Shawn Desman

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Shawn Desman
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Desman performing in 2011
Background information
Birth nameShawn Fernandes
Born (1982-01-12) January 12, 1982 (age 42)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • dancer
  • choreographer
Years active1991–present
Website shawndesman.com
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels

Shawn Bosco Fernandes (born January 12, 1982), known by his stage name Shawn Desman, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer, and choreographer.

Contents

Early life

Shawn Desman attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School in Toronto. After discovering his passion for performing, Desman's parents encouraged him to pursue a career in music. From age nine to 16, he made Portuguese albums and toured under his legal name, Shawn Fernandes. In 1998, Shawn was in The Boomtang Boys video for their song "Squeeze Toy" as a dancer.

Career

2002–2005: Debut Album and Back for More

At 18, Desman was signed to BMG Music Canada and started recording an album, which was released in 2002. The self-titled breakthrough album 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 the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year which featured the single "Let's Go". After the release of his second album, BMG dropped him from the label. He was then signed to Universal Music Canada.

Desman performing at the Mod Club in Toronto, November 2013 Shawn Desman live at the Virgin Mobile MOD Club, Toronto.jpg
Desman performing at the Mod Club in Toronto, November 2013

2010–2015: Fresh and Alive

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.

Desman is also a producer and has worked with various artists producing hit singles for Nick Carter, Kreesha Turner, Keshia Chanté 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 singles; "Nobody Does It Like You" and "Dum Da Dum". In 2015, he released the songs "Victoria" and "Obsession", [2] and was dropped by Universal Music.

2020–present: Resurgence

After coming to terms with the end of his music career, he received a call from Canadian country music singer Tebey, who suggested they collaborate on a project called RadioClub. With RadioClub, Desman released a dance remix of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

In July 2022, Desman performed at Drake's All Canadian North Stars concert at OVO Fest, featuring a dozen Canadian hip-hop and R&B artists. After the show, Drake approached him in the hallway outside of the green room, praising him for his performance and had encouraged him to continue making music. [3] A few months later he had signed a new deal with Wax Records and released a new single called "Maniac", his first single since 2015's "Obsession". [4] [5] In January 2023, the single debuted at number 99 on the Canadian Hot 100, making it his first appearance on the chart in 10 years, it would then peak at number 71. [6] [7]

In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health. [8]

Personal life

Desman is of Portuguese and Italian descent. He has two younger brothers (one of them being fellow Canadian singer Danny Fernandes). He is also a cousin to another Canadian singer Tyler Medeiros.

In 2015, Desman's wife became ill, so he made the difficult decision to step away from his music career to focus on his family. [9] He credits his appearance at Drake's 2022 OVO Fest concert celebrating a legacy of Canadian hip-hop and R&B musicians as one reason why he returned to making solo music. [9] A conversation with Drake and response from the audience gave him the conviction to return to the recording studio.

Accolades

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak Certifications
CAN
[10]
Shawn Desman
  • Released: October 30, 2002
  • Label: UOMO, Sony BMG
  • Format: CD
38
Back for More
Fresh
  • Released: August 3, 2010
  • Label: UOMO, Universal Canada
  • Format: CD, digital download
29
Alive
  • Released: February 5, 2013
  • Label: UOMO, Universal Canada
  • Format: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Shawn Desman: Live from the Phoenix, Toronto
  • Released: June 14, 2024 [12]
  • Label: Wax
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[13]
CAN AC
[14]
CAN CHR
[15]
CAN HAC
[16]
AUS
[17]
GER
[18]
1995"Tu és Minha"Portuguese albums
1999"Don't Want to Lose You"19
2002"Get Ready"137Shawn Desman
"Shook"364
2003"Spread My Wings" [19]
"Sexy" [20] Back For More
2005"Let's Go"327
"Red Hair" [21] 9
2010"Shiver"18331618Fresh
"Night Like This"229913
"Electric"231115
2011"Moneyshot" / "Something Stupid" [upper-alpha 1]
2012"Nobody Does It Like You"18122312Alive
"Dum Da Dum"32141421
2013"Too Young to Care" [23]
"Stuck" [24]
2015"Victoria" [25] 3148Non-album singles
"Obsession" [26] 24
2022"Maniac" [27] 7148
2023"Love Me with the Lights On" [28]
2024"Beautiful Day" [29]
"Heels on the Ground" [30]
"Never Fall in Love Again" [31]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory or format.
Notes
  1. "Moneyshot" and "Something Stupid" were released as a dual-single in 2011. [22]

Features

Collaborations

Filmography

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