Danny Jones facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Danny Jones
Jones in 2022
Born	Daniel Alan David Jones (1986-03-12) 12 March 1986 (age 39) Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Singer musician songwriter producer actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Georgia Horsley ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonica percussion
Labels	Island Super
Associated acts	McFly McBusted

Daniel Alan David Jones (born 12 March 1986) is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for the pop-rock band McFly.

Danny Jones has also released his own solo music. He has been a coach and mentor on TV shows like The Voice Kids UK and The Voice UK. In 2024, he won the fifth series of The Masked Singer UK. He also won the 24th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in the same year.

Early Life and Music

Danny Jones was born and grew up in Bolton, Greater Manchester. His mother runs a hairdressing business there. He went to Thornleigh Salesian College.

Danny and his sister, Vicky, loved music from a young age. Vicky even appeared on The Voice in 2014. Danny studied music at Bury College. He earned a BTEC National Diploma in music. Danny and Vicky later wrote the song "Don't Know Why" together. This song is on McFly's album Wonderland.

McFly's Journey

McFly became very popular in 2004. They first gained attention by supporting the band Busted on their tour. Danny met Tom Fletcher when he tried out for a different band called V. Tom was filming the auditions for Island Records.

Tom and Danny started talking and found they had many interests in common. They began writing songs together with James Bourne from Busted. After writing for Busted, Tom and Danny decided to form their own band. They moved into a hotel in London to focus on songwriting. Later, they found drummer Harry Judd and bassist Dougie Poynter through an advertisement.

Jones performing at iTunes Live.

Danny has helped write all five of McFly's studio albums. He also wrote three solo songs on the first three McFly albums. He has produced songs for McFly and other artists. For example, he produced "Only The Strong Survive" from McFly's album "Radio:ACTIVE". He also produced their cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". Danny is the lead guitarist in McFly. You can hear his guitar solos in songs like "That Girl" and "I Wanna Hold You".

The McFly song "The Ballad of Paul K" was co-written by Danny and Dougie Poynter. This song is based on their personal experiences. Danny also creates remixes of McFly's songs. Some of these remixes are found as B-sides on singles from the album Above the Noise.

Other Projects

Danny Jones is also a music producer and a DJ. He has remixed McFly songs like "Party Girl" and "Nowhere Left to Run". He has also toured England as a DJ. Danny works with DJ Roger Sanchez under the name 'The Saturn V'. They plan to release songs together.

Danny produced a bonus track for One Direction on their second album, Take Me Home. He also wrote "Don't Forget Where You Belong" for their third album, Midnight Memories.

From 2017 to 2023, Danny was a coach on the TV show The Voice Kids UK. He won the 2019 series with his artist, Sam Wilkinson. In 2024, Danny won the fifth series of The Masked Singer as "Piranha". After winning, he released his cover of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" with McFly. This song reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.

Also in 2024, Danny became a coach on The Voice UK alongside Tom Fletcher. They won their first season as coaches with their artist, AVA. In November 2024, Danny won the 24th series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. He is the second McFly member to win the show, after Dougie Poynter in 2011.

Personal Life

Danny Jones married model and former Miss England, Georgia Horsley. They got married on 2 August 2014 in Malton, North Yorkshire.

Discography

With McFly

Albums/EPs

Solo Singles

Filmography

Television

Film

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"

2024

• Winner of The fifth series of the masked singer as Piranha

See also

In Spanish: Danny Jones para niños