For the band, see Jonny (band). For their self-titled album, see Jonny (album).

Jonny is a masculine given name, and pet name, in the English language. In some cases it is a simplified form of Johnny; in other cases it is a pet form of Jon. A variant form of Jonny is Jonnie.^[1]

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Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Jean-Philippe Smet
Born	(1943-06-15) 15 June 1943 (age 69)
Origin	Cité Malesherbes, Paris, France
Genres	Rock and roll
Occupations	Singer, actor
Years active	1959-Present
Labels	Vogue Philips Warner Universal
Website	http://www.johnnyhallyday.com/

Jean-Philippe Smet better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday (born 15 June 1943, Cité Malesherbes, Paris, France) is a French^[1] singer and actor.^[2] An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some^[3] to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to popular Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan. They formed the golden couple of the sixties and seventies in Europe. Johnny has completed 100 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records.^[4] Hallyday announced his retirement from performing on 3 December 2007, saying that he will retire in 2009,^[5] after a farewell tour. Hallyday, though, announced in March 2012 that he would perform in Los Angeles on April 24 and in New York City on October 7.

Early life[link]

This section requires expansion.

Hallyday's father, Léon Smet (1908–1989), was Belgian, his mother Huguette Clerc (1920–2007) was French. Hallyday took his stage name from his aunt Desta's husband and dance partner Lee Hallyday, a pseudonym for Lee Ketcham, an expatriate Oklahoman, performer and MC at the Cafe de Paris when Johnny began his singing career. Johnny was raised by Desta and Lee from a very young age, with Lee being his first manager.

Career[link]

Influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock revolution, Hallyday became famous in the 1960s for singing rock and roll in French. His debut single, "Laisse les filles" was released on the Vogue label in March 1960.^[6] His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960.^[7] In 1961 his cover of "Let's Twist Again" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.^[8] It topped almost every European chart, although the track did not appear in the UK Singles Chart.^[9] He appeared on the American Ed Sullivan Show with American singing star Connie Francis in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris. He also staged many appearances in the Paris Olympia under the management of the late Bruno Coquatrix. For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday in Évreux on 13 October 1966. Black and white footage, also from October 1966, exists of Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his manager Chas Chandler and others.

1965

At the end of the 1960s, Hallyday made a string of albums with Mick Jones and Tommy Brown as musical directors, and Big Jim Sullivan, Bobby Graham and Jimmy Page as session musicians. These are Jeune Homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (aka Je suis né dans la rue) and Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday also hired both Peter Frampton and the Small Faces. Amongst their contributions are the songs "Amen (Bang Bang)", "Reclamation (News Report)" and "Regarde Pour Moi (What You Will)" which are variations of Small Faces and Humble Pie – which was Frampton's band – tracks and they can be heard playing on the album. Often forgotten is Hallyday's non-LP single and EP track "Que Je T'aime" from the same sessions.^[10] By 1969 alone, his sales of records exceeded twelve million.^[8]

Many^[who?] consider Hallyday to have developed well and become a greater performer in his later years. One of his concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted an audience of 500,000 and 9.5 million television viewers (the show was broadcast live on French TV).^[11] In December 2005, Hallyday had his third number-one single in France, "Mon Plus Beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated to his adopted daughter Jade. Shortly before announcing his retirement from touring, he released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme, on 12 November 2007. The album hit #1 in both France and French-speaking Belgium. In addition to the lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet with bluesman Taj Mahal and "I Am the Blues", an English-language song written for Hallyday by U2 frontman Bono. His next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released in 2008, another #1 on the French album chart, and its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais", also reached #1. In 2008 he recorded a series of acoustic songs with French musician Drexl Jonez. Hallyday's most recent album, also a #1 hit in France, is Tour 66: Stade de France 2009, a live set recorded at Stade de France during his farewell tour with appearances by Drexl Jonez on the guitar.

Hallyday remains largely unknown outside of France, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.^[12][13][4] He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.^[14]

French movie producers Michèle and Laurent Pétin introduced Johnny Hallyday to Hong Kong film director Johnny To. Hallyday was cast as the main role of To's Vengeance after meeting with the director in early 2008. The shooting began in November 2008 and concluded in February 2009. The filming took place on location in Hong Kong and Macau, with a crew mainly based in Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

In November 2005, Hallyday started a procedure to obtain Belgian citizenship but his request was turned down in 2006 because he failed to fulfill the residence requirements. In late 2006, Hallyday announced that he would move his permanent residency to Gstaad, Switzerland to escape the high tax rate imposed by the French government. Swiss law allows wealthy individuals to claim residency if they live six months and one day in the country and then pay a fixed tax based on expenses, such as rent or assets in Switzerland, rather than a percentage of their income. Hallyday has said that he would move his residency back to France if it changes its tax laws.^[15]

He maintains a second home in Los Angeles, where he has been spending increasing amounts of time in recent years, enjoying his relative anonymity in the U.S. One of his favorite leisure activities is riding his Harley-Davidson on long trips through the California desert, staying in small motels along the way.^[4]

Hallyday married Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan on 12 April 1965. Their son David was born on 14 August 1966. Hallyday and Vartan divorced in 1980. He was then briefly married to Babeth Étienne; the marriage lasted less than three months, ending in February 1982. A four-year relationship with French actress Nathalie Baye followed; their daughter Laura Smet was born on 15 November 1983. He was married to his third wife Adeline Blondieau for two years, divorcing her in 1992. He has been married to Laeticia Boudou since 25 March 1996. The couple have adopted two girls from Vietnam: Jade Odette Désirée, born 3 August 2004 (formerly Bui Thi Hoa), in November 2004,^[16] and Joy (Maï-Huong), born 27 July 2008, in December 2008. From all those relationships, the one with SYLVIE VARTAN is the most popular and symbolic for the french audience. Not one article is written without mentioning Sylvie Vartan who remains the number one french female selling artist of all time and the queen of rock and pop in Europe.

Hallyday supported Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2007 French presidential election. The Masked Avengers referenced this in their prank call to American vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin when an Avenger impersonating Sarkozy named Hallyday as his "Special American Advisor".

In July 2009, Hallyday was diagnosed with colon cancer,^[17] for which he was operated on. On 26 November 2009^[18] Hallyday underwent surgery in Paris to repair a herniated disc. He suffered complications and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. It was announced that Hallyday had been put into a medically induced coma in order to repair lesions that had formed as a result of the surgery and to relieve his pain. On 17 December, it was announced that Hallyday and his wife had started legal proceedings against Dr. Stephane Delajoux, who had performed the original surgery.^[19]

Albums[link]

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Studio albums[link]

• Hello Johnny (1960, Vogue)
• Nous les Gars, Nous les Filles (1961, Vogue)
• Tête à Tête avec Johnny (1961, Vogue)
• Salut les Copains! (1961, Philips)
• Johnny Hallyday sings America's Rockin' Hits (1962, Philips)
• Les Bras en Croix (1963, Philips)
• Les Rocks les Plus Terribles (1964, Philips)
• Halleluyah (1965, Philips)
• Johnny Chante Hallyday (1965, Philips)
• La Génération Perdue (1966, Philips)
• Johnny 67 (1967, Philips)
• Jeune Homme (1968, Philips)
• Rêve et Amour (1968, Philips)
• Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (aka Je suis né dans la rue) (1969, Philips)
• Vie (1970, Philips)
• Flagrant Délit (1971, Philips)
• Pleins Feux Sur... (1971, Philips)
• Country-Folk-Rock (1972, Philips)
• Insolitudes (1973, Philips)
• Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime, Je t'Aime (1974, Philips)
• Rock'n Slow (1974, Philips)
• Rock à Memphis (1975, Philips)
• La Terre Promise (1975, Philips)
• Derrière l'Amour (1976, Philips)
• Hamlet (1976, Philips)
• C'est la Vie (1977, Philips)
• Solitudes à Deux (1978, Philips)
• Hollywood (1979, Philips)
• À Partir de Maintenant... (1980, Philips)
• En Pièces Détachées (1981, Philips)
• Pas Facile (1981, Philips)
• Quelque Part un Aigle (1982, Philips)
• La Peur (1982, Philips)
• Entre Violence et Violon (1983, Philips)
• Hallyday 84: Nashville en Direct (1984, Philips)
• En V.O. (1984, Philips)
• Rock'n'Roll Attitude (1985, Philips)
• Gang (1986, Philips)
• Cadillac (1989, Philips)
• Ça ne change pas un homme (1991, Philips)
• Rough Town (1994, Philips)
• Lorada (1995, Philips)
• Ce que je sais (1998, Philips)
• Sang pour sang (1999, Philips)
• À la vie, à la mort ! (2002, Mercury)
• Ma Vérité (2005, Mercury)
• Le Cœur d'un homme (2007, Warner Music France)
• Ça ne finira jamais (2008, Warner Music France)
• Jamais seul (2011, Warner Music France)

Live albums[link]

• Johnny et Ses Fans au Festival de Rock'n'Roll (1961, Vogue)
• À l'Olympia (1962, Philips)
• Olympia 64 (1964, Philips)
• Olympia 67 (1967, Philips)
• Au Palais des Sports (1967, Philips)
• Que Je t'Aime (1969, Philips)
• Live at the Palais des Sports (1971, Philips)
• Palais des Sports (1976, Philips)
• Pavillon de Paris (1979, Philips)
• Live (1981, Universal Music)
• Palais des Sports 1982 (1982, Universal Music)
• Au Zénith (1984, Universal Music)
• À Bercy (1987, Universal Music)
• Dans la Chaleur de Bercy (1990, Universal Music)
• Bercy 92 (1992, Universal Music)
• Parc des Princes (1993, Universal Music)
• À La Cigale (1994, Universal Music)
• Lorada Tour (1995, Universal Music)
• Destination Vegas (1996, Universal Music)
• Johnny Allume le Feu: Stade de France 98 (1998, Universal Music)
• 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel (2000, Universal Music)
• Olympia 2000 (2000, Universal Music)
• Parc des Princes 2003 (2003, Universal Music)
• Flashback Tour Live (2006, Warner Music)
• La Cigale (2007, Warner Music)
• Tour 66: Stade de France 2009 (2009, Warner Music)

Films[link]

• Cherchez l'idole (1963) as himself
• Le Spécialiste (1969) as Hud / Brad
• L'aventure c'est l'aventure (1974) as himself
• L'Animal (1974) as The Male Star
• The Case of the Missing Bottle (1983) as Monsieur Waitor
• Détective (1985) directed by Jean-Luc Godard
• Terminus (1987) as Stump
• The Iron Triangle (1989) as Jacques
• Why Not Me? (1999) as José
• Love Me (2000) as Lennox
• L'homme du train (The Man on the Train) (aka Man on the Train in the US) (2002) as Milan
• Crime Spree (2003) as Marcel Burot
• Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) as L'ermite borgne
• Quartier V.I.P. (2005) as Alex
• Jean-Philippe (2006) as Jean-Philippe
• Vengeance (2009) as Francis Costello
• The Pink Panther 2 (2009) as Laurence Millikin

See also[link]

• List of best-selling music artists

References[link]

External links[link]

• (French) Official site
• (French) A blog about Johnny Hallyday
• Biography of Johnny Hallyday, from Radio France Internationale
• Johnny Hallyday at the Internet Movie Database

Jan Delay
Background information
Birth name	Jan Phillip Eißfeldt
Also known as	Eißfeldt, Eizi Eiz, Boba Ffett (among others)
Born	(1976-08-25) August 25, 1976 (age 35)
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	German hip hop, reggae, funk
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Vertigo Berlin
Associated acts	Beginner La Boom Sam Ragga Band
Website	www.jandelay.de

Jan Delay (born Jan Phillip Eißfeldt; 25 August 1976) is a German singer, songwriter and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, dub and funk. An accomplished solo artist, he became known to the public as a member of the German bands Absolute Beginner and La Boom. He performed with his group 'Disko No.1' at the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Biography[link]

Delay was born in Hamburg on August, 25 1976. He attended the bilingual Helene-Lange-Gymnasium from 1986 to 1995. In the 1990s, he became known as one third of the pioneering German hip hop group Beginner. His stage name is a reference to Young Deenay, a pop music act in the 90s: the delay/echo is an important effect in reggae and dancehall music.

Jan Delay's most significant trademark is his somewhat nasal voice. He also frequently changes his stage name depending on his current music style, mood, and collaboration partners. Bald, he often wears a hat and sunglasses.

Eimsbush label[link]

In 1997, Jan Delay founded his own record label Eimsbush together with partners from the Hamburg hip-hop scene. The label's main goal was to support and guide fresh underground talents and pave their way into the music business without having them "selling out" to the major labels.^{[citation needed]} The label was initiated by the German hip hop scene while it was going through a boom phase in the mid and late 90s, which led to "every Horst [jerk] being allowed to rap if only he can hold up a mic" (Jan Delay, MTV Germany, 2007). As a result, real talent stepped back for fear of being seen as sellouts by the underground hip-hop scene.

The label was shut down in 2003 due to financial reasons and as a result of the "naive idea of just believing in talent outside the mainstream" (Jan Delay, MTV Germany, 2007). Former partners of Eimsbush later collaborated with Delay, founded their own labels, agencies, or signed with other labels.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 2001 - Searching for the Jan Soul Rebels
• 2006 - Mercedes Dance
• 2007 - Searching - the Dubs
• 2007 - Mercedes Dance - Live
• 2009 - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul (GER: 23rd best-selling album of 2009 )
• 2010 - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul - Live

Singles[link]

• 1999 - "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann" — (cover version of Nena's song of the same name)
• 2001 - "Ich möchte nicht, dass ihr meine Lieder singt"
• 2001 - "Vergiftet"
• 2002 - "Die Welt steht still" (Sam Ragga Band featuring Jan Delay)
• 2006 - "Klar"
• 2006 - "Für immer und dich"
• 2007 - "Feuer"
• 2007 - "Im Arsch" (featuring Udo Lindenberg)
• 2007 - "Türlich, Türlich" / Word up
• 2008 - "Ganz anders" (featuring Udo Lindenberg)
• 2009 - "Oh Jonny"
• 2009 - "Disko"

External links[link]

• Official website
• Portrait of Jan Delay at laut.de (German)
• Review of Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul(in English)

Jonny Craig
Craig performing at The Knitting Factory in September 2009
Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Monroe Craig
Born	(1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 26)
Origin	Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Soul,[1][2][3][4] post-hardcore, alternative rock,[5] acoustic, pop rock, blue-eyed soul
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician, music manager
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Rise, Equal Vision[6]
Associated acts	Westerhalts, Ghost Runner on Third, Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, A Skylit Drive, Isles & Glaciers Mikeywhiskeyhands, Aerolyn

Jonathan Monroe "Jonny" Craig (born March 26, 1986 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian-American singer. He is the current vocalist of Dance Gavin Dance and the former vocalist of Emarosa and Ghost Runner on Third. He has an eponymous solo project, with which he has released one studio album and a live album to date. He was also a part of the supergroup, Isles & Glaciers. Craig bears the vocal range of a baritenor^{[citation needed]} and his distinct type of soul-based singing has earned him a high amount of acclaim.

Early life[link]

Jonny was born in British Columbia. In interviews, he states that he lived on an island. Music had always been in his life. His grandmother, who was in a church choir, taught him everything he knows, as Jonny stated in an interview. Jonny also says his mother would play Michael Bolton and he would sing along at a very early age. As a child, he says that "he had a hard time keeping out of trouble" and that "high school wasn't for him." He would explain later that that was the reason he left high school and attained his G.E.D., then focused on music full-time. "I just wanted an escape from a lot of the things when I was a child I guess. I just wanted to get away from a lot of the problems that I was dealing with at home and stuff", Craig states in an interview with KLSU radio as his reason for starting his path in music.^[7][8]

Music career[link]

Beginnings as a musician (2000–2007)[link]

Prior to forming his first band, Craig was auditioning for bands when entering high school in the United States in 2000, none of which he was accepted into. Craig then formed the band Westerhalts in 2000, a garage band from Tacoma, Washington. At 15, Craig released his first known song with Westerhalts titled "Change, Leisure, and Retirement" in 2001. He then joined as the lead vocalist for Tacoma based pop punk band Ghost Runner on Third in 2002.^[9] He received positive reviews with this band's debut EP, Speak Your Dreams, released on January 4, 2005. Allmusic stated that Craig was: "the band's secret weapon, a passionate vocalist. There's not a bad track to be found here, but Craig tends to outshine his bandmates throughout."^[10]

Early on in his career with Ghost Runner On Third, it has been cited that overwhelming drug problems led to his departure as told by Dance Gavin Dance in their old blog concerning Craig after he was kicked out of the band. Though Craig has denied the statements made, Dance Gavin Dance has not backed off from those remarks, which they explain was the reason for all the band's problems and partly for his former band Ghost Runner on Third.^[11] Dance Gavin Dance has also blamed Sean O'Sullivan's departure on Craig's behavior primarily, although there were other contributing factors. Despite their past differences, both past and present members of Dance Gavin Dance have since become friends. Consider the Thief (O'Sullivan's previous band), were also listed in Emarosa's Relativity album on the special thanks section of the booklet.

Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa (2007–Present)[link]

Jonny Craig's singing in Dance Gavin Dance's debut full-length album, Downtown Battle Mountain, also received positive reviews. Allmusic stated that "co-frontman Jonny Craig's regularly hysterical yelping may change your mind forever."^[12]

In an interview done on March 2007, it was cited that Jonny Craig came up with the name Dance Gavin Dance and had planned to name his previous band, "Ghost Runner On Third", by that name.^[13] After being kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance after the "Saints and Sinners Festival" in New Jersey, Jonny Craig immediately filled in for A Skylit Drive and toured with them while their then-lead-singer Jordan was ill. The band made it very clear at shows and on their website that he was not the new lead singer and the situation would only be temporary. It had been only 2 weeks since he quit Dance Gavin Dance in which he joined Emarosa who was left without a lead singer.

On August 18, 2010, Dance Gavin Dance exclusively revealed to Alternative Press that they have parted ways with vocalist Kurt Travis and that Jonny Craig, along with other original vocalist, Jon Mess, will be returning to the band to record a new album. The reunited lineup will also embark on a headlining run next spring. Craig was to remain in Emarosa as well.^[14]

The rapper Game and DJ Skee sampled Craig's vocals on the song "Heels & Dresses" from their Break Lights mixtape album, which comes from the song "The Robot With Human Hair Pt. 1."^{[citation needed]} Rapper Bizzy Bone also sampled Craig's vocals on the song "Bottled Up Like Smoke" from his Crossover EP and Crossroads album.^[15]

On April 11, 2011, Emarosa publicly announced that Jonny Craig would no longer be a member of the group. According to a statement made by the band, "This decision has been a hard one to make, but we feel it is in the best interest for the band going forward."^[16] "Jonny Craig" was the top trending topic on Twitter the day of the announcement.

Isles & Glaciers (2008–2010)[link]

In early September 2008, (then current) Chiodos and Cinematic Sunrise vocalist Craig Owens, announced that both he and Jonny Craig would be recording an EP record by the end of the year, also mentioning Vic Fuentes and others.^[17]

On December 15, 2008, Alternative Press officially announced and revealed the name and lineup of this new project, Isles & Glaciers. The band's first EP, The Hearts of Lonely People, was produced by Casey Bates in Seattle, Washington, was reworked on April 2009 in Michigan and was released March 9, 2010.

A tweet reading in part "…and people wonder why we won’t do another I & G record."^[18] was sent out by Craig Owens in 2011, as the MacBook scandal was breaking. This suggests that Isles & Glaciers will be unlikely to release any further albums, at least with a lineup that includes Jonny Craig.

Solo work (2010–present)[link]

Jonny Craig has released the solo album A Dream Is a Question You Don't Know How to Answer on August 18, 2009, through Rise Records. This is the first individual artist on the label. He has been taking solo promotion and press photos for the release in late 2009 with photographer Gage Young in Orlando, Florida.^[19]

Rise Records has listed Jonny Craig as an individual artist on their official website, and released his myspace music page.^[20][21] He further released three songs on his Myspace profile from the solo album, Titles, "Istillfeelher III", "Children of Divorce" and "7 AM, 2 Bottles And The Wrong Road". Craig went on his first solo tour from November through December, supporting acts AFI, Cinematic Sunrise, and then headlining with support from Tides of Man and Sleeping With Sirens. He was headlining a tour with support from Tides of Man and Eye Alaska and will be playing The Bamboozle^[22] festival and SXSW.^[23]

Craig headlined the "White Boys With Soul" tour with Fight Fair, Breathe Electric, Mod Sun, and The Divine.^[24] Craig has also recently revealed that he is recording another solo album.^[25] In an interview at Warped Tour with MindEqualsBlown.net, Craig revealed he's attempting to work with Alex Deleon of The Cab on a B-side from his solo album.^[26] Craig announced on January 16, 2011 that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus to "pursue the filming of his documentary", stating that all his currently planned records and tours would be canceled.^[27] He later added that he would play out the tours with Dance Gavin Dance and Emarosa.^[28] On January 21, 2011, Craig announced that he would not actually be taking this hiatus,^[29] stating: "hate me all you want people I love what i do and im great at it. IM NEVER GONNA STOP. [sic]"^[30] He later stated that he was going to quit because he had been touring and recording "NON STOP" for seven years, and stated "Now i know theres nothing out in the world for me".^[31]

Craig recently announced over his personal Facebook page that he will be releasing a seven song solo EP in the near future.^[32] Later he stated that he will release a demo produced by Dae Bryson (formerly Darz Davie) on summer 2012 and then would go to Florida for the recording of his 2nd solo album.

Craig will be featured in Alternative Press's issue #288 which is set to be released June 5th.

Vocal style and influences[link]

In an interview with Indie Star TV, Craig proceeded to describe himself as an atheist with a Christian background especially in music. He states that all of his music is soulful and has some kind of meaning mainly because his music career began as a child singing gospel music with his church/school.^[33] Jonny Craig gives all credit for his musical talent to his grandmother (Ruth Lyons) who he says, "taught me everything I know about music, she was super Christian, super gospel. Her husband was a preacher. She taught me everything I know about music and despite the fact that I may not believe in her beliefs, I believe in what she taught me."^[33]

Craig is inspired by soul music, mainly the artists Aretha Franklin, Boyz II Men, and Craig David. He has also mentioned Motown acts and the band Mewithoutyou as influences.^[33][34] Craig has performed live covers of the songs "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake, "Fuck You" by Cee Lo Green, and "Never Gonna Be Alone" by Nickelback.

Craig's voice has been compared to that of Michael Jackson,^[35] Usher, and Christina Aguilera.^[36] The X-Factor Australia season 2 runner-up, Sally Chatfield, has cited Craig as her main musical influence and inspiration.^[37]

Personal life[link]

Jonny has one child, whom he has never met, with an ex-girlfriend. This situation serves as the inspiration behind the song "Children Of Divorce" from his solo album A Dream Is a Question You Don't Know How to Answer.^[33] He has two siblings, one half-sister, Natalie, and one half-brother.^[38] Craig maintains a close relationship with his sister. YouTube videos have been posted featuring Craig and Natalie singing Justin Timberlake's hit "Cry Me a River" as a duet. He currently resides in Vacaville, California.

Internet scam and drug-related issues[link]

In February 2011, several fans of Craig began coming forth and accusing him of being involved in an internet scam. According to the alleged victims, Craig would claim to be selling a used MacBook through his Twitter account. After accepting an online payment on average between US$600 and $800 for the product from at least 16 individuals, Craig was reported to have discontinued communication with the buyers, and no MacBooks were ever distributed. He initially denied the accusations and claimed that his Twitter had been hacked and he had no involvement.^[39][40] However, the following week it was announced that Jonny Craig had dropped off his current tour in Emarosa with Chiodos to enter detox in order to cure his ongoing battles with drug addiction. Rise Records and the Artery Foundation assumed financial responsibility for the internet scam and intend to reimburse anyone that had been victimized. Tilian Pearson—formerly of Tides of Man—substituted for Craig during his absence from Emarosa.^[41] A public apology was issued after his detox treatment was completed on March 8, 2011.^[42]

In October 2011, Jonny Craig was jailed for two counts of possession of narcotics, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, and one count of failure to appear on a felony charge with bail set at US$15,000. As a result of this incident, Dance Gavin Dance cancelled their upcoming tour and went on hiatus.^[43][44] Craig was released from jail a few weeks later and is scheduled to enter a court-ordered rehabilitation facility. His follow-up hearing was scheduled for April 30, 2012.^[45] Dance Gavin Dance went on with their tour as planned, but did not include Craig saying on their official Facebook:

"As some of you have heard today, Jonny Craig will not be doing the upcoming tour with Dance Gavin Dance. Jonny is very sick right now, and needs to do what he can to get better. Being on the road is no place for someone in his position right now. He needs to focus on fixing himself. He has NOT been kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance, but we cannot tour with him in the current state he is in. We still want to continue being productive and playing music that we have so much passion for, which is why we decided to continue with the tour without Jonny. We love Jonny and we hope that Jonny can do what he can to get better, because we have done everything that we can to try to get him clean."^{[citation needed]}

Craig has recently surpassed a 30 day court ordered detox. He was released on the 30th of March, 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

With Westerhalts

• Change, Leisure, and Retirement (Self-released, 2001)

With Ghost Runner On Third

• Speak Your Dreams EP (Goodbye Blue Skies, 2005)^[46]

With Dance Gavin Dance

• Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean EP (Self-released, 2006)
• Downtown Battle Mountain (Rise Records, 2007)
• Downtown Battle Mountain II (Rise Records, 2011)

With Emarosa

• Relativity (Rise Records, 2008)
• Emarosa (Rise Records, 2010)

With Isles & Glaciers

• The Hearts of Lonely People (Equal Vision Records, 2010)

Solo work

• A Dream Is a Question You Don't Know How to Answer (Rise Records, 2009)
• Live at Bamboozle 2010 (Live Nation Studios, 2010)
• The Blue Print for Going in Circles (2012)

List of guest appearances

References[link]

External links[link]

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Jonny Evans

Evans pictured in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Grant Evans[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2006	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–	Manchester United	75	(1)
2006	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	11	(2)
2006-2008	→ Sunderland (loan)	33	(1)
National team‡
2004–2005	Northern Ireland U17	7	(0)
2006	Northern Ireland U21	3	(0)
2006–	Northern Ireland	29	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:35, 15 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:12, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans (born 2 January 1988) is a Northern Irish^[4] footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football Academy to play in several foreign tours in the summer of 2006. He then went on loan to Royal Antwerp and had two spells with Sunderland. He made his Manchester United first team debut in the 2007–08 League Cup, becoming a regular first-team squad member the following season. While playing for United, he has been their only Northern Irish first team player.^[5]

Club career[link]

Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland FC, the same club that his brother, Corry, and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United.^[6][7] At the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. Rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within an hour and a half of the club, so Evans' opportunities were limited. However, the Evans family soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Jonny to train with Manchester United full-time. Evans progressed through Manchester United's Academy, featuring in two of the club's three games during the 2006 summer tour of South Africa, as well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End. Evans also made a surprise appearance in the Amsterdam Tournament against Ajax. Evans spent the first half of the 2006–07 season on loan at Manchester United's Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, alongside fellow youngsters Darron Gibson, Danny Simpson and Fraizer Campbell.

Sunderland loans[link]

In December 2006, Evans agreed to join Sunderland on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season,^[8] with Manchester United and Antwerp team-mate Danny Simpson joining on a similar deal in the January transfer window. The pair helped Sunderland clinch the Football League Championship title, with Evans winning the club's "Youth Player of the Year" award at the end of the season. Although manager Roy Keane was hopeful of re-signing Evans on loan following promotion to the Premier League, it was confirmed in June 2007 that Evans would be staying at Manchester United to push for a place in the first team.^[9]

On 4 January 2008, Evans rejoined Sunderland on loan for the second time, and was immediately drafted into the first team squad.^[10] Evans played the 90 minutes in his first game, losing 3–0 to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup. Evans was criticised for granting Wigan the second goal of the game, for which he lost the ball on the edge of his own box, resulting in a deflected own goal by Paul McShane.^[11] His half-season with Sunderland was generally successful, however, and the team avoided relegation.

Manchester United[link]

Evans made his Manchester United debut on 26 September 2007 against Coventry City in the Football League Cup. Unfortunately, his debut ended in a 2–0 defeat. He then appeared as a late substitute for Gerard Piqué in a UEFA Champions League match at home to Dynamo Kyiv on 7 November 2007 to secure Manchester United's qualification to the knockout stage of the competition. He subsequently made his first Champions League start on 12 December 2007 against Roma.

Evans made his league debut for United against Chelsea on 21 September 2008, filling in for Nemanja Vidić who was unavailable due to suspension. The game ended 1–1.^[12] In December 2008, Evans made two substitute appearances for Manchester United at the FIFA Club World Cup, including one in the final after Nemanja Vidić was sent off shortly after half time. Evans continued to deputise throughout the rest of the season, appearing in a number of league games and in the League Cup final.

At the beginning of the 2010–11 football season, Evans became a regular fixture in the United team, partnering Nemanja Vidić in the centre of defence in the absence of the injured Rio Ferdinand. On 19 March 2011, Evans injured Bolton Wanderers and United States international Stuart Holden with a tackle which left Holden out for six months. Evans was given a straight red card however, Manchester United went on to win the game 1–0 with a Dimitar Berbatov goal.^[13]

2011-12 season[link]

Before the start of the 2011-12 season, Evans was handed the No. 6 shirt after Wes Brown was transferred to Sunderland.^[14] On 14 August, he wore his new shirt number for the first time in United's opening day 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion, he came on for the injured Nemanja Vidić in the 52nd minute at The Hawthorns.^[15] On 23 October, he was sent off in United's 6-1 defeat against Manchester City after bringing down Mario Balotelli in a last-man challenge.^[16] Evans made his 100th appearance for the Red Devils on 30 November, he played the full 120 minutes as United lost 2-1 to Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup quarter final.^[17] On 18 March 2012, he scored his first goal for United after opening the scoring in the 5-0 league win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.^[18]

International career[link]

Despite having not yet made his senior debut for Manchester United, Evans was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in September 2006, making his debut in the memorable 3–2 victory over Spain. Evans has since retained his place in the squad.^[19]

International goals[link]

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2009	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Poland	2–1	3–2	2010 FIFA World Cup Qual.

Personal life[link]

Evans' younger brother, Corry, is a footballer who plays as midfielder for Hull City.

Evans attended Belfast High School in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, before moving to Ashton-on-Mersey High School in Manchester once he had been signed by Manchester United. He holds nine GCSEs, all A* or A grades.^[20]

On 19 December 2007, Evans was arrested in connection to an alleged rape that occurred at the hotel where Manchester United's Christmas party was held.^[21] On 8 March 2008, it was reported that Evans would not be prosecuted for any offence.^[22]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 April 2012.^[23]

International[link]

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 February 2012.^[24]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Sunderland

• Football League Championship (1): 2006–07

Manchester United

• Premier League (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
• Football League Cup (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
• FA Community Shield (2): 2010, 2011
• FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Notes[link]

1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at ManUtd.com
• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
• Profile at redStat
• Profile at irishfa.com
• Jonny Evans career stats at Soccerbase