hedgehoppers Anonymous]]. During a visit to his old school, Charterhouse, he was handed a recording by a friend of one of the school bands, which included [[Peter Gabriel]] as their lead singer. He decided to produce them, choosing their name—[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]—to mark the start of his production career.<ref>Eder, Bruce. [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4352/biography|pure_url=yes}} "Genesis"], ''Allmusic''. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
*Cohen, Claire (4 June 2009). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1190717/The-Boll-Weevils-Beatals-The-Arkansas-Rollers--thats-I-music.html  "The Boll Weevils, the Beatals, The Arkansas Rollers - Now that's what I call music"]. ''Daily Mail'' (London).
*King, Jonathan. [http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/content/view/6/24/ "Biography" ], King of Hits, 16 January 2006. Retrieved 11 June 2010.</ref> He produced their first album, ''[[From Genesis to Revelation]]'', which was a flop at the time, partly because shops placed it in their religious music sections.<ref name=Welch/> Bassist [[Mike Rutherford]] later commented: <blockquote>Jonathan King, for all his faults—he has a funny reputation in England—did give us a fantastic opportunity. Because in those days, in England, you couldn't get in the studio. I mean, now a new group can very easily get a chance to go and record a single, just something, you know, to show there's something going for them. In those days, to get any sort of record contract, was really magical. And he gave us a chance to do a whole record. You've got a bunch of musicians who were really amateur, could barely play well, were barely a group, and were able to go in one summer holiday and make a record.<ref>Neer, Dan (1985). ''Mike on Mike'' [interview LP], Atlantic Recording Corporation.</ref></blockquote>

Soon after graduating, he hosted a Saturday evening show on ITV, ''Good Evening; I'm Jonathan King'', which was broadcast nationally for six months.<ref name= IMDB>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454909/ "Jonathan King (IV)"], IMDB. Retrieved 11 June 2010.</ref> He continued to perform and produce a large number of hits under a variety of names. Among these were "Let It All Hang Out" (a cover of the 1967 track by [[The Hombres]]), "It Only Takes A Minute" (a cover of [[Tavares (group)|Tavares]]' track) as One Hundred Ton And A Feather, "[[Sugar, Sugar]]" as Sakkarin, "Loop di Love" as Shag, "[[Hooked on a Feeling]]" (a cover of the song by [[B J Thomas]]), "Lazybones", "It's The Same Old Song" (originally by [[Four Tops]]) as The Weathermen, "[[The Sun Has Got His Hat On]]" as Nemo, and "[[Johnny Reggae]]" as The Piglets. He produced such hits as "Leap Up And Down And Wave Your Knickers In The Air" for St Cecilia and also acts such as [[Bay City Rollers]], singing all the backing vocals on their first hit, "Keep on Dancing". He was one of only two original investors of the London production of the play ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' with [[Michael White (producer)|Michael White]] and produced the original cast soundtrack album in one 48-hour session over a weekend.

He was twice involved in running Decca Records at the request of the founder Sir [[Edward Lewis (Decca)|Edward Lewis]], who had also been at Trinity College, Cambridge many years earlier.<ref>King, Jonathan. [http://www.65mylifesofar.com/part5.html?start=3 ''65: My Life So Far''], part 5, p. 4.</ref> In September 1972, he set up his own record label, UK Records,<ref name=BillboardSept1972/> which had dozens of hits with artists such as [[10cc]], whom he also named,<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/10cc.asp "10CC"], Snopes, citing Dolgins, Adam. ''Rock Names: From ABBA to ZZ Top''. Carol Publishing, 1998, pp. 254–255.</ref>  [[Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs]] with "[[Seaside Shuffle]]", [[Roy C]] with "Shotgun Wedding", Carl Malcolm with "Fattie Bum Bum", [[The First Class]] with "Beach Baby", [[Lobo (musician)|Lobo]] "Baby I'd Love You To Want Me", and many others, sometimes three or four being in the charts at the same time. King frequently performed under pseudonyms such as "Shag", "Sakkarin", "Bubblerock", "100 Ton and a Feather" and "Nemo", although, in 1975, a rendition under his own name of the song "[[Paloma Blanca|Una Paloma Blanca (White Dove)]]" was awarded the Record of the Year trophy at the [[Ivor Novello Awards]].<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=11790 "Paloma Blanca by The George Baker Selection"], Songfacts. Retrieved 29 December 2010.</ref> Between 1965 and 1979, King had 17 hits in the [[UK Singles Chart]] under a variety of pseudonyms and his own name, five of which made the Top 10.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">Roberts, David. ''British Hit Singles & Albums''. Guinness World Records Limited, 19th edition, 2006, p. 302.</ref> In April 1978, standing under his real name as a Royalist candidate he polled 2,350 votes (5.3%) in the [[Epsom and Ewell by-election, 1978|Epsom and Ewell by-election]].   ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported he sold over 40 million records as a singer during his active career.<ref>Ronson, Jon (1 December 2001). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2001/dec/01/weekend.jonronson "The fall of a pop impresario"]. ''The Guardian'' (London).</ref>

==1980s–1990s==
[[File:Jonathan King 1982.jpeg|right|thumb|170px|King in 1982]]
King moved on from the music industry in the 1980s to further his involvement in television and radio. He presented a daily talk show on New York's WMCA radio from 10&ndash;12 weekday mornings throughout 1980 and 1981 and regularly reported from the U.S. on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. A spinoff series, ''Entertainment USA'', was very successful on BBC2, getting over nine million viewers each week. He also created the youth TV show ''[[No Limits (BBC TV series)|No Limits]]'' which topped the BBC ratings. He hosted the ITV programme ''[[Ultra Quiz]]'' during 1983. King wrote a page in ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' for eight years called "Bizarre USA" and his criticism of [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] and [[Live Aid]] provoked 18,500 letters in one day. He wrote regular features in many other newspapers and magazines such as the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. He also completed two published novels, ''Bible Two'' and ''The Booker Prize Winner''.<ref name= IMDB/> He continued some music projects, including the bizarre supergroup project "[[Gogmagog (band)|Gogmagog]]" with ex-members of [[Iron Maiden]], [[Def Leppard]], [[Whitesnake]], and other classic rock bands.<ref>Munro, Eden (25 March 2009). [http://vueweekly.com/music/story/old_sounds_gogmagog/ "Gogmagog"], ''Vue'' (Edmonton, Alberta). Retrieved 29 December 2010.</ref>

[[File:Jonathan King with Jon Bon Jovi.jpg|left|thumb|170x|King (left) with [[Jon Bon Jovi]]]]
In 1987, he suggested in his ''Sun'' column that the [[Pet Shop Boys]] had borrowed the melody of [[Cat Stevens]]'s 1970 song "[[Wild World]]" for their UK number one single "[[It's a Sin]]". King also released his own cover version of "Wild World" as a single, using a similar musical arrangement to "It's a Sin", in an effort to demonstrate his claims. The Pet Shop Boys sued ''The Sun'', accepting out-of-court damages from the newspaper that they donated to charity. King had done the same in the 1970s with his version of "[[He's So Fine]]" to the arrangement of [[George Harrison]]'s "[[My Sweet Lord]]", which was played in the plagiarism court case, which [[The Chiffons]] eventually won.

King wrote and hosted the [[Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]] for the BBC in 1987 and, after two famously disastrous years without him, he returned to produce them from 1990 to 1992. On the day Margaret Thatcher left No 10 Downing Street in 1990, he released "We Can't Let Maggie Go" under the name The Faithful on Chrysalis Records; it did not chart. He produced "[[A Song for Europe]]", the BBC quest for a [[Eurovision Song Contest]] entrant, from 1995.<ref name= IMDB/> The 1996 entrant by [[Gina G]], "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, and the 1997 entry by [[Katrina and the Waves]], "[[Love Shine a Light]]", [[A Song for Europe#Winners|won]] the contest.<ref name=JohnKennedy>O'Connor, John Kennedy. ''The Eurovision Song Contest&nbsp;— The Official History''. Carlton Books, 2007.</ref> He is also responsible for the concept and format of the ''[[The Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]'' shows on British television, regularly shown in December, which continue online.<ref name="gdn220050329"/><ref name=bio>King, Jonathan. [http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php/Biography.html "Biography"], kingofhits.co.uk, 16 January 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2010.</ref>

In 1993, he founded ''[[The Tip Sheet]]'', which continues online as a message board promoting unknown and unsigned musical acts.<ref name=bio/>

During 1995-96 he hosted the 10-12 daily show on Talk Radio in the UK, now TalkSport.

In 1997 he was awarded the British Phonographic Industry Man of the Year Award with a message of support from the then-prime minister Tony Blair for his "important contribution to one of this country’s great success stories."<ref>Burrell, Ian (24 October 1997). "Ian Burrell reveals that Tony Blair is a secret fan of Jonathan King, the man who brought the world 'Una Paloma Blanca'". ''The Independent'' (London).</ref>

He recorded the original studio version of the song "[[Who Let The Dogs Out]]" under the name Fatt Jakk and his Pack of Pets and persuaded his friend, producer Steve Greenberg, to cover it with [[The Baha Men]]. He signed up [[Chumbawamba]] and placed their single [[Tubthumping]] for release. He signed [[The Cuban Boys]] to [[EMI]] and had a top five hit with their ''Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia''.

==2000s–2010s==
King was arrested in November 2000 after a man approached [[Max Clifford]], a British publicist, with allegations, originally about other men. He was released on £150,000 bail, £50,000 of it put up by [[Simon Cowell]], the impresario, and was re-arrested, after the media publicity, in January 2001.<ref>For the arrests, see [http://www.nme.com/news/jonathan-king/5379 "Jonathan King arrested"]. ''New Musical Express'' (London). 24 November 2000, and [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1134023.stm "Second arrest for Jonathan King"]. ''The Guardian'' (London). 24 January 2001.
*For Simon Cowell, see [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-332299/Simons-shame.html "Simon's shame"]. ''Daily Mail'' (London). 29 December 2004.
*Also see Rushfield, Richard (15 January 2011). [http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/15/the-battle-for-idol.html "The Battle for 'Idol'", p. 2/4]. ''Newsweek'' (New York).</ref>  He was tried in September 2001 and received a seven-year sentence for six offences against five boys aged 14–16 committed between 1983 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/nov/21/childprotection.society "Jonathan King jailed for child sex abuse"]. ''The Guardian''. 21 November 2001.</ref> He was acquitted on all charges in a second case against him when a witness, whom King maintained he had never met, said that he had consented to sex and had been older at the time than he had initially told police.<ref>[http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=64&g2_itemId=416 Proof of my Acquittal on all charges]. King of Hits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2012.</ref>
<ref name=Clough>Clough, Sue; O'Neill, Sean (22 November 2001). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363094/Pop-veteran-Jonathan-King-given-seven-years-for-abusing-schoolboys.html "Pop veteran Jonathan King given seven years for abusing schoolboys"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London).</ref>

Several commentators felt the prosecution was unfair, among them [[Charles Shaar Murray]], [[Howard Jacobson]], [[Lynn Barber]], [[Richard Stott]], Carol Sarler and Danny Hammill.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cpgb.org.uk/article.php?article_id=1000048|title=''Weekly Worker''|publisher=Communist Party of Great Britain |date=29 November 2001}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Stotty+On+Sunday%3A+TIME+TO+FREE+KING.-a0126476986 "Stotty On Sunday: Time to Free King"], ''Sunday Mirror'' (London). 26 December 2004.</ref> King maintained his innocence, protesting that there was no statute of limitations for sex offences, which he said meant he had been unable to defend himself adequately because of the length of time that had passed; that there was no requirement to corroborate the allegations; and that the complainants were allowed to maintain their anonymity.<ref name=Clough/> He sought leave to appeal, which was refused in January 2003, and was released on first parole in March 2005.<ref name="BBC2003"/>

In January 2006 the BBC reported that the Criminal Cases Review Commission had agreed to examine his case. King argued that he was in New York in September 1985 when one of the incidents is alleged to have taken place in King's home in London. He said he had not presented this evidence at his trial because the date of the alleged offences on the charge sheet had been changed after he had completed his defence.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4660558.stm "King abuse case 'to be reviewed"]. ''BBC News''. 29 January 2006.</ref>

In 2008 it was reported that the European Court of Human Rights was considering his application for an appeal.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=492853&in_page_id=1770 "Jonathan King wins right to appeal to Europe over his convictions for sexual assaults on teenage boys"]. ''Daily Mail'' (London). 10 November 2007.</ref>

In June 2006 he spoke about the need for prison reform at a meeting of ''Inside Time'', the national newspaper for prisoners, alongside former MP [[Jonathan Aitken]].<ref>Grove, Valerie (27 June 2006). [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article679747.ece "Prison routine do time walk out hit brick wall"]. ''The Times'' (London).</ref><ref>[http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=64&g2_itemId=147 "JK in Commons" (21 June 2006) ''King of Hits'']</ref>
 
In 2007 he produced a collection of mainly new songs, entitled ''Earth to King'', one of which attracted criticism for appearing to defend the serial killer [[Harold Shipman|Dr. Harold Shipman]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6896298.stm "Families' anger over Shipman song"]. ''BBC News''. 12 July 2007.</ref>

In May 2008 he released a 96-minute film, ''[[Vile Pervert: The Musical]]'', which included 21 characters played by King, caricaturing the police, media, PR industry, legal system, and his accusers. It has received over 80,000 views and downloads since release.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0PxsVaCCoM |title=Jonathan King as Oscar: Wilde About Boys |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>

==2010s onwards==

In December 2009 he published his autobiography, ''65 My Life So Far''.<ref>Moore, Matthew (15 May 2008). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1958447/Jonathan-King-makes-Vile-Pervert-The-Musical.html "Jonathan King makes Vile Pervert: The Musical"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London).</ref> 
<ref>[http://www.vilepervert.com/ Vile Pervert movie website], Vilepervert.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*See King as Oscar Wilde in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJL2KBtpAs "Oscar: Wilde About Boys"], ''Vile Pervert: The Musical'', ''YouTube''. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*King, Jonathan. [http://www.65mylifesofar.com/ "65 My Life So Far"]. Retrieved 11 June 2010.</ref> The book spent some time at the top of the Amazon Kindle Pop Culture chart.<ref>[http://www.kingofhits.co.uk/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=64&g2_itemId=2289 AmazonKindle]. King of Hits.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2012.</ref>

He released a new film, ''[[Me Me Me (film)|Me Me Me]]'', in May 2011. It premiered in London's West End and screened at Eurovision in Düsseldorf and at the Cannes Film Festival that year.<ref>Sharp, Rob (12 May 2011). [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cannes-diary-from-disgraced-dlisters-to-exdrug-dealing-singers-festival-embraces-them-all-2282720.html "Cannes Diary: From disgraced D-listers to ex-drug dealing singers, festival embraces them all"]. ''The Independent'' (London).</ref><ref>[http://www.memememovie.com Me Me Me movie website], MeMeMeMovie.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/features/article_1639923.php/64th-Annual-Cannes-Film-Festival-The-Tree-of-Live-Photocall-Pictures?page=5 |title=64th Annual Cannes Film Festival The Tree of Live Photocall Pictures |publisher=Monsters and Critics |date=18 May 2011 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>

In October 2011, then BBC [[Director-General of the BBC|Director-General]] [[Mark Thompson (television executive)|Mark Thompson]] apologised to Jonathan King, following the removal of King's performance of "[[It Only Takes a Minute]]" from a 1976 episode of ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' that was repeated on [[BBC Four]]. Thompson stated: "We accept that this should not have happened and we would like to apologise for any upset this caused." King had accused the BBC of a "[[Joseph Stalin|Stalinist]]" [[Historical revisionism (negationism)|revision]] of history.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC apology to Jonathan King after he is cut from repeat |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8835884/BBC-apology-to-Jonathan-King-after-he-is-cut-from-repeat.html |accessdate=19 October 2011 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=19 October 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

In January 2012 he appeared as a witness at the [[Leveson Inquiry]] into the culture, ethics and practice of the press and media in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9039169/Leveson-inquiry-Jonathan-King-claims-his-was-miscarriage-of-justice-victim.html |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Gordon |last=Rayner |title=Leveson inquiry: Jonathan King claims his was miscarriage of justice victim |date=25 January 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.insidetime.org/articleview.asp?a=1255&c=jonathan_king_writes "Jonathan King writes". ''Inside Time'' Newspaper]. Insidetime.org. Retrieved 10 November 2012.</ref> He spoke about the dangers of media publicity provoking false allegations.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/25/leveson-inquiry-jonathan-king}}</ref>

In April 2012 he was featured at length in a front cover article for ''[[Independent on Sunday#The Independent on Sunday|The Independent on Sunday]] Review'' magazine covering his large online following. "I believe," King was quoted as saying, "in pursuing my own morality. That is all I have ever stuck by. It is my own morality that really matters."<ref>Chalmers, Robert (22 April 2012). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jonathan-king-the-only-apology-i-have-is-to-say-that-i-was-good-at-seduction-7658249.html "Jonathan King: 'The only apology I have is to say that I was good at seduction'"]. ''The Independent on Sunday'' (London). Retrieved 10 November 2012.</ref>

In December 2012 he published Three Months - A Diary: a daily account of his summer whilst filming segments for his third film.<ref>[http://madamearcati.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/jonathan-kings-whopping-christmas-card.html Madame Arcati: Jonathan King's whopping 'Christmas card': A review]</ref>

==Discography - Singles==
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!width="30"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
!Credited to
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1965
|"[[Everyone's Gone to the Moon]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#4
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1970
|"Let It All Hang Out"
| style="text-align:center;"|#26
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
|"[[It's the Same Old Song]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#19
|Weathermen
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
|"[[Sugar, Sugar|Sugar Sugar]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#12
|Sakkarin
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
|"[[Lazybones (song)|Lazy Bones]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#23
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
|"[[Johnny Reggae]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#3
|[[The Piglets]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1971
|"[[Hooked on a Feeling]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#23
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1972
|"Flirt!"
| style="text-align:center;"|#22
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1972
|"Loop di Love"
| style="text-align:center;"|#4
|Shag
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1974
|"[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#29
|Bubblerock
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1975
|"[[Paloma Blanca|Una Paloma Blanca (White Dove)]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#5
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1975
|"Chick-a-Boom (Don't Ya Jes Love It)"
| style="text-align:center;"|#36
|53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1976
|"[[In the Mood]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#46
|Sound 9418
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1976
|"[[It Only Takes a Minute]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#9
|One Hundred Ton and a Feather
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1978
|"One for You, One for Me"
| style="text-align:center;"|#29
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1978
|"Lick A Smurp for Christmas (All Fall Down)"
| style="text-align:center;"|#58
|Father Abraphart and The Smurps
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1979
|"[[You're the Greatest Lover]]"
| style="text-align:center;"|#67
|Jonathan King
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1979
|"Gloria"
| style="text-align:center;"|#65
|Jonathan King
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Refbegin}}
*[http://www.KingOfHits.com/ Jonathan King website], KingsofHits.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*[http://j_withers.tripod.com/JK45s.htm King Discography]. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*[http://www.beautiful-records.com/discographies/UK/uk.htm UK Records discography], Beautiful-Records.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*[http://www.vilepervert.com/ Vile Pervert (movie) website], vilepervert.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*[http://www.65mylifesofar.com/ Jonathan King autobiography], 65mylifesofar.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
*[http://www.MeMeMeMovie.com/ JK second film], MeMeMeMovie.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
*[http://www.BewareTheMonkeyMan.com/ JK novel as Rex Kenny], BewareTheMonkeyMan.com. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
*Walker, Tim (28 November 2011). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jonathan-king-my-books-an-online--hit-millions-click-on-my-videos-how-about-lifting-the-media-ban-on-me-6268884.html "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?']". ''The Independent'' (London). Retrieved 29 November 2011.
{{Refend}}

{{Persondata
|NAME = King, Jonathan
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = King, Kenneth George
|SHORT DESCRIPTION = English record producer, singer, songwriter and author
|DATE OF BIRTH = 6 December 1944
|PLACE OF BIRTH = London, England
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Jonathan}}
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