Daniel Alan David "Danny" Jones is an English musician who is one of the lead vocalists
and guitarists for pop-rock band McFly. Jones' fellow band members are Tom Fletcher, Dougie
Poynter, and Harry Judd. Jones is married to former Miss England, Georgia Horsley. They
married in Georgia's home town Malton, North Yorkshire on August 2, 2014.
McFly
McFly rose to fame in 2004, partly to their association with Busted; McFly supported Busted
on their A Present for Everyone Tour. Jones met Fletcher when he auditioned for the "boy
band" V. Fletcher, who was filming the auditions for Island Records, later approached Jones.
The two conversed and discovered common interests, leading to a songwriting session between Fletcher,
Jones and Busted's James Bourne. When they finished writing projects for Busted,
Fletcher and Jones began writing for their own, then-unnamed band. They temporarily moved
into the InterContinental Hotel in London, United Kingdom. Drummer Judd and bassist Poynter
were subsequently recruited through an advertisement placed by Fletcher and Jones in NME 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 is due to be released in 2013. 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", "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. Other work
Jones is a keen producer/DJ and footballer, as is McFly. He assisted Alan Shearer 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's song "We Found Love". Jones produced a bonus track for One Direction
on their second album Take Me Home and wrote "Don't Forget Where You Belong" from their
third album Midnight Memories. Early life
Jones was born and raised in Bolton, Greater Manchester, where his mother runs a hairdressing
business. He got his education at Thornleigh Salesian College. 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 but was eliminated during the battle round. Jones attended Bury College
where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in music.
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" with Vicky. The McFly song
"The Ballad of Paul K", which he co-wrote with McFly bandmate Dougie Poynter, 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.
Personal life Jones previously dated Miss England 2008 Laura
Coleman. On 26 July 2013, Jones announced he was engaged
to model and former Miss England Georgia Horsley. They married on August 2, 2014 in Old Malton,
North Yorkshire. 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, and in 2007
made a cameo in the Doctor Who episode "The Sound of Drums". They also appeared on Ghosthunting
with... and Gordon Ramsay's The F Word. McFly also appeared in Hollyoaks
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. They also starred in the
teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. Jones has appeared on
several shows without his bandmates, including Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Celebrity Juice
and game show 8 out of 10 cats. On 4 October 2009 Jones appeared on All Star Family Fortunes
with his family, playing against Zöe Lucker. As of 15 January 2010, Jones participated
in the British ITV1 celebrity reality television programme Popstar to Operastar. He was voted
off during 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"
2005 Smash Hits Awards - "Most Snoggable Male"
References
External links Danny Jones on Twitter
Danny Jones at the Internet Movie Database