Bob Sinclar
Encyclopedia
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969 in Douarnenez, France
), is a French
record producer
, House music
DJ
, remix
er and owner of the label
Yellow Productions
.
of Daft Punk
, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda
fitness tape.
Le Friant is known for popularising the "French touch" of house music
with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco
strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone
, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams
.
Le Friant has also worked under other pseudonym
s. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop
and acid jazz
. He also created the Africanism
project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of Latin, jazz, African and tribal flavours.
In 2005, he scored a worldwide hit with the single "Love Generation
", that reached #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Mexico. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, peaking #2 in Netherlands and it stayed 39 weeks in the Belgian Ultratop
Singles chart. It made the top fifteen in several other countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
It became one of the official anthems for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
held in Germany. The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on 22 August 2006. The remix of "World, Hold On" by E-Smoove was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Remixed Recording. Also, "World, Hold On" topped in Billboard's as Number One Hot Dance Club Play
Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The fourth single of the album Western Dream, called "Tennessee" was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.
On May 21, 2007, he released the Soundz of Freedom
album. The remix of "Rock This Party" reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart. His latest album, Born in 69
, was released on 7 May 2009. The first single of the album is Lala Song
.
In 2010, Bob Sinclar released Made In Jamaïca
. The album contains two additional new songs "I Wanna" featuring Shaggy and "Rainbow of Love", and also features his best greatest hits such as "Love Generation", "Give A Lil' Love" among others but in a reggae musical style. The album is nominated for "Best Reggae Album" for the 53rd Grammy Awards
. This is Bob Sinclar's second Grammy nomination.
In summer 2011 Sinclar had a hit throughout Europe with the remix of Raffaella Carrà
's song A far l'amore comincia tu (You start making love), renamed Far l'amore (Making Love).
Sinclar is now working on a dance track with British
pop songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor
.
as Africanism
as Bob Sinclar
2000 Champs Elysées
2001 Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (Compilation of Cerrone
remixes) 2003 III
2004 Enjoy
2005 In The House (Various Artists Mix CD)
2006 Western Dream
2007 Soundz of Freedom
2007 Bob Sinclar: Live at the Playboy Mansion
2008 Dancefloor FG Winter 2008 (Mixed by Bob Sinclar)
2008 DJ Bob Sinclar 08
2009 Born in 69
2010 Made in Jamaica
as The Mighty Bop (with Alain Ho)
as Reminiscence Quartet (with Alain Ho and Sébastien Tellier
)
as Yellow Productions (with Alain Ho and Cutee B.)
as Africanism (see all members on discogs.com)
Interviews & features
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, House music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er and owner of the label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Yellow Productions
Yellow Productions
Yellow Productions is an independent record label specializing in electronic music. Based in Paris, France, it was founded in 1993 by DJ Yellow and Christophe Le Friant ....
.
Career history
Sinclar started DJing in 1987, when he was 17 years old, specialising in funk and hip-hop music, named "Chris The French Kiss". His first club hit was "Gym Tonic", which was co-produced by Thomas BangalterThomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...
of Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...
fitness tape.
Le Friant is known for popularising the "French touch" of house music
French house
French house is a catch-all term for house music by many French artists, a popular strand of the late 1990s and 2000s European dance music scene and a form of Euro disco. The genre has also been referred to as "neu-disco" , "French touch", "filter house" and "tekfunk" over the years...
with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone
Cerrone
Marc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles...
, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams
D. Train
D. Train was an American R&B duo, who scored several significant hits on both the Billboard Dance and R&B charts during the first half of the 1980s.-Overview:...
.
Le Friant has also worked under other pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and acid jazz
Acid jazz
Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...
. He also created the Africanism
Africanism All Stars
Africanism All Stars is a France based project consisting of some DJs and mixers in France, who collaborate with African-based artists and acts....
project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of Latin, jazz, African and tribal flavours.
In 2005, he scored a worldwide hit with the single "Love Generation
Love Generation (song)
"Love Generation" is a single by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers . The single was released in 2005 through the Defected label....
", that reached #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Mexico. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, peaking #2 in Netherlands and it stayed 39 weeks in the Belgian Ultratop
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...
Singles chart. It made the top fifteen in several other countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
It became one of the official anthems for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
held in Germany. The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on 22 August 2006. The remix of "World, Hold On" by E-Smoove was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Remixed Recording. Also, "World, Hold On" topped in Billboard's as Number One Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The fourth single of the album Western Dream, called "Tennessee" was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.
On May 21, 2007, he released the Soundz of Freedom
Soundz of Freedom
Soundz of Freedom is a Bob Sinclar album released on May 21, 2007, on Tommy Boy Entertainment. Cover design by James Rizzi.-Track listing:#"Sound of Freedom"...
album. The remix of "Rock This Party" reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. His latest album, Born in 69
Born in 69
Born in 69 is a studio album by Bob Sinclar, released on July 14, 2009, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:# "Lala Song" - 03:34# "Give Me Some More" - 03:18...
, was released on 7 May 2009. The first single of the album is Lala Song
Lala Song
Lala Song is the first single off Bob Sinclar's latest studio album Born in 69, released on April 3, 2009. The song features rappers Master Gee and Wonder Mike from The Sugarhill Gang.- Charts :- Year-end charts :...
.
In 2010, Bob Sinclar released Made In Jamaïca
Made in Jamaica
Made in Jamaica is a remix album by French DJ Bob Sinclar album released in 2010 by Yellow Productions.The album is a compilation of his greatest hits but mixed in reggae music style. It also includes two additional songs "I Wanna" and "Rainbow of Love"...
. The album contains two additional new songs "I Wanna" featuring Shaggy and "Rainbow of Love", and also features his best greatest hits such as "Love Generation", "Give A Lil' Love" among others but in a reggae musical style. The album is nominated for "Best Reggae Album" for the 53rd Grammy Awards
53rd Grammy Awards
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were...
. This is Bob Sinclar's second Grammy nomination.
In summer 2011 Sinclar had a hit throughout Europe with the remix of Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Carrà , in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress...
's song A far l'amore comincia tu (You start making love), renamed Far l'amore (Making Love).
Sinclar is now working on a dance track with British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pop songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
.
Singles
as The Mighty Bop- 1994 "Les Jazz Electroniques EP"
- 1995 "Messe Pour Les Temps"
- 1996 "Ult Violett Sounds EP"
- 1998 "Feelin' Good"
- 2002 "I Go Crazy"
- 2003 "Lady", with Duncan RoyDuncan RoyDuncan Roy , is an English film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality.-Early life:...
as Africanism
Africanism All Stars
Africanism All Stars is a France based project consisting of some DJs and mixers in France, who collaborate with African-based artists and acts....
- 2000 "Bisou Sucré"
- 2000 "Do It", with Eddie AmadorEddie AmadorEddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels.Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a...
- 2001 "Kazet"
- 2002 "Viel Ou La"
- 2004 "Amour Kéfé"
- 2004 "Kalimbo"
- 2004 "Steel Storm", with Ladysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black MambazoLadysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
- 2005 "Summer Moon", with David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , 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 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
- 2006 "Hard", with The Hard Boys
- 2007 "Meu Carnaval", with Rolando Faria
as Bob Sinclar
- most tracks are co-produced by Cutee B
- 1996 "A Space Funk Project"
- 1996 "A Space Funk Project II"
- 1997 "Eu Só Quero um Xodó", with Salomé de Bahia
- 1998 "Gym Tonic", with Thomas BangalterThomas BangalterThomas Bangalter is a French electronic musician best known as a member of the French house music duo Daft Punk. He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust, the duo Together, and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible.Thomas Bangalter owns a...
- 1998 "My Only Love", with Lee Genesis — #56 UK
- 1998 "Super Funky Brake's Vol. I"
- 1998 "The Ghetto"
- 1998 "Ultimate Funk"
- 2000 "I Feel for You", with Cerrone's AngelsCerroneMarc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles...
— #9 UK, #33 ITA - 2000 "Darlin'", with James "D. Train" WilliamsD. TrainD. Train was an American R&B duo, who scored several significant hits on both the Billboard Dance and R&B charts during the first half of the 1980s.-Overview:...
— #46 UK - 2000 "Greetings from Champs Elysées EP" — #125 UK
- 2001 "Freedom", with Gene Van Buren — #79 UK
- 2001 "Ich Rocke"
- 2001 "Save Our Soul"
- 2002 "The Beat Goes On", with Linda Lee Hopkins — #33 UK
- 2003 "Kiss My Eyes", with Camille Lefort — #67 UK, #22 US Hot Dance Club Play
- 2003 "Prego", with Eddie AmadorEddie AmadorEddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels.Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a...
- 2003 "Slave Nation"
- 2004 "Sexy Dancer", with Cerrone's AngelsCerroneMarc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles...
- 2004 "Wonderful World", with Ron CarrollRon CarrollRon Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other...
- 2004 "You Could Be My Lover", with Linda Lee Hopkins
- 2005 "Love GenerationLove Generation (song)"Love Generation" is a single by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers . The single was released in 2005 through the Defected label....
", with Gary PineGary PineGary Pine is a Jamaican singer best known for the vocals on several Bob Sinclar songs, including "Love Generation", "Shining from Heaven", "Miss Me", "Give a Lil' Love", and "Sound of Freedom"....
— #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 NL, #3 FR, #3 ITA, #1 AUS, #1 GER, #12 UK, #8 RU, #1 CZ, #11 US Hot Dance Airplay - 2006 "Generación del Amor" (Spanish Version) — #1 ESP
- 2006 "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"World, Hold On " is a song by Bob Sinclar, featuring Steve Edwards. It was released as the second major single from the Western Dream album, on June 6, 2006. An E-Smoove-produced remix of the song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".The track ended...
", with Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (singer)Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...
— #1 ESP, #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 FR, #4 RU, #5 NL, #8 CZ, #9 UK, #10 US Hot Dance Airplay, #19 AUS, #48 US Pop Airplay - 2006 "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"Rock This Party " is a song by Bob Sinclar, co-produced by regular partner Cutee B and featuring Dollarman and Big Ali on vocals...
", with DollarmanDollarmanDollarman is a Caribbean singer, songwriter, producer and musician born in Grenada. Moving to Brooklyn, NY he continues to present hits with a Caribbean influence and reggae.-Career:...
and Big AliBig AliBig Ali is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, and rapper born in Queens, New York and based in Paris, France since 2001. He is signed to Up Music, a Warner Music label, and has released his debut album Louder in May 2009 on the record label. The album featuring numerous French and international...
— #2 US Hot Dance Club Play, #3 FR, #3 UK, #11 CZ, #7 AUS - 2007 "TennesseeTennessee (Bob Sinclar song)"Tennessee" is the fourth promotional single from Bob Sinclar's album Western Dream. It was confirmed on the Bob Sinclar official website . The full CD release of the single was cancelled in March 2007 in favour of the new song, "Sound of Freedom"....
", with Farell Lennon — #21 ITA, #27 CZ - 2007 "Everybody Movin'", with Ron CarrollRon CarrollRon Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other...
— #3 GER, #1 ESP - 2007 "Give a Lil' Love" — #10 ITA , #19 PL, #27 ESP
- 2007 "Sound of FreedomSound of Freedom"Sound of Freedom" is the fourth single by Bob Sinclar, the first from his album Soundz of Freedom...
", with Gary PineGary PineGary Pine is a Jamaican singer best known for the vocals on several Bob Sinclar songs, including "Love Generation", "Shining from Heaven", "Miss Me", "Give a Lil' Love", and "Sound of Freedom"....
and DollarmanDollarmanDollarman is a Caribbean singer, songwriter, producer and musician born in Grenada. Moving to Brooklyn, NY he continues to present hits with a Caribbean influence and reggae.-Career:...
— #14 UK, #1 UK Indie, #24 CZ - 2007 "What I Want", with Fireball #52 UK
- 2007 "Together", with Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (singer)Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...
— #63 PL, #4 ROM - 2008 "4 Minutes4 Minutes (Madonna song)"4 Minutes" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. The song's development was motivated by a sense of urgency to save the planet from destruction, and...
" (Space Funk Remix) - 2008 "W.W.W. (What a Wonderful World)", with AxwellAxwellAxwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
, The Chicago Superstars & Ron CarrollRon CarrollRon Carroll is an American DJ, singer, songwriter and producer. He is primarily known in the house music circuit. Carroll has worked with many of house's most famous producers, including E-Smoove, Maurice Joshua and Bob Sinclar. He has also produced, usually with partner Spero Pagos, for other... - 2008 "New New New", with Cutee B, Dollarman & Big Ali
- 2009 "Lala SongLala SongLala Song is the first single off Bob Sinclar's latest studio album Born in 69, released on April 3, 2009. The song features rappers Master Gee and Wonder Mike from The Sugarhill Gang.- Charts :- Year-end charts :...
", with Wonder Mike & Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang — #6 ITA - 2009 "Love You No More", with Shabba Ranks
- 2010 "I WannaI Wanna (Bob Sinclar song)"I Wanna" is the first single from Bob Sinclar's eighth album, Made In Jamaïca in 2010. It features Balkan group Sahara and Shaggy.-Trace List:Promo - CD-Single Yellow / N.E.W.S....
", with ShaggyShaggy (musician)Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...
& Sahara (AndreaAndrea TeodoraAndrea was born on January 23, 1987. She is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer best known by her stage name, Andrea . She and the Romanian singer Costi Ionita have also performed and released music as Sahara....
and Costi IonitaCosti IonitaCosti Ioniţă is a Romanian singer, songwriter and record producer, regarded as one of the most celebrated ethnic Romanian vocalist of muzică orientală . Born in Constanţa, he began his musical career by singing Romanian traditional music. He however achieved fame as a member of the pop boy band...
) - 2010 "Tik Tok", with Sean PaulSean PaulSean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques , who performs under stage name Sean Paul, is a Jamaican pop rap and reggae singer.-1973–1996: Early life:...
- 2010 "Rainbow of Love", with Ben Onono
- 2011 "The Russian March"
- 2011 "Rock the Boat" with PitbullPitbull (rapper)Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
- 2011 "Far l'Amore", with Raffaella CarràRaffaella CarràRaffaella Carrà , in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress...
— #6 ITA, #7 BE (Wallonia), #7 ESP, #15 BE (Flanders), #16 CH, #16 NL, #23 AT, #41 FR - 2011 "Me Not a Gangsta" (feat. Mr Shammi & Colonel Reyel)
- 2011 "F*** With You" (feat. Sophie Ellis-BextorSophie Ellis-BextorSophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
)
Hit singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
MEX Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
SPA Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
AUS Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
GER | NL Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
BEL Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
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| 1999 | "My Only Love" (featuring Lee Genesis) |
56 | - | - | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paradise |
| 2000 | "I Feel for You" | 9 | - | 14 | 44 | 33 | - | 94 | - | - | - | Champs Elysées |
| 2001 | "Darlin'" (featuring vs. Cutee B., James "D-Train" Williams) |
46 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 | "Kiss My Eyes" | 67 | - | - | 34 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 67 | III |
| "The Beat Goes On" | 33 | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 32 | ||
| 2005 | "Love Generation Love Generation (song) "Love Generation" is a single by Bob Sinclar with vocals by Gary Pine, a member of Jamaican band The Wailers . The single was released in 2005 through the Defected label.... " (featuring Gary Pine Gary Pine Gary Pine is a Jamaican singer best known for the vocals on several Bob Sinclar songs, including "Love Generation", "Shining from Heaven", "Miss Me", "Give a Lil' Love", and "Sound of Freedom".... ) |
12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | Western Dream Western Dream -Australian edition:-iTunes UK version:- Charts :- External links :*****... |
| 2006 | "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky) World, Hold On (Children of the Sky) "World, Hold On " is a song by Bob Sinclar, featuring Steve Edwards. It was released as the second major single from the Western Dream album, on June 6, 2006. An E-Smoove-produced remix of the song was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical".The track ended... " (featuring Steve Edwards Steve Edwards (singer) Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:... ) |
9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| "Hard" (with The Hard Boys) |
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| "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) "Rock This Party " is a song by Bob Sinclar, co-produced by regular partner Cutee B and featuring Dollarman and Big Ali on vocals... " (featuring Cutee B, Dollarman Dollarman Dollarman is a Caribbean singer, songwriter, producer and musician born in Grenada. Moving to Brooklyn, NY he continues to present hits with a Caribbean influence and reggae.-Career:... and Big Ali Big Ali Big Ali is an American singer-songwriter, DJ, and rapper born in Queens, New York and based in Paris, France since 2001. He is signed to Up Music, a Warner Music label, and has released his debut album Louder in May 2009 on the record label. The album featuring numerous French and international... ) |
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| 2007 | "Tennessee Tennessee (Bob Sinclar song) "Tennessee" is the fourth promotional single from Bob Sinclar's album Western Dream. It was confirmed on the Bob Sinclar official website . The full CD release of the single was cancelled in March 2007 in favour of the new song, "Sound of Freedom".... " (featuring Farrell Lennon) |
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| "Everybody Movin' Everybody Movin' Everybody Movin' is the fifth single from Bob Sinclar's album "Western Dream". The single was released to Spanish Dance Radio in November 2006... " (featuring Ron Carroll and Mz Toni) |
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| "Give a Lil' Love" (featuring Duane Harden and Gary Pine) |
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| "Sound of Freedom Sound of Freedom "Sound of Freedom" is the fourth single by Bob Sinclar, the first from his album Soundz of Freedom... " (featuring Cutee B., Gary Pine Gary Pine Gary Pine is a Jamaican singer best known for the vocals on several Bob Sinclar songs, including "Love Generation", "Shining from Heaven", "Miss Me", "Give a Lil' Love", and "Sound of Freedom".... and Dollarman Dollarman Dollarman is a Caribbean singer, songwriter, producer and musician born in Grenada. Moving to Brooklyn, NY he continues to present hits with a Caribbean influence and reggae.-Career:... ) |
9 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 20 | Soundz of Freedom Soundz of Freedom Soundz of Freedom is a Bob Sinclar album released on May 21, 2007, on Tommy Boy Entertainment. Cover design by James Rizzi.-Track listing:#"Sound of Freedom"... |
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| "Meu Carnaval" (presents Africanism, featuring Rolando Faria) |
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| "Together" (featuring Steve Edwards) |
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| "The Rhythm of the Night" (vs Habakus Whistle, featuring Corona) |
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| "What I Want" (pres. Fireball) |
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| 2008 | "What a Wonderful World" (vs Axwell Axwell Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello... , The Chicago Superstars and Ron Carroll) |
48 | - | 1 | - | 47 | - | - | 12 | - | - | Born in 69 Born in 69 Born in 69 is a studio album by Bob Sinclar, released on July 14, 2009, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:# "Lala Song" - 03:34# "Give Me Some More" - 03:18... |
| 2009 | "Lala Song Lala Song Lala Song is the first single off Bob Sinclar's latest studio album Born in 69, released on April 3, 2009. The song features rappers Master Gee and Wonder Mike from The Sugarhill Gang.- Charts :- Year-end charts :... " (with Wonder Mike and Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang) |
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| "Love You No More Love You No More "Love You No More" is the second single by Bob Sinclar from his album Born in 69 . It features Shabba Ranks and samples Manu Chao's Bongo Bong.-Charts:-Notes and references:Lescharts.com... " (featuring Shabba Ranks) |
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| 2010 | "I Wanna I Wanna (Bob Sinclar song) "I Wanna" is the first single from Bob Sinclar's eighth album, Made In Jamaïca in 2010. It features Balkan group Sahara and Shaggy.-Trace List:Promo - CD-Single Yellow / N.E.W.S.... " (featuring Shaggy and Sahara) |
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| "Tik Tok" (featuring Sean Paul) |
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| 2011 | "Far L'Amore" (featuring Raffaella Carrà Raffaella Carrà Raffaella Carrà , in Italy often simply known as la Carrà and in some Latin American countries sometimes simply as Raffaella, is an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, and actress... ) |
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| "F*** With You" (featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s... ) |
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Albums
as Bob Sinclar- 1998
Paradise (Bob Sinclar album)
Paradise is the debut album by French DJ Bob Sinclar album released on May 30, 1998, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:#"Intro"#"Get into the Music"#"Disco 2000 Selector"#"My Only Love"#"Paradise "#"The Ghetto"#"New York City Music"...
Champs Elysées (Bob Sinclar album)
Champs Elysées is the second studio album by French DJ Bob Sinclar album released in 2000, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:#"Champs Elysees Theme"#"I Feel 4 U"#"You Are Beautiful"#"Striptease"#"Got to Be Free"#"Life"#"Save Our Soul"...
Cerrone
Marc Cerrone is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles...
remixes)
III (Bob Sinclar album)
III is the third studio album by French DJ Bob Sinclar. The album was released in 2003, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:#"The Beat Goes On" - 2:59#"Kiss My Eyes" - 4:20#"If I Was" - 4:41#"La Music Is Fantastique" - 4:44#"Nature Boy" - 4:50...
Enjoy (Bob Sinclar album)
Champs Elysées is the fourth studio album by French DJ Bob Sinclar album released in 2003, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:#"Save Our Soul" - 4:13#"Sexy Dancer" - 4:02#"I Feel for You" - 6:01...
Western Dream
-Australian edition:-iTunes UK version:- Charts :- External links :*****...
Soundz of Freedom
Soundz of Freedom is a Bob Sinclar album released on May 21, 2007, on Tommy Boy Entertainment. Cover design by James Rizzi.-Track listing:#"Sound of Freedom"...
Born in 69
Born in 69 is a studio album by Bob Sinclar, released on July 14, 2009, on Yellow Productions.-Track listing:# "Lala Song" - 03:34# "Give Me Some More" - 03:18...
Made in Jamaica
Made in Jamaica is a remix album by French DJ Bob Sinclar album released in 2010 by Yellow Productions.The album is a compilation of his greatest hits but mixed in reggae music style. It also includes two additional songs "I Wanna" and "Rainbow of Love"...
as The Mighty Bop (with Alain Ho)
- 1995 La Vague Sensorielle
- 1995 The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam & La Funk Mob, with DJ CamDJ CamDJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...
and La Funk MobCassius (band)Cassius is a French house music duo, consisting of producers Philippe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francart, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass.-History:... - 1996 Autres Voix, Autres Blues
- 2000 Spin My Hits
- 2002 The Mighty Bop
as Reminiscence Quartet (with Alain Ho and Sébastien Tellier
Sébastien Tellier
Sébastien Tellier is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is currently signed to Record Makers, a French independent record label. He sings in English, French and Italian.-Biography:...
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- 1994 Ritmo Brasileiro
- 1995 Psycodelico
- 1999 More Psycodelico
as Yellow Productions (with Alain Ho and Cutee B.)
- 1994 A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo
as Africanism (see all members on discogs.com)
- 2001 Africanism Allstars Vol. I, as Africanism
- 2004 Africanism Allstars Vol. II, as Africanism
- 2005 Africanism Allstars Vol. III, as Africanism
- 2006 Africanism Allstars Vol. IV, as Africanism
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
Main sites- Bob Sinclar — official site
- Bob Sinclar — Twitter official site
- Bob Sinclar — MySpace official site
- Bob Sinclar discography at Discogs
Interviews & features