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He's still got it! Tom Jones cosies up to leather-clad Paloma Faith on the red carpet at the BBC Music Awards... before performing an impressive finale together

Published: 19:29 EST, 11 December 2014 | Updated: 10:43 EST, 12 December 2014

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Tom Jones is one of the world's most adored veteran music stars, and has a history of being quite the ladies' man.

And on Thursday evening, the Welsh hitmaker proved he's still got it as he attended the BBC Music Awards in London alongside Paloma Faith.

The twosome - who later performed together on the stage at the inaugural event - cosied up together on the red carpet and fooled around a bit, playing up for the cameras.

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He's still got it! Paloma Faith and Tom Jones looked cosy on the red carpet at the BBC Music Awards in London on Thursday evening, as they shared a little peck on the cheek

Singer Paloma, 33, wowed in a leather dress with a full skirt and cinched-in waist, a rather demure look for the usually more colourful fashionista.

The slightly racy item was cut in an asymmetric shape across her chest, adding an extra element of fun to her look.

With just her slender ankles on show, the Can't Rely On You songstress finished her look with a pair of quirky red and black pointed court shoes, and vibrant red lips.

She wore her pale amber locks down in a glamorous, sweeping curled style, invoking her usual retro aesthetic effortlessly.

Whoops! Paloma appeared to get her lipstick on Tom's cheek... so she happily cleaned it up for him

Good pals: The stars appeared to be strong friends as they arrived together at the inaugural BBC Music Awards ceremony

Trendy twosome: Paloma looked retro fabulous in her leather, full-skirted dress while Tom looked every inch the dapper gent in his suit

Tattooed maiden: Paloma's racy dress gave her a chance to show off her impressive back inkings

Curvy: The petite star looked rather curvaceous in her leather gown, which was cut into a time-honoured shape and accentuating her hourglass figure

Green with envy! Paloma Faith on success and celebrity

And, as she turned around, she showed her bad girl side by flashing the bird tattoos on the back of her shoulders.

Tom, meanwhile, cut a very dapper figure in his grey checked suit and shiny shoes.

The 74-year-old star of The Voice finished his look with a natty little pocket square, with his famous salt and pepper beard adding an edge to his look.

The two singers fooled around on the red carpet outside London's Earl's Court, and at one point Paloma kissed her pal on the cheek, hastening to wipe the lipstick off afterwards.

As well as acting as each others' date for the evening, the musicians had a job to do: closing the show during the live broadcast on BBC One.

Stage buddies! Paloma and Tom closed the awards ceremony together, and clearly had a great time on stage

Perfect duo: They sang a huge rendition of God Only Knows and were backed by a 200-strong choir

All change: Both stars had changed out of their red carpet togs into more stage-friendly ensembles

Paloma changed out of her more cumbersome leather outfit for her stage appearance, slipping into something a little more performance friendly - a beige and glitzy, sheer panelled midi-length frock.

The talented singers sang a rendition of God Only Knows and were backed by a 200-strong choir, giving the evening an impressive send-off.

They followed other live acts on the evening, including One Direction, Ellie Goulding, Coldplay and Ella Henderson.

The inaugural BBC Music Awards were dominated by American superstar Pharrell Williams, who took home two of the four awards on offer.

He won the International Artist of the Year gong, and the Song of the Year prize, for his record-breaking single Happy.

Ed Sheeran took home the prize for British Artist of the Year, while newcomers Catfish and the Bottlemen won the BBC Introducing Award.