Pakito
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Pakito is the alias of French
Electronic Dance Music
artist Julien Ranouil. He became known thanks to his cover of Living on Video
by Trans-X
. Later hits are "Moving on Stereo
" and "Are U ready". So far his music style can be best determined as Euro House
. His name is from paquito el Chocolatero. a famous pasodoble
dance from Alicante
, in the Comunidad Valenciana region of Spain.
His album Video was released on November 8, 2006 in United States.
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...
Electronic Dance Music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
artist Julien Ranouil. He became known thanks to his cover of Living on Video
Living on Video
"Living on Video" is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo...
by Trans-X
Trans-X
Trans-X is a Canadian 1980s synth band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are known for their hit song "Living on Video" which charted world wide.-History:...
. Later hits are "Moving on Stereo
Moving on Stereo
"Moving on Stereo" was the second single hit by French DJ Pakito, from his debut album Video. Released in August 2006, it followed "Living on Video", a number-one hit single in France, but was unable to duplicate the same huge sales and chartings, even if it met success in Poland, Finland, the...
" and "Are U ready". So far his music style can be best determined as Euro House
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...
. His name is from paquito el Chocolatero. a famous pasodoble
Pasodoble
Pasodoble is a typical dance from Spain march-like musical style as well as the corresponding dance style danced by a couple. It is the type of music typically played in bullfights during the bullfighters' entrance to the ring or during the passes just before the kill...
dance from Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, in the Comunidad Valenciana region of Spain.
His album Video was released on November 8, 2006 in United States.
Discography
Singles
- 2006: Living On Video
- 2006: Moving On Stereo
- 2007: Are You Ready
- 2007: You Wanna Rock
- 2008: Electro Music
- 2009: Harmony
- 2009: Living on Video 2.9
| Year | Song | France 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... Dance Chart |
Spain 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... Dance Chart |
NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... Top 40 |
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FIN Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... Dance Chart |
SVK Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... Dance Chart |
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... an Hot 100 Chart |
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| 2006 | "Living on Video Living on Video "Living on Video" is a song by Trans-X written and published in 1981, but not released until 1983 by Polydor, re-released in 1985. It became a massive hit worldwide, as well as peaking at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. Trans-X also recorded a French-language version under the title Vivre sur Vidéo... " |
1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 6 | Video |
| "Moving on Stereo Moving on Stereo "Moving on Stereo" was the second single hit by French DJ Pakito, from his debut album Video. Released in August 2006, it followed "Living on Video", a number-one hit single in France, but was unable to duplicate the same huge sales and chartings, even if it met success in Poland, Finland, the... " |
5 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | "Are U Ready? Are U Ready? "Are U Ready?" is a dance song recorded by French DJ Pakito. It was the third and last single from his debut album Video, after the previous two European hits "Living on Video" and "Moving on Stereo", and was released on March 2007 in Finland, and two months later in the other countries... " |
2 | - | 14 | 41 | - | 7 | - | |
| 2008 | "Electro Music" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| "You Wanna Rock" | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Remixes
- 2006: David Kane - Club Sound
- 2006: Eliess - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
- 2007: 2 Touch - Blue Monday
- 2008: Karlux - The Riddle
- 2009: Roy Bee - Kiss Me Again