2. Birth Name: David Guetta
Born: November 11th 1967 (Age 44)
Genres: House, Electro, Pop.
Years Active: 1984- Present
Labels: EMI music
France, Virgin, Positiva, Jack
Back, Astralwerks.
Associated Acts: Afrojack, Akon, Flo
Rida, Kelly Rowland, will.i.am, Sia, Nicki
Minaj, Black Eyed Peas.
3. At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris. 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.In 1990, he released
"Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney
Duteil.
In the 1990’s Guetta started becoming a lot more popular as he
started to release more records and recording with more successful
artists from different places in the world. Guetta started playing in
more clubs, and in 1994 he took over ‘Le Palace’ nightclub as he
continued to organise more and more nights for the club.
4. Guetta started ‘Gum Productions’ with his DJ’ing friend
Joachim Garraud and in this same year Guetta had his first
hit called ‘Just a Little More Love’ from his debut album which
was titled after this song. The album was released in 2002 on
Virgin Records and sold a promising 300,000 copies.
From touring on this album, Guetta released a compilation of
the party playlist that he played in Ibiza. This was titled ‘Fuck
Me I’m Famous’ and even until the present day, Guetta is still
releasing compilations under this title.
5. In 2007, Guetta released the album ‘Pop Life’ which was more
successful this time around due to his rise in fame and popularity.
The album was largely popular in the U.K. and Ireland and
according to EMI, sold 530,000 records worldwide.
The lead single "Love Is Gone" reached Number 1 on the
American Dance Chart and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2009, he was placed third in the "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ
Magazine, and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in
2008. Reflecting his growth in stature and popularity.
6. David Guetta's fourth studio album, One Love, was released in
August 2009. Its first single "When Love Takes Over", which
featured Kelly Rowland, peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart
and topped many other countries worldwide. His second single
from the album, "Sexy Bitch" featuring Akon, became his
second #1 in the UK. "One Love" featuring Estelle, "Memories"
featuring Kid Cudi and "Gettin' Over You" featuring Chris
Willis, Fergie and LMFAO followed. As of May 2011 the album
had sold three million copies worldwide.
7. Guetta's fifth studio album, Nothing But the Beat was released on 30
August 2011. It was released as a double-disc album; one disc being vocal
and the other being electronic. The French DJ was inspired by rock bands
such as Kings of Leon and Coldplay to add rock influences to his dance
productions. "Where Them Girls At" featuring Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, the
first single off the album, was released worldwide on 2 May 2011."Little
Bad Girl" featuring Ludacris and Taio Cruz, was released as the second
single on 28 June 2011. The third single "Without You" featuring Usher was
released on 27 September 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 singles "Sweat" with Snoop Dogg and Turn Me
On with Nicki Minaj.
8. 2 Grammy Awards (Nominated for 5)
3 DJ Awards
2nd Place in Top 100 DJ’s List.
3 Eska Music Awards
Nominated for MgM Award
Most Downloaded Song in American
History.
5 Number Ones
