Shawn Desman
| Shawn Desman | |
|---|---|
 Desman performing in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shawn Bosco Fernandes |
| Born | January 12, 1982 |
| Origin | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreographer, television personality, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels |
Universal Music Canada (2009-present) |
| Website | www.shawndesman.com |
Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actor of Portuguese descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada.
Career
Shawn Desman attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School in Toronto where he took part in many talent shows and events. In 1998, Shawn Fernandes was in the Boomtang Boys video for their song "Squeezetoy" as a dancer. He had a few recordings in English and Portuguese under his real name Shawn Fernandes before adopting the name Desman. According to his own account, he adopted the name Desman because in his youth his friends referred to him as "Dez, man" - thus creating his artistic pseudonym Desman.
His self-titled breakthrough album in 2002 featured three top ten singles ("Shook", "Spread My Wings" and "Get Ready") on the Canadian charts. The album went on to achieve gold certification in Canada.[1] The single, "Spread My Wings", is a cover of the unreleased male group, Vega, featuring Chilli of TLC.
His follow-up album, Back for More garnered a Juno Award for Best R&B Recording which featured the number one hit single "Let's Go".
His recent album Fresh garnered two gold singles, one platinum single, Video of the Year at the Much Music Video Awards, Canadian Dance/Pop Song of the year at the Stylus Awards, as well as SOCAN Number 1 Award for Electric/Night Like This.
Shawn Desman is also a producer and has worked with various artists producing hit singles for Nick Carter, Kreesha Turner, Keshia Chante, Danny Fernandes, as well as contestants on YTV's The Next Star where he produced the song (One More First Chance) for Brock Zanrosso in 2009 and "It Might Be You" for contestant Parker Schmidt in 2011.
In 2013, Shawn Desman released his fourth studio album, Alive along with an accompanying short film of the same name. The album spawned two hit singles; "Nobody Does It Like You" and "Dum Da Dum".
Collaborations
- Shawn Desman contributed "Spread My Wings" to Jerry Bruckheimer's Kangaroo Jack (on Warner).
- He has collaborated with producers Tricky Stewart, Rodney Jerkins and The Dream.
- Collaborated with his brother Danny Fernandes on the single "Feel It" featured on Shawn's album Fresh.
Awards
- Shawn Desman's eponymous debut album was certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
- In 2006, won a Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year".
- In 2011, won "Video of the year" at the Much Music Video Awards for his video "Electric/Night Like This".
- In 2011, won Canadian Dance/Pop Single of the Year at the Stylus Awards.
- In 2011, awarded SOCAN #1 Award for Electric/Night Like This reaching #1.
- In 2013, ALIVE movie awarded Best Outstanding Short Film at Reel World Film Festival
Free the Children
Inspired by the commitment and passion of the youth at his first We Day performance in 2010, Shawn became a Free the Children ambassador and has regularly appeared on the We Day stage since then. He also choreographed the We Day dance in 2011 and designed the “This Is How We Do It” T-shirt for Me to We, which was one of the best selling shirts at We Day. In the summer of 2013, Shawn travelled to Kenya to witness first-hand the impact FTC initiatives are making. While there, he collaborated with the Kenyan Boys Choir for the first time. Later that year, Shawn hosted the Canadian leg of the We Day tour, where he debuted a special rendition of “Won’t Give Up On You” (Alive) with the Kenyan Boys Choir.
Personal life
Desman is of Portuguese descent. Desman is the oldest of three brothers. His brothers are Canadian singer Danny Fernandes and Jonathan Fernandes. Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros is his cousin. On August 25, 2007 he married longtime girlfriend and fellow Canadian dancer, Chantelle Leonardo of whom was featured in many of his earlier music videos and has made appearances in films such as Honey and Shall We Dance. Together they have two sons, Owen Fernandes and Cayden Fernandes.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [2] | |||
| Shawn Desman |
|
38 | |
| Back for More |
|
— | |
| Fresh |
|
29 | |
| Alive |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [4][5] |
GER [6] |
AUS [7] | ||||
| 1995 | "Tu és Minha" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 1999 | "Don't Want to Lose You" | 19 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Get Ready" | 1 | — | 37 | Shawn Desman | |
| "Shook" | 3 | 64 | — |
| ||
| 2003 | "Spread My Wings"[9] | — | — | — | ||
| "Sexy"[10] | — | — | — | Back For More | ||
| 2005 | "Let's Go" | 6 | 27 | — | ||
| "Red Hair"[11] | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Shiver" | 18 | — | — |
|
Fresh |
| "Night Like This" | 22 | — | — |
| ||
| "Electric" | 23 | — | — |
| ||
| 2011 | "Moneyshot" / "Something Stupid"[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Nobody Does It Like You" | 18 | — | — |
|
Alive |
| "Dum Da Dum" | 32 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Too Young to Care"[17] | — | — | — | ||
| "Stuck"[18] | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Victoria"[19] | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "Obsession"[20] | — | — | — | |||
- Notes
Features
- 2003: "Movie Star (Remix)" Rascalz feat. Shawn Desman
- 2006: "All Eyes on Me" Puppet feat. Shawn Desman
- 2010: "Feel It" Danny Fernandes feat. Shawn Desman
- Collaborations
- 2009: "One More First Chance" (as producer for Brock Zanrosso on YTV's The Next Star)
Selected Filmography
- 2001: Get Over It as himself
- 2003: Honey as himself
- 2007: How She Move as Trey
References
- ↑ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - February 2003". Cria.ca. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- Shawn Desman: Williams, John (October 30, 2002). "Foos, Santana storm charts". JAM! Music. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- Fresh: "ALBUMS : Top 100". Canadian Online Explorer. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum". Toronto: Music Canada. February 2003. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Shawn Desman | Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Shawn Desman - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Shawn Desman - Get Ready". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Desman – Shook". Music Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Shawn Desman - Spread My Wings (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sexy - Shawn Desman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Promo Only - Promo Only - Chart Radio 096 - 2005 07 Jul :: Various Artists [CHRRADIO_096]". University of British Columbia Music Database. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Desman – Shiver". Music Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Desman – Night Like This". Music Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Desman – Electric". Music Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ Collins, Leah (June 15, 2011). "MMVAs Profile: Shawn Desman on 'Electric/Night Like This'". Ottawa Citizen. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Desman – Nobody Does It Like You". Music Canada. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Virgin Radio 96 :: Shawn Desman - Too Young To Care". CJFM-FM. Bell Media. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stuck (Version Francaise) - Single by Shawn Desman". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Victoria - Single by Shawn Desman". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Obsession - Single by Shawn Desman". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links
- Shawn Desman Official web site
- Shawn Desman Official Twitter page
- Shawn Desman MySpace page
- Shawn Desman at the Internet Movie Database
- Shawn Desman MuchMusic page
- Shawn Desman LastFM page