Dougie Poynter
| Dougie Poynter | |
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 Poynter in 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dougie Lee Poynter[1] |
| Born | 30 November 1987 Corringham, Essex, England[citation needed] |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Island (2003-2007, 2010-present) Super Records (2008-present) |
| Associated acts | McFly |
| Website | McFly.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Music Man Sterling Music Man StingRay Fender Jazz Bass |
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Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November 1987 in Corringham, Essex, England)[1] is an English musician and the bassist and vocalist for the pop rock band McFly. He won the 11th series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!
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[edit] McFly
Dougie is bassist of pop band McFly, also providing backing, and on occasion, lead vocals. He has co-writer credits on many of McFly's tracks, including the lead writer credit on their 2007 number one single "Transylvania." Poynter has called "Transylvania" his favourite song that he has written.[2] Poynter also wrote an unrecorded track called Silence Is A Scary Sound, which features as a live recording on their third studio album Motion In The Ocean. He has also cowritten many songs across all of McFly's albums.The youngest member of the band, Poynter was also the last to enter it when Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher, who already had been signed to a record deal with Island, held auditions for a bassist and drummer. Poynter was 15 when he joined the band. Because of his young age, Dougie and the other members of McFly hold the record for the youngest band to ever have a debut album go straight to number one, a record previously held by The Beatles.
[edit] Personal
Poynter dated Frankie Sandford of The Saturdays,[3][4][5][6][7] until the pair briefly split up in March 2010.[8] They reunited in April 2010,[9] but split up again in November of the same year. Poynter has stated that they will not be getting back together for the third time.[10] He spent some time in rehab following the split.[11] As of the end of 2011, Poynter is dating artist Lara Carew-Jones.[12]
[edit] Other work
Before joining McFly at the age of 15, Poynter was in a band named 'Ataiz'. In 2010, Dougie and three other people, including Motion In The Ocean and Radio:ACTIVE producer Jason Perry, started a clothing line called 'Zukie', named after Poynter's pet lizard.[citation needed] Dougie owns 30 per cent of the business. In early 2011, it was confirmed that Poynter had started his own clothing range, by the name of 'Saint Kidd', a pirate-based company inspired by William Kidd. The range was set to launch in February.[citation needed]
[edit] Appearances
Poynter won the 2011 series of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, beating fellow Essex man Mark Wright.[13][14][15]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "GRO Birth Registration Index". Ancestry.co.uk. http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=view&r=5538&dbid=8964&iid=ONS_B19681AZ-0308&fn=ln=Record+from+England+%26+Wales%2c+Birth+Index%3a+1837-1983&st=d&ssrc=&pid=695685. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ "McFly answer your questions in their hilarious interview". SugarScape. http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/lads/554638/mcfly-answer-your-questions-their-hilarious-interview. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Frankie Sandford saves her pop career with Saturdays". Metro. 6 January 2009. http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/461552-frankie-sandford-saves-her-pop-career-with-saturdays. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "5 minutes with a… sex god: Dougie McFly". Daily Mirror. 2 May 2009. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/celebs-on-sunday/2009/05/03/5-minutes-with-a-sex-god-dougie-mcfly-115875-21316056/. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Wilson, Benji (2010-01-30). "The Saturdays: Pop music's new high-flyers". Dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1246253/The-Saturdays-Pop-musics-new-high-flyers.html. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ "McFly's Dougie: I follow Frankie". Metro. 2009-09-18. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?McFlys_Dougie:_I_follow_Frankie&in_article_id=740346&in_page_id=7. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "The Saturdays' Frankie Sandford comes over all Lily Allen in suspender tights and leather hotpants for Christmas party". The Daily Mail. 2009-12-13. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1235503/The-Saturdays-Frankie-Sandford-channels-Rihanna-suspender-tights-leather-hotpants-Christmas-party.html. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
- ^ "McFly's Dougie confirms split". Digitalspy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a207414/mcflys-dougie-confirms-split.html.
- ^ "Frankie Sandford: Dougie and I are living together again". Now Magazine. http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/453158/frankie-sandford-dougie-and-i-are-living-together-again/1/.
- ^ "Frankie Sandford dumps Dougie Poynter for the second time in a year, before partying at Whisky Mist with a male model". Daily Mail. 2010-11-23. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1332012/Dougie-Poynter-Frankie-Sandford-split-second-time-year.html. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Poynter: 'Sandford death threats are out of control'". Ok! magazine. 2011-03-21. http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/33431/Poynter-Sandford-death-threats-are-out-of-control-/. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ "Error: no
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- ^ 'I'm a Celeb' runner-up Mark Wright: 'It was an honour to be myself' Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 3 December 2011
- ^ 9.7m see Dougie Poynter crowned King of the Jungle on 'I'm a Celeb' Liam O'Brien, Digital Spy, 4 December 2011
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