Danny Jones
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| Danny Jones | |
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 Jones at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Alan David Jones |
| Born | 12 March 1986 |
| Origin | Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop Rock/Pop punk |
| Occupations | Musician, Producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, Harmonica, Ukulele, Bass |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Island (2004 - 2007) Super Records (2008 - present) |
| Associated acts | McFly |
| Website | http://www.mcflyofficial.com |
Daniel Alan David "Danny" Jones[1] (born 12 March 1986) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British pop band McFly, alongside fellow band members Dougie Poynter (bassist, vocalist),[2] Tom Fletcher (guitarist, vocalist)[3] and Harry Judd (drummer).[4]
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[edit] McFly
McFly rose to fame in 2003, this was heavily influenced by their association with former band Busted who helped launch them by offering them the position of support act in their tour, A Present For Everyone.[5] Jones met Tom Fletcher when he auditioned for the boyband V (whom he had mistaken as being a more Bustedesque band), Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for Island Records, later approached Jones. The two conversed and found they had common interests and so Fletcher invited Jones to write with him and James Bourne.[6] When writing projects for Busted had ended, the two began writing for their own (as of yet, unnanmed) band, eventually moving, temporarily, into the InterContinental Hotel, in London.[7] Drummer (Harry Judd) and bassist (Dougie Poynter) were subsequently recruited via an advert placed by the duo in the NME magazine. Jones has co-written all four of McFly's studio albums along with his fellow band members. He also penned three of his own, solo, tracks, on the first three McFly albums.[8][9][10] Jones also takes the role of lead guitarist in most performances, with Fletcher acting as rhythm guitar, and can be seen performing solos in songs such as That Girl, I Wanna Hold You, Everybody Knows & Transylvania.
He is now currently recording new material with the rest of McFly.
[edit] Television and film appearances
Jones has appeared alongside his McFly bandmates in many tv shows. In January 2005, they guest-starred in an episode of the long-running British drama series Casualty,[11] and in 2007 made a cameo on Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums".[12] They also appeared on Ghosthunting with...[13] and Gordon Ramsay's The F Word.[citation needed]
Jones has appeared with McFly at many televised music events, including T4 on the Beach and the first and second annual Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards.[14] They also starred in the teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine.[15] Without his bandmates, Jones has appeared on several shows, including Never Mind the Buzzcocks and 8 out of 10 cats.[16] On the 4th of October 2009, Jones appeared on All Star Family Fortunes with his family. He played against Zöe Lucker.
[edit] Awards
2004
- Smash Hits Awards - Most Fanciable Male[17]
2005
- Smash Hits Awards - Most Snoggable Male
[edit] References
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- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005
- ^ "McFly Official - Dougie Poynter bio". http://www.mcflyofficial.com/theband/index.php?id=4.
- ^ "McFly Official - Tom Fletcher bio". http://www.mcflyofficial.com/theband/index.php?id=3.
- ^ "McFly Official - Harry Judd bio". http://www.mcflyofficial.com/theband/index.php?id=2.
- ^ "McFly tour with Busted". McFlyOfficial.com. 2003-11-13. http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=34. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ Alexis Petridis (2004-07-23). "Mad about the boys". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1266615,00.html. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Debut McFly album track by track". McFlyOfficial.com. http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=310. Retrieved 2007-11-23. See track three, "Room on the Third Floor".
- ^ (2004) Album notes for Room on the 3rd Floor by McFly.
- ^ (2005) Album notes for Wonderland by McFly.
- ^ (2006) Album notes for Motion in the Ocean by McFly.
- ^ "Pop act McFly to star in Casualty". BBC News. 2004-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3723342.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "The Sound of Drums". Doctor Who (2005). BBC. 2007-06-23. No. 12, season 3.
- ^ Adams, Lisa (2007-10-20). "Ghost Hunter Yvette Made McFly Boys Scream". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/2007/10/20/ghost-hunter-yvette-made-mcfly-boys-scream-86908-19981556/. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Nickelodeon. http://kca.nick.co.uk/#/the_show/. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Just My Luck (2006)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397078/. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Danny Jones <3 (I)". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1661506/.
- ^ "Smash Hits/T4 Poll Winners Party". http://www.able2uk.com/smash_hits-ws.htm.
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