Shawn Desman
| Shawn Desman | |
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 Desman performing in July 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shawn Bosco Fernandes |
| Born | January 12, 1982 |
| Origin | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreographer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels |
Universal Music Canada (2009-present) |
| Website | www.shawndesman.com |
Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982) better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop/R&B singer of Portuguese descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada.
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[edit] Career
Shawn attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School in Toronto where he took part in many talent shows and events. In 1998, Shawn Fernandes was in the Boomtang Boys video for their song "Squeezetoy" as a dancer. He had a few recordings in English and Portuguese under his real name Shawn Fernandes before adopting the name Desman. According to his own account, he adopted the name Desman because in his youth his friends referred to him as "Dez, man" - thus creating his artistic pseudonym Desman.
His self-titled breakthrough album in 2002 featured three top ten singles ("Shook", "Spread My Wings" and "Get Ready") on the Canadian charts. The album went on to achieve gold certification in Canada.[1] The single, "Spread My Wings", is a cover of the unreleased male group, Vega, featuring Chilli of TLC.
His follow-up album, Back for More garnered a Juno Award for Best R&B Recording which featured the number one hit single "Let's Go".
His recent album Fresh garnered 3 gold singles, 1 platinum single, Video of the Year at the Much Music Video Awards, Canadian Dance/Pop Song of the year at the Stylus Awards, as well as SOCAN #1 Award for Electric/Night Like This.
Desman is also a producer and has worked with various artists producing hit singles for Nick Carter, Kreesha Turner, Keshia Chante, Danny Fernandes, as well as contestants on YTV's The Next Star where he produced the song (One More First Chance) for Brock Zanrosso in 2009 and "It Might Be You" for contestant Parker Schmidt in 2011.
[edit] Collaborations
- Shawn Desman contributed "Spread my wings" to Jerry Bruckheimer's 'Kangaroo Jack' (on Warner).
- He has collaborated with some of the biggest producers in music including Tricky Stewart, Rodney Jerkins and The Dream.
- Collaborated with his brother Danny Fernandes on the single "Feel It" featured on Danny's album.
[edit] Awards
- Shawn Desman has released three studio albums that have gone from gold to platinum in Canada.
- In 2006, won a Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year".
- In 2011, won "Video of the year" at the Much Music Video Awards for his video "Electric/Night like this".
- In 2011, won Canadian Dance/Pop Single of the Year at the Stylus Awards.
- In 2011, awarded SOCAN #1 Award for Electric/Night Like This reaching #1.
[edit] Personal Life
Shawn Desman, is the oldest of three brothers, others being Canadian singer Danny Fernandes and another brother Jonathan Fernandes.
Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros is his cousin. Fernandes' brother Danny was part of his backup dancers from 2002-2004.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak | Certifications |
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| CAN [2] |
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38 | |
| Back for More |
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| Fresh |
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29 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak | Certifications | Album | ||
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| CAN [4][5] |
GER [6] |
AUS [7] |
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| 1995 | "Tu és Minha" | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1999 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 19 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Get Ready" | 1 | — | 37 | Shawn Desman | |
| "Shook" | 3 | 64 | — |
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| 2003 | "Spread My Wings" | — | — | — | ||
| "Sexy" | — | — | — | Back For More | ||
| 2005 | "Let's Go" | 6 | 27 | — | ||
| "Red Hair" | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Shiver" | 18 | — | — |
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Fresh |
| "Night Like This" | 22 | — | — |
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| "Electric" | 23 | — | — |
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| 2011 | "Moneyshot" | — | — | — | ||
| "Something Stupid" | — | — | — | |||
[edit] Features
- 2003: "Movie Star (Remix)" Rascalz feat. Shawn Desman
- 2006: "All Eyes on Me" Puppet feat. Shawn Desman
- 2010: "Feel It" Danny Fernandes feat. Shawn Desman
- Collaborations
- 2009: "One More First Chance" (as producer for Brock Zanrosso on YTV's The Next Star)
[edit] Selected Filmography
- 2001: Get Over It as himself
- 2003: Honey as himself
- 2007: How She Move as Trey
[edit] References
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - February 2003". Cria.ca. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0203_g.php. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- Shawn Desman: Williams, John (October 30, 2002). "Foos, Santana storm charts". JAM! Music (Canadian Online Explorer). http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/P/Presley_Elvis/2002/10/30/748830.html. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- Fresh: "ALBUMS : Top 100". Canadian Online Explorer. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. http://webcitation.org/5sGFseZ5m. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum – February 2003". Toronto: Canadian Recording Industry Association. February 2003. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0203_g.php. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Shawn Desman". AllMusic. http://allmusic.com/artist/shawn-desman-p544925/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/shawn-desman/chart-history/500718
- ^ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Desman,Shawn/single. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Shawn Desman - Get Ready". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shawn+Desman&titel=Get+Ready&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – May 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0503_g.php. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum Certification – February 2011". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=shawn%20desman&sl=&smt=9&sat=-1&ssb=Artist.
- ^ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=shawn%20desman&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
