Shawn Desman
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Shawn Bosco Fernandes better known by his stage name
Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop
/R&B singer of Portuguese
descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada
.
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. The single, "Spread My Wings", is a cover of the unreleased male group, Vega, featuring Chilli
of TLC
.
His follow-up album, f announced signing of Shawn Desman to a deal which encompasses future music and music-related businesses, including albums, touring, merchandising, television/film projects, and sponsorship agreements. The deal also includes the acquisition of Shawn Desman's entire publishing catalogue of songs including his three top tens hit "Shook", "Get Ready" and "Let's Go". Desman is currently putting the final touches on his third studio album.
Also in 2009, Desman was a producer in The Next Star, working with Brock Zanrosso. They created a song called "One More First Chance".
After a five year hiatus, Desman's first single "Shiver" was released onto iTunes on February 23, 2010. It has since reached #18 on the Canadian Hot 100
. Shawn tweeted on his official Twitter page that his upcoming album Fresh is due out in early June 2010. Later on May 28, Shawn tweeted that he had just finished mastering his second single, entitled "Night Like This". Since then the single was released and has peaked at #8 on the Canadian Hot 100 and his latest single "Electric" reached #10. His third studio album Fresh was released on August 3 in Canada.
and another brother Jonathan Fernandes.
Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros
and Jack Kay are his cousins. Fernandes' brother Danny and cousin Kay were both part of his backup dancers from 2002-2004.
Collaborations
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Shawn Desman, is a Canadian pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/R&B singer of Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
descent. He is signed to Universal Music Canada
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
.
Career
Shawn attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
where he took part in many talent shows and events. In 1998, Shawn Fernandes was in the Boomtang Boys
The Boomtang Boys
The Boomtang Boys are a Canadian dance-remix trio. They are known for both their remix work and pop-dance music. Their debut album, Greatest Hits Volume One, was released in 1999, and produced the hit "Squeeze Toy" as well as "Pictures", both performed by Kim Esty. Greatest Hits did well in...
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
Shawn Desman (album)
Shawn Desman is the name of the debut album by Canadian singer Shawn Desman.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Bow"# "Never Change Me "# "Pocketbook "# "Yoyo"# "Shook"# "Back Up "# "Get Ready"# "Spread My Wings"...
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. The single, "Spread My Wings", is a cover of the unreleased male group, Vega, featuring Chilli
Rozonda Thomas
Rozonda Ocelean Thomas , best known by her stage name Chilli, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American R&B singer and actress who rose to fame as one third of the successful R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop girl group TLC.-Early life:...
of TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
.
His follow-up album, f announced signing of Shawn Desman to a deal which encompasses future music and music-related businesses, including albums, touring, merchandising, television/film projects, and sponsorship agreements. The deal also includes the acquisition of Shawn Desman's entire publishing catalogue of songs including his three top tens hit "Shook", "Get Ready" and "Let's Go". Desman is currently putting the final touches on his third studio album.
Also in 2009, Desman was a producer in The Next Star, working with Brock Zanrosso. They created a song called "One More First Chance".
After a five year hiatus, Desman's first single "Shiver" was released onto iTunes on February 23, 2010. It has since reached #18 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
. Shawn tweeted on his official Twitter page that his upcoming album Fresh is due out in early June 2010. Later on May 28, Shawn tweeted that he had just finished mastering his second single, entitled "Night Like This". Since then the single was released and has peaked at #8 on the Canadian Hot 100 and his latest single "Electric" reached #10. His third studio album Fresh was released on August 3 in Canada.
Collaborations
- Shawn Desman contributed "Spread my wings" to Jerry Bruckheimer's 'Kangaroo Jack' (on Warner).
- He has collaborated with some of the biggest producers in music including Tricky Stewart, Rodney Jerkins and The Dream.
- Collaborated with his brother Danny Fernandes for the first time at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto on New Year's Eve 2010.
Awards
- Shawn Desman has released three studio albums that have gone platinum and gold in Canada.
- In 2006, won a Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year". - In 2011, won "Video of the year" at the MuchMusic Video Awards for his video "Electric/Night like this".
Personal Life
Shawn Desman, is the oldest of three brothers, others being Canadian singer Danny FernandesDanny Fernandes
Daniel Bosco Fernandes is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent. He is signed to CP Records.-Career:...
and another brother Jonathan Fernandes.
Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros
Tyler Medeiros
Tyler Medeiros is a Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer of Portuguese and Italian descent. He was signed to CP Records in 2010....
and Jack Kay are his cousins. Fernandes' brother Danny and cousin Kay were both part of his backup dancers from 2002-2004.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak | Certifications |
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| CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
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| Shawn Desman Shawn Desman (album) Shawn Desman is the name of the debut album by Canadian singer Shawn Desman.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Bow"# "Never Change Me "# "Pocketbook "# "Yoyo"# "Shook"# "Back Up "# "Get Ready"# "Spread My Wings"... |
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Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Gold |
| Back for More Back for More (Shawn Desman album) Back for More is the second album by Canadian R&B and Dance-pop singer Shawn Desman.-Track listing:-Singles:*"Sexy" B-Side "My Mind"*"Let's Go" *"Red Hair" *"Man In Me"... |
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| Fresh Fresh (Shawn Desman album) Fresh is the third studio album by Canadian R&B and Dance-pop singer Shawn Desman. It was first released in Canada on August 3, 2010.-Track listing:# "Fresh"# "Electric"# "Moneyshot"# "Quickie"# "Click"# "Trouble"# "Shiver"# "Night Like This"... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak | Certifications | Album | ||
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| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 1995 | "Tu és Minha" | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1999 | "Don't Wanna Lose You" | 19 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Get Ready" | 1 | — | 37 | Shawn Desman | |
| "Shook" | 3 | 64 | — |
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| 2003 | "Spread My Wings" | — | — | — | ||
| "Sexy" | — | — | — | Back For More | ||
| 2005 | "Let's Go Let's Go (Shawn Desman song) "Let's Go" is a single by Shawn Desman released as the second single from his album Back for More. The song heavily features a synthesizer phrase sampled from the British new wave band Yazoo's 1982 single "Don't Go."... " |
6 | 27 | — | ||
| "Red Hair" | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Shiver Shiver (Shawn Desman song) "Shiver" is a hit single by Canadian artist Shawn Desman from his third album Fresh.The single was released in Canada in March 2010 and reached peak position #18 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart of May 15, 2010.... " |
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Fresh |
| "Night Like This" | 22 | — | — |
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| "Electric" | 23 | — | — |
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| 2011 | "Moneyshot" | — | — | — | ||
| "Something Stupid" | — | — | — | |||
Features
- 2003: "Movie Star (Remix)" RascalzRascalzThe Rascalz are a Canadian hip-hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia, who played a crucial role in the artistic and commercial development of Canadian hip hop. The group consists of MCs Red1 and Misfit, and DJ Kemo. Breakdancers, Zebroc and Dedos were also part of the group.Formed in 1991, the...
feat. Shawn Desman - 2006: "All Eyes on Me" Puppet feat. Shawn Desman
- 2010: "Feel It" Danny FernandesDanny FernandesDaniel Bosco Fernandes is a Canadian singer and songwriter of Portuguese descent. He is signed to CP Records.-Career:...
feat. Shawn Desman
Collaborations
- 2009: "One More First Chance" (as producer for Brock Zanrosso on YTV's The Next StarThe Next StarThe Next Star is a Canadian reality television show on YTV hosted by Adamo Ruggiero. The show is a competition to find the most talented singer in Canada who is under 15 years of age. The next star inspires many to come and audition for their chance to win the next star. Winning contestants are...
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Filmography
- 2001: Get Over It as himself
- 2003: Honey as himself
- 2007: How She MoveHow She MoveHow She Move is a 2007 drama film directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Rutina Wesley, Clé Bennett and Romina D'Ugo. The film showcases the street culture of step dancing...
as Trey