14 Facts About Johnny McDaid

Johnny McDaid was born on 24 July 1976 and is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.

Johnny McDaid is a member of Snow Patrol and a former member of Vega4.

One of seven children of John and Pauline Johnny McDaid, Johnny McDaid attended St Brigid's Primary School, Carnhill, and St Columb's College.

Johnny McDaid was the singer and songwriter of the band Vega4, whose second album You and Others was produced by Jacknife Lee.

In 2009, Johnny McDaid was the first person to sign to Snow Patrol's publishing company, Polar Patrol Publishing.

Johnny McDaid went on to play guitar and piano and sing backing vocals in the alternative rock band Snow Patrol.

In early 2013, Johnny McDaid moved to Nashville, Tennessee with singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran to work with him on his second album.

Sheeran and Johnny McDaid are close friends and later moved to Los Angeles together to continue working on Sheeran's second record.

Sheeran's X album was released in June 2014 with Johnny McDaid having co-written seven of the songs, including "Photograph", which went on to go platinum and win a BMI Pop Award, and hit song "Bloodstream", which was nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards.

Johnny McDaid produced 3 tracks and co-wrote 8 on the album.

In November 2017, Johnny McDaid became an Honorary Fellow of The Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool.

Johnny McDaid won the IMRO Outstanding Achievement Award with which he was presented in February 2018.

Johnny McDaid co-wrote and produced Alicia Keys "Underdog" and "Authors Of Forever" from her seventh studio album 'ALICIA'.

Johnny McDaid has a tattoo on his left arm reading, an Irish translation of the song "Guiding Light" by fellow Northern Irish musician Foy Vance.