PHP-MySQL Query to display rows of one table with priority

i wonder if there is a query (PHP + MySQL code), for having the following rows in my table:

    id name    featured
    ----------------
    1 Robert   0
    2 John     1
    3 Pax      1
    4 Max      0
    5 Emily    0
    6 Sara     0
    7 Estella  0

Shows the following in my page (with priority of featured column value and order by ASC to accommodate the remaining):

    id name    featured
    ----------------
    2 John     1
    3 Pax      1
    1 Robert   0
    4 Max      0
    5 Emily    0
    6 Sara     0
    7 Estella  0

This is my actual code:

$sql = "SELECT * FROM employees ORDER BY id desc';

I hope someone help me, I do not find something similar in Google :/