Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982), better known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and television personality. He was signed to Universal Music Canada. He is known for his energetic stage presence and tenor voice.
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 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 2010 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 Chanté, 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.
Desman performing at the Mod Club in Toronto, November 2013
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". In 2018, due to low ticket sales, a Shawn Desman concert in Wasaga Beach was made free for the public.[2] In July 2022, Shawn Desman performed at Drake's All Canadian North Stars event apart of his annual OVO Fest, afterwards Drake approached Shawn Desman backstage, praising him for his performance and had encouraged him to continue making music.[3] A few months later he released a new single called "Maniac".[4]
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Shawn Bosco Fernandes born January 12 1982 better known by his stage name Shawn Desman is a Canadian singer songwriter dancer and television personality He was signed to Universal Music Canada He is known for his energetic stage presence and tenor voice Shawn DesmanDesman performing in 2011Background informationBirth nameShawn FernandesBorn 1982 01 12 January 12 1982 age 40 OriginMississauga Ontario CanadaGenresHip hopEDMElectronicaOccupation s Singersongwriterrecord producerdancerchoreographertelevision personalityInstrument s VocalsYears active1995 presentLabelsUniversal Music Canada 2009 18 UOMO 2002 09 BMG Music Canada Vik Recordings 2002 07 Websitewww shawndesman com Contents 1 Career 2 Collaborations 3 Awards 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Singles 4 3 Features 5 Selected filmography 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditShawn 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 group Vega featuring Chilli of TLC His follow up album Back for More garnered a Juno Award for Best R amp B Recording which featured the number one hit single Let s Go His 2010 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 Desman performing at the Mod Club in Toronto November 2013 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 In 2018 due to low ticket sales a Shawn Desman concert in Wasaga Beach was made free for the public 2 In July 2022 Shawn Desman performed at Drake s All Canadian North Stars event apart of his annual OVO Fest afterwards Drake approached Shawn Desman backstage praising him for his performance and had encouraged him to continue making music 3 A few months later he released a new single called Maniac 4 Collaborations EditShawn 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 Danny s album AutomaticLUV Awards EditShawn Desman s eponymous debut album was certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association In 2006 won a Juno Award for R amp 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 No 1 Award for Electric Night Like This reaching No 1 In 2013 ALIVE movie awarded Best Outstanding Short Film at Reel World Film FestivalDiscography EditStudio albums Edit List of albums with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak CertificationsCAN 5 Shawn Desman Released October 30 2002 Label UOMO Sony BMG Format CD 38 MC Gold 6 Back for More Released May 3 2005 Label UOMO Sony BMG Format CD digital download Fresh Released August 3 2010 Label UOMO Universal Canada Format CD digital download 29Alive Released February 5 2013 Label UOMO Universal Canada Format CD digital download denotes releases that did not chart Singles Edit Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumCAN 7 CAN AC 8 CAN CHR 9 CAN HAC 10 AUS 11 GER 12 1995 Tu es Minha Non album singles1999 Don t Want to Lose You 19 2002 Get Ready 1 37 Shawn Desman Shook 3 64 MC Gold 6 2003 Spread My Wings 13 Sexy 14 Back For More2005 Let s Go 3 27 Red Hair 15 9 2010 Shiver 18 33 16 18 MC Gold 6 Fresh Night Like This 22 9 9 13 MC Platinum 6 Electric 23 11 15 MC Platinum 6 2011 Moneyshot Something Stupid A 2012 Nobody Does It Like You 18 12 23 12 MC Gold 6 Alive Dum Da Dum 32 14 14 21 2013 Too Young to Care 17 Stuck 18 2015 Victoria 19 31 48 Non album singles Obsession 20 24 2022 Maniac 21 48 denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory or format Notes Moneyshot and Something Stupid were released as a dual single in 2011 16 Features Edit 2003 Movie Star Remix Rascalz feat Shawn Desman 2006 All Eyes on Me Puppet feat Shawn Desman 2010 Feel It Danny Fernandes feat Shawn DesmanCollaborations2009 One More First Chance as producer for Brock Zanrosso on YTV s The Next Star Selected filmography Edit2001 Get Over It as himself 2003 Honey as himself 2007 How She Move as Trey 2015 The Next Step as himselfReferences Edit Music Canada Gold Platinum musiccanada com Retrieved November 1 2022 No one wanted to pay to see a Shawn Desman concert so an Ontario beach town had to make it free National Post Retrieved August 6 2018 Shawn Desman Says Drake Spurred His Comeback Gets Emotional It s Been Really Tough Shawn Desman is back with a new sound after stepping away from music nearly a decade ago Peak chart positions for albums in Canada Shawn Desman Williams John October 30 2002 Foos Santana storm charts JAM Music Canadian Online Explorer Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved April 4 2011 Fresh ALBUMS Top 100 Canadian Online Explorer August 19 2010 Archived from the original on August 26 2010 Retrieved April 4 2011 a b c d e f Canadian certifications Shawn Desman Music Canada Retrieved May 26 2018 Shawn Desman Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved December 31 2019 For 1995 2007 Shawn Desman Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 26 2018 Shawn Desman Chart History Canada AC Billboard Retrieved December 31 2019 Shawn Desman Chart History Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard Retrieved December 31 2019 Let s Go Canada CHR Pop Top 30 PDF Radio amp Records April 29 2005 p 25 Retrieved December 31 2019 Red Hair Canada CHR Pop Top 30 PDF Radio amp Records August 12 2005 p 30 Retrieved December 31 2019 Man in Me Canada CHR Pop Top 30 PDF Radio amp Records November 25 2005 p 26 Retrieved December 31 2019 Shawn Desman Chart History Canada Hot AC Billboard Retrieved December 31 2019 Steffen Hung Shawn Desman Get Ready australian charts com Retrieved March 2 2011 Peak positions on German Singles Chart Let s Go Shawn Desman Let s Go Offizielle Deutsche Charts Retrieved December 31 2019 Shook Shawn Desman Shook Offizielle Deutsche Charts Retrieved December 31 2019 Shawn Desman Spread My Wings Vinyl discogs Retrieved July 13 2016 Sexy Shawn Desman Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved July 13 2016 Promo Only Promo Only Chart Radio 096 2005 07 Jul Various Artists CHRRADIO 096 University of British Columbia Music Database Retrieved July 13 2016 Collins Leah June 15 2011 MMVAs Profile Shawn Desman on Electric Night Like This Ottawa Citizen Postmedia Network Retrieved July 13 2016 Virgin Radio 96 Shawn Desman Too Young To Care CJFM FM Retrieved July 13 2016 Stuck Version Francaise Single by Shawn Desman iTunes Store Canada Apple Inc Retrieved July 14 2016 Victoria Single by Shawn Desman iTunes Store Canada Apple Inc Retrieved July 14 2016 Obsession Single by Shawn Desman iTunes Store Canada Apple Inc Retrieved July 14 2016 Maniac Single by Shawn Desman iTunes Store Canada Apple Inc Retrieved October 31 2022 External links EditOfficial website Shawn Desman at AllMusic Shawn Desman discography at Discogs Shawn Desman at IMDb Shawn Shawn Desman at Last fm Shawn Desman MuchMusic page archived 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shawn Desman amp oldid 1128661513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
