Famous Disc Jockeys from France
- Admiral T, whose real name is Christy Campbell, is a French singer of reggae-dancehall music. He is one of the most popular and successful Guadeloupean singers. He is also a designer and the creator of the clothing trademark WOK LINE.
- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Guadeloupe, France
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Christophe Le Friant (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf lə fʁijɑ̃]; born 10 May 1969), better known by his stage name Bob Sinclar (French: [bɔb sɛ̃klaʁ]), is a French record producer, house music DJ, remixer and the owner of the record label Yellow Productions.- Age: 55
- Birthplace: Bois-Colombes, France
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Pierre David Guetta (November 7, 1967) is a French DJ, music programmer, record producer and songwriter. He has sold over nine million albums and thirty million singles worldwide. In 2013, Billboard crowned "When Love Takes Over" as the number one dance-pop collaboration of all time. Born and raised in Paris, he released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). Guetta achieved mainstream success with his 2009 album One Love which included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over," "Gettin' Over You," "Sexy Bitch," and "Memories," the first three of which reached number one in the United Kingdom. The 2011 follow-up album, Nothing but the Beat, continued this success, containing the hit singles "Where Them Girls At," "Little Bad Girl," "Without You," "Titanium," and "Turn Me On." He has been called the "grandfather of EDM."- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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- Gregory Del Piero is a French music producer and DJ. In 1987, Gregory Del Piero started as a DJ, he was introduced to the night-life scene by one of his uncles who was a bouncer at the time. The following decade Gregory worked as a resident dj in numerous popular clubs in the south of France until the summer of 1998, where he met the world famous Joe Claussell of Body & Soul, from New York City, while Joe was on tour in France. After that meeting Gregory decided to pursue his interest in electronic music and moved to San Francisco. In 2000, through the club scene and Mauricio Aviles, he was introduced to Israel Megerssa the owner of Zebra Records. Israel took Gregory under his wing and hired him as a house music buyer at Zebra Records Music store. More than a father figure, Israel was a spiritual guide to Gregory and told Gregory that he should start getting into music production. That will mark the beginning of a 4 year collaboration with the keyboardist and sound engineer Charles Spencer where Gregory began producing his signature sound – soulful house music.
- Age: 52
- Birthplace: Sète, France
- Joakim is a disc jockey and musician.
- Birthplace: France
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- Age: 54
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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Jean-Yves Prieur, a.k.a. Kid Loco is a French electronic musician, DJ, remixer and producer. He was born on June 16, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Allmusic considers his style to be similar to Air and Dimitri from Paris. His best-known album is A Grand Love Story (1997), and he has also compiled and mixed a DJ mix album for the Another Late Night series on Azuli Records. He has worked with Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp), with Italian band The Transistors (Maurizio Mansueti and Luca Cirillo) and Glasgow bands A Band Called Quinn and Mogwai, and produced the album Too Late To Die Young by the British group Departure Lounge.- Age: 60
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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- Konk West, also known as Lucas Konk West, is a French-Argentine DJ, producer, and sound engineer who worked in the area of electronic music during his time in the music realm. West is recognized for incorporating "house music", "hip hop", and Latin musical styles into his musical output and cofounded the KW Music Group with Ciudad Feliz in 2001. West has performed as a live act, including DJ sets, internationally and has produced music since 1994. As a DJ, West held residencies in Paris, France; London, United Kingdom; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tokyo, Japan; and Barcelona, Spain, in addition to live shows throughout Europe. Due to a severe ear injury sustained in late 2006, West officially retired from the professional music industry in late 2008 and has subsequently moved into the fields of visual art, writing, and acting.
- Age: 46
- Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Martin Laurent Picandet (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ pikɑ̃de]; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (French: [maʁtɛ̃ sɔlvɛɡ]), is a French DJ, singer-songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C'est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland. Born in Paris, he has been active since 1994. Solveig manages his own label called Mixture Stereophonic and was ranked number 29 in the 2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs. He has collaborated with David Guetta, Jax Jones (under their alias Europa), Laidback Luke, Dragonette, Kele of Bloc Party and Madonna.- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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Caroline Hervé (born 1973), better known by her stage name Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and "Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy. She released her debut solo album I Com in 2004, a second, BatBox, in 2008, and a third, Calling From The Stars, in 2013. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene".- Age: 51
- Birthplace: Grenoble, France
- Pascal Kleiman (born 19 April 1968) is a French DJ based in Valencia, Spain, who also produces music as 'DJ RamBam'.
- Age: 56
- Birthplace: Toulouse, France
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Quentin Dupieux (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tɛ̃ dypjø], born 14 April 1974), better known by his stage name Mr. Oizo (French pronunciation: [məsjø wazo]), is a French electronic musician, DJ and film director, best known for his 1999 single "Flat Beat". His pseudonym is a corruption of the French oiseau, meaning "bird". He is signed to Ed Banger Records and Brainfeeder. Dupieux uses his full name for his cinematographic work, Mr. Oizo being only used for his musical work.- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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Sander Ketelaars (born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 2004, releasing numerous tech-trance hits on Oxygen Recordings. Sander van Doorn's musical style has ranged from tech-house and progressive house during the mid-2000s to more vocal-driven electro-house and EDM throughout the 2010s. Despite being more known for DJ'ing, since 2006, he's been a regular presence on DJMag's Top 100 DJ surveys. Among his most notable remixes are Armin van Buuren's "Control Freak," Tiësto's "Dance4Life," Yello's "Oh Yeah," Sia's "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine," and Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night."- Age: 45
- Birthplace: Eindhoven, Kingdom of the Netherlands
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- Shazz, (born Didier Delesalle, 1967) is a French record producer and remixer. Shazz is the alias for Soul house and Jazz. Shazz is one of the first artists signed to the label Fnac Music Dance Division. He collaborated with Ludovic Navarre (Saint Germain) under the name L'n'S, and with Laurent Garnier under the name "Choice" Shazz has also produced music in this musical genre and has been releasing records for French musical labels since 1992. His El Camino part 1 was used in the 1998 film Homeboys at the Beach.In the late 1990s, Shazz signed with a major label Columbia Records. With his second album In The Light (Epic Records), composed in the space of one year, Shazz combined house, pop and African-American music. His third album Beautiful was more song-based.
- Age: 57
- Birthplace: France
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Nicolas Jean-Pierre Dresti (born 5 March 1975), better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a French-British singer-songwriter, DJ, and producer. Born in France and raised in England, Dresti first recorded in 1992 under the name of Vibes, and recorded two tracks. He then changed his stage name to Nicky Fabulous and produced a four track extended play, Pussy Galore in 1995. He has recorded under various pseudonyms including: DJ Supreme, Kings of Rhythm, Loop Da Loop, and DJ Chrome. In 2002, Dresti changed his stage name to Space Cowboy and did a cover of Prince's song, "I Would Die 4 U." In 2003, Space Cowboy debuted his first studio album Across the Sky. On 22 June 2005, he released his second full-length album Big City Nights and his third album, Digital Rock, the next year. Digital Rock Star, a re-release of Digital Rock, debuted as his fourth studio album on 20 October 2009.- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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Stéphane Pompougnac (born 1968) is a French house DJ and record producer.- Age: 57
- Birthplace: Paris, France
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Anna-Catherine Hartley (born December 9, 1987), known professionally as Uffie (), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ, and fashion designer formerly signed to French electronic music record label Ed Banger Records. Uffie's music incorporates synthpop, acid house, alternative dance, and "somewhere between electro, rap and nu skool". She is perhaps best known for her single "Pop the Glock", as well as "TThhEe PPaARRtTYY", her 2007 collaboration with labelmates Justice. Some of her live performances have been described as "Warholian".In 2010, Uffie released her debut album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans, which was included on several year-end critics' lists and was nominated in the French Victoires de la Musique for Best Electronic Album.Following a hiatus, Uffie independently released her EP Tokyo Love Hotel in 2019.- Age: 37
- Birthplace: Miami, Florida