Danny Jones

This article is about the musician. For other people, see Daniel Jones.

Danny Jones
Jones performing onstage as part of McFly
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Alan David Jones
Born	12 March 1986 (1986-03-12) (age 25) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Ukulele, Bass Guitar
Years active	2003 – present
Labels	Island (2003-07)(2010 – present) Super Records (2008 – present)
Associated acts	McFly Busted
Website	www.mcfly.com
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul Custom

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), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums).

McFly

Jones performing at iTunes Live.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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 five 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.^[5][6][7] He has also produced tracks for McFly and other musicians; for example, he produced their song Only The Strong Survive from their fourth studio album "Radio:ACTIVE" as well as his band's cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". He has also produced countless demos for his band, alongside his bandmate Tom Fletcher. 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. As a side project, Jones has also been working on remixes for his band's songs as well as other songs. Songs such as Party Girl, Nowhere Left To Run and Take Me There have all been remixed under the name Danny Jones. Some remixes can be found as b-sides on singles released from the album Above The Noise. Jones has also been seen at many concert afterparties as a DJ.

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,^[8] and in 2007 made a cameo on Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums".^[9] They also appeared on Ghosthunting with...^[10] 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.^[11] They also starred in the teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine.^[12] Without his bandmates, Jones has appeared on several shows, including Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Celebrity Juice and 8 out of 10 cats.^[13] On 4 October 2009, Jones appeared on All Star Family Fortunes with his family, playing 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.

Personal life

As of September 2009, Jones was dating Miss England 2007 Georgia Horsley, having previously dated Miss England 2008 Laura Coleman.^[14]

Awards

(For awards won with McFly see: McFly Awards)

2004

• Smash Hits Awards - Most Fanciable Male^[15]

2005

• Smash Hits Awards - Most Snoggable Male

References

1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005
2. ^ "McFly tour with Busted". McFlyOfficial.com. 2003-11-13. http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=34. Retrieved 2007-11-03. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ 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. 
4. ^ "Debut McFly album track by track". McFlyOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071224051039/http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=310. Retrieved 2007-11-23.  See track three, "Room on the Third Floor".
5. ^ (2004) Album notes for Room on the 3rd Floor by McFly.
6. ^ (2005) Album notes for Wonderland by McFly.
7. ^ (2006) Album notes for Motion in the Ocean by McFly.
8. ^ "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. 
9. ^ "The Sound of Drums". Doctor Who (2005). BBC. 2007-06-23. No. 12, season 3.
10. ^ 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. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards". Nickelodeon. http://kca.nick.co.uk/#/the_show/. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
12. ^ "Just My Luck (2006)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397078/. Retrieved 2007-11-23. 
13. ^ "Danny Jones <3 (I)". IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1661506/. 
14. ^ "McFly rocker Danny replaces Miss England '08 girlfriend with '07 model". 2009-11-29. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1231826/McFly-rocker-Danny-replaces-Miss-England-08-girlfriend-07-model.html. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
15. ^ "Smash Hits/T4 Poll Winners Party". http://www.able2uk.com/smash_hits-ws.htm. 

External links

• Danny Jones on Twitter
• Danny Jones at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Jones, Danny
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Date of birth	12 March 1986
Place of birth	Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
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