David Guetta

David Guetta

David Guetta

David Guetta on the One Love Tour, January 2010.
Background information
Born 7 November 1967 (age 43)
Paris, France
Genres House, electro house, hip house
Occupations DJ, record producer, songwriter
Years active 1996–present
Labels EMI Music France/Virgin, Positiva, Astralwerks
Associated acts Kelly Rowland, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Willis, Fergie,will.i.am, Akon, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Afrojack
Website davidguetta.com
David Guetta (French pronunciation: [daˌviːd gɛˈta], born 7 November 1967) is a French house music producer and DJ. 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 2001. 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 US and all three reaching #1 in the UK, as well as another internationally known single called "Memories" featuring Kid Cudi which became a top five hit in manycountries.
Guetta has sold over three million albums and 15 million singles worldwide.[1] He is currently one of the most sought-after music producers,[2] having worked with a variety of pop and hip-hop artists including Kelly Rowland, The Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Lil' Wayne, Kylie Minogue, Taio Cruz, Snoop Dogg and Madonna.
Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.11984–2000: Early life and career
1.2 2001–2006: Just a Little More Love and Guetta Blaster
1.3 2007–2008: Pop Life
1.4 2009–2010: One Love and international breakthrough
1.5 2011–present: Nothing But the Beat
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links
Biography

1984–2000: Early life and career
At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club inParis.[3] 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.[4] In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.[5]
In the mid 1990's Guetta played in clubs including Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle.[3][6]Released in 1994[5] Guetta's second single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit.[4] 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.[7]
2001–2006: Just a Little More Love and Guetta Blaster
In 2001, DavidGuetta 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.[4] 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 single, "Love Don't Let Me Go",was 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".[4] Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title.
Guetta's second album, Guetta Blaster, was released in 2004 and contained "The World is Mine" featuring JD Davis. In 2006"Love Don't Let Me Go" was released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single charted higher than the original release of the song.
2007–2008: Pop Life

Guetta performing, May 2007
In 2007, Guetta's third album Pop Life was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010, the album has...