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David Guetta
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Pierre David Guetta (7 November 1967), known professionally as David Guetta (French pronunciation: [da vid ta]), is a French house music producer and DJ.[1] Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). His 2009 album One Love included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (featuring Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO) and "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon), the last becoming a top five hit in the United States and all three reaching #1 in the United Kingdom, as well as another internationally known single called "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi which became a top five hit in many countries. Guetta has sold over three million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.[2] He is currently one of the most sought-after music producers.[3] As at 2012 David Guetta is the world's most popular DJ, claiming the #1 poll position of the DJ Mag 100 popularity poll.[4]
David Guetta
David Guetta at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards Background information Birth name Pierre David Guetta Born 7 November 1967 Paris, France House, electro house, hip house
Contents
1 Biography 1.1 19842000: Early life and career 1.2 20012006: Just a Little More Love and Guetta Blaster 1.3 20072008: Pop Life 1.4 20092010: One Love and international breakthrough 1.5 2011present: Nothing But the Beat 2 Personal life 3 Discography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links
Genres
Occupations DJ, record producer, songwriter Years active Labels Website 1984present EMI Music France, Virgin, Positiva, Astralwerks DavidGuetta.com (http://www.davidguetta.com/)
Biography
1984 2000: Early life and career
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At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris.[5] He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard a Farley master Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights.[6] In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.[7] In the mid 1990s Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle.[5][8] Released in 1994[7] Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit.[6] In 1994, David Guetta became the manager of Le Palace nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in Les Bains Douches.[9]
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In 2001, David Guetta along with Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis was vacationing in France when he met Guetta.[6] Guetta's debut album Just a Little More Love was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up singles, ("Love Don't Let Me Go", "People Come People Go" and "Give Me Something"), were released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, Fuck Me I'm Famous, in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included "Just for One Day (Heroes)", a remix of David Bowie's song "Heroes".[6] Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title. Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster, was released in 2004. It released four singles: "Money" and "Stay" featuring Chris Willis and "The World Is Mine" and "In Love With Myself" featuring JD Davis. In 2006 the Just a Little More Love single "Love Don't Let Me Go" was re-released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single entitled "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was charted higher than the original release of the song.
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Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing But the Beat was released on August 30, 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal and the other being electronic.[19] The French DJ was inspired by rock bands such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance productions.[20] "Where Them Girls At" featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, the first single off the album, was released Guetta on the One Love Tour, worldwide on May 2, 2011.[21][22] "Little Bad Girl" featuring Ludacris January 2010. and Taio Cruz, was released as the second single on June 28, [19][23] The third single "Without You" featuring Usher was released 2011. on September 27, 2011. Guetta also released three promotional singles for Nothing But the Beat, "Titanium" featuring Sia, "Lunar" with Afrojack and "Night of Your Life" featuring Jennifer Hudson. The album also features the hit single "Sweat" with Snoop Dogg. Guetta is also scheduled to perform alongside Nicky Romero and Nervo at London's Alexandra Palace on June 1, 2012.[24]
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Personal life
His father was a restaurateur of Moroccan Jewish descent,[25] and his mother is of Belgian descent.[26][27][28] He is married to socialite and night club manager Cathy Guetta; they have two children, Tim Elvis Eric (born 2004) and Angie (born 2007).[29]
Discography
Main articles: David Guetta discography and David Guetta production discography Just a Little More Love (2002) Guetta Blaster (2004) Pop Life (2007) One Love (2009) Nothing but the Beat (2011)
Guetta and his wife Cathy in January 2012 at the NRJ Music Awards ceremony.
Nominated work
Result Nominated Won Won Won Nominated Won Nominated Nominated 3rd Place
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World Music Awards[30] Best Selling French artist NRJ Music Awards DJ Magazine Grammy Awards 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards DJ Magazine[31] Brit Awards 2012 Grammy Awards[33] International Album of the Year Top 100 DJs Best Remixed Recording, NonClassical Best Male Best French Act Top 100 DJs (#1 Position) International Male Solo Artist Best Dance Recording Best Dance/Electronica Album Himself "Sunshine" (w/ Avicii) Nothing but the Beat "Revolver"
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External links
David Guetta (http://www.myspace.com/davidguetta) on Myspace David Guetta (https://twitter.com/davidguetta) on Twitter David Guetta's channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/davidguetta) on YouTube David Guetta (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1615892/) at the Internet Movie Database David Guetta official store (http://shop.davidguetta.com) David Guetta (http://www.ultrarecords.com/artists/david-guetta/) information at Ultra Records Review of 'Memories' on the Daily Music Guide (http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/david-guetta-ftkid-cudi-memories-single-review-03032010-0153.aspx) David Jeffries. "David Guetta biography" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p572357) . Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p572357. Retrieved 2008-09-22. David Guetta in PACHA NEWS (http://www.pacha.com/html/news.php?act=view&id=280) David Guetta (http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/david-guetta/527799) at Billboard.com Review of 'Gettin Over you' on the Daily Music Guide (http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/davidguetta-fergie-black-eyed-peas-lmfao-17052010-1903.aspx) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Guetta&oldid=480114643" Categories: 1967 births Astralwerks artists Club DJs French dance musicians French DJs French people of Belgian descent French people of Jewish descent French people of Moroccan descent Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Paris World Music Awards winners This page was last modified on 4 March 2012 at 08:38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.
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