Danny Jones
Danny Jones | |
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| Birth name | Daniel Alan David Jones |
| Born | March 12, 1986 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
Daniel Alan David "Danny" Jones[1] (born 12 March 1986) is an English musician who is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists for pop rock band McFly, alongside fellow members Tom Fletcher (guitar, vocals)[2] Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals)[3] and Harry Judd (drums).[4]
McFly
McFly rose to fame in 2004, in part due to their association with 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 then unnamed 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
Television and film appearances
Jones has appeared alongside his McFly bandmates in numerous 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.
As of 15 January 2010, Jones has been participating in the British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar. He was voted off on the fourth week by public vote, losing out to Marcella Detroit.
Awards
(For awards won with McFly see: McFly Awards)
2004
- Smash Hits Awards - Most Fanciable Male[17]
2005
- Smash Hits Awards - Most Snoggable Male
References
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005
- ^ "McFly Official - Tom Fletcher bio".,
- ^ "McFly Official - Dougie Poynter bio".
- ^ "McFly Official - Harry Judd bio".
- ^ "McFly tour with Busted". McFlyOfficial.com. 2003-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-03. [dead link]
- ^ Alexis Petridis (2004-07-23). "Mad about the boys". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Debut McFly album track by track". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Room on the 3rd Floor (Media notes). 2004.
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{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|albumlink=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|bandname=ignored (help) - ^ Motion in the Ocean (Media notes). 2006.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|albumlink=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|bandname=ignored (help) - ^ "Pop act McFly to star in Casualty". BBC News. 2004-10-07. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "The Sound of Drums". Doctor Who (2005). Season 3. Episode 12. 2007-06-23. BBC.
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- ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Nickelodeon. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Just My Luck (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
- ^ "Danny Jones <3 (I)". IMDB.
- ^ "Smash Hits/T4 Poll Winners Party".
External links
- Danny Jones on Twitter
- Danny Jones at IMDb