Daniel Alan David Jones
[''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005''] (born 12 March 1986
) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for
pop-rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...
band
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the '' Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, har ...
. Jones's fellow band members are
Tom Fletcher
Thomas Michael Fletcher (born 17 July 1985) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, composer, author and vlogger. He is one of the lead vocalists and rhythm guitarist of English pop rock band McFly, in addition to being the group's founder ...
(rhythm guitarist and vocals),
Dougie Poynter
Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November 1987) is an English musician, songwriter, fashion model, aspiring clothing designer, children's author and actor. He is the bassist of the pop rock band McFly.
Biography Early life
Poynter was born in Orset ...
(bass and vocals), and
Harry Judd
Harry Mark Christopher Judd (born 23 December 1985) is an English musician, dancer and author. He is the drummer for the band McFly. Judd won the 2011 series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''.
Judd published his first book, ''Get Fit Get Happy'', in ...
(drums).
Jones is married to former
Miss England
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History
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, Georgia Horsley.
McFly
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the '' Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, har ...
rose to fame in 2004, partly due to their association with
Busted; McFly supported Busted on their
A Present for Everyone
''A Present for Everyone'' is the second studio album by British pop punk band Busted. It was released on 17 November 2003 by Universal Island Records and features a sound mixing pop punk and power pop material with traditional pop rock. Five ...
Tour. Jones met Fletcher when he auditioned for the "boy band"
V (he mistakenly perceived V as similar in style to the future Busted). Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for
Island Records
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, later approached Jones. The two conversed and discovered common interests, leading to a songwriting session between Fletcher, Jones and Busted's
James Bourne
James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is known as the co-founder of pop punk bands Busted and Son of Dork, and he also created his own electronic project: Future Boy. From 2013 to 2015 ...
.
When they finished writing projects for Busted, Fletcher and Jones began writing for their own, then-unnamed band. They temporarily moved into the
InterContinental
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Hotel in London, United Kingdom (UK).
[ See track three, "Room on the Third Floor".] Drummer Judd and bassist Poynter were subsequently recruited through an advertisement placed by Fletcher and Jones in
NME
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magazine.
Jones, working with his fellow band members, has co-written all five of
McFly's studio albums. He also penned three of his own solo tracks on the first three McFly albums.
He has also produced tracks for McFly and other musicians; for example, he produced the song, "Only The Strong Survive", from McFly's fourth studio album ''"
Radio:ACTIVE"'', as well as his band's cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". Jones has also been listed as a producer for McFly's 6th studio album, which has still not been released but will soon be according to the band. He has also produced countless demos for his band, alongside Fletcher. Jones also takes the role of lead guitarist in most performances, with Fletcher playing rhythm guitar. He can be seen performing solos in songs such as
"That Girl", "
I Wanna Hold You
"I Wanna Hold You" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released on 17 October 2005 as the third single from their second studio album, ''Wonderland'' (2005). It was written by band members Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, and Dougie Poy ...
", "Everybody Knows", and "Transylvania".
As a side project, Jones works on remixes for his band's songs, including "Party Girl" or "Nowhere Left to Run", and "Take Me There". Some remixes can be found as b-sides on singles released from the album ''
Above the Noise
''Above the Noise'' is the fifth studio album from English pop rock band McFly. The album was released on 15 November 2010. The album spawned three singles: "Party Girl", which was released on 6 September; " Shine a Light", which was released ...
''.
Other work
Jones is a keen producer/DJ and footballer, as is McFly. He assisted
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premie ...
in a charity match in which England beat the rest of the world. After McFly's direction changed it was announced he would remix "Party Girl" as a b-side of the single after that he remixed "Nowhere Left to Run" for the "That's the Truth" single. After this success Jones played songs such as "Take Me There" or "
End of the World" and "IF U C Kate" as well as his other remixes. Jones also works with DJ Roger Sanchez under the name 'The Saturn V'. Jones has toured England as a DJ and is set to release songs called "Gone" and "Around Me" with Sanchez, also a remix of
Rihanna
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's song "
We Found Love
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". Jones produced a bonus track for
One Direction
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on their second album ''
Take Me Home'' and wrote "Don't Forget Where You Belong" from their third album ''
Midnight Memories
''Midnight Memories'' is the third studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records, Syco Music and Sony Music. It was described as having a "slightly rockier tone" than their previous effort ...
''. In June 2021 he was in the starting XI for Old Habs as they won the Gareth Dineen Trophy.
Early and personal life
Jones was born and raised in
Bolton
Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...
, Greater Manchester,
where his mother runs a hairdressing business. He was educated at
Thornleigh Salesian College
Thornleigh Salesian College is a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Astley Bridge area of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.
History
Thornleigh College was originally a boys school founded in 1925 by the Salesians of Don Bosco at the ...
and, briefly, Haberdashers’ Boys’ School. He and his sister Vicky were interested in music from an early age. In 2014, Vicky took part in the
third series of ''
The Voice
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'' but was eliminated during the battle round. Jones attended
Bury College
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Overview
Bury Co ...
where he studied for a
BTEC National Diploma in music.
Jones is a fan of his hometown football club
Bolton Wanderers
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.
Their father walked out on the family when Danny was eighteen and it left a lasting impression on him. Not long after, he co-wrote the song "Don't Know Why" (from ''
Wonderland'') with Vicky. The McFly song "
The Ballad of Paul K", which he co-wrote with McFly bandmate
Dougie Poynter
Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November 1987) is an English musician, songwriter, fashion model, aspiring clothing designer, children's author and actor. He is the bassist of the pop rock band McFly.
Biography Early life
Poynter was born in Orset ...
, whose father also left home, was based on both their experiences. Jones has rarely spoken of his father and only briefly mentioned him in McFly's autobiography.
On 26 July 2013, Jones announced he was engaged to model and former Miss England, Georgia Horsley. They married on 2 August 2014 in
Malton, North Yorkshire
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. They have a son, Cooper Alf Jones, who was born on 27 January 2018.
Filmography
TV appearances
Film appearances
Event appearances
Awards
(For awards won with McFly, see:
McFly Awards)
2004
*
Smash Hits Awards – "Most Fanciable Male"
2005
*
Smash Hits Awards – "Most Snoggable Male"
Discography
Albums/EP's
Solo Singles
EP
In 2018 Jones Began Working On His Debut EP. He Began Teasing The EP's Lead Single ''Muddy Water'', The Single Was Released On 7 June 2019. ''Bad Habits'' Was Released As The EP's Second Official Single On 14 June 2019. A Week Later, On 21 June 2019 He Released ''$igns'' As The Third Official Single. ''Talk in the Morning'' Was Released On 28 June As The EP's Fourth And Final Single. On 5 July Jones Released The Full EP, The EP Featured The Singles, ''Muddy Water'', ''Bad Habits'', ''$igns'', ''Talk in the Morning'' And Also Featured A Cover Of
Without Me By American Singer
Halsey
References
External links
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1986 births
British pop rock singers
Living people
McFly members
Musicians from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Musicians from Manchester
Popstar to Operastar contestants
McBusted members