Catherine Lobé (; previously Guetta; born 27 March 1963) is a French former nightclub manager, events organizer and socialite. She is the ex-wife of DJ and music producer

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Early life and career

Cathy Lobé was born in

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, Senegal, on 27 March 1963. Her father was in the army and originally from Cameroon, and her mother was French. She spent her childhood in

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, as well as in Senegal. Shortly after moving from Senegal to France, she became the manager of a nightclub and organized

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ian parties. In 1992, she met and married

. They have two children: son Tim Elvis Eric (born 9 February 2004) and daughter Angie Guetta (born 23 September 2007). After twenty-two years of marriage, the Guettas were granted a divorce by a

court in March 2014. In 2003, she and her then-husband opened a night venue called Le Sweet Bar. She also ran a Moroccan restaurant in Paris, Le Tanjia, and was artistic director for the disco, Les Bains Douches. She is also a business partner of Muratt Atik at Pink Paradise, a strip nightclub, and the restaurant, La Poope. She also organizes events in many locations, notably in

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and

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. Since 1996, she has been organizing special nights with David Guetta in

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, the Spanish island renowned for its nightlife. The results of her collaboration are joint albums called the " Fuck Me I'm Famous" series, released as Cathy and David Guetta. She also organizes annual events called Unighted by Cathy Guetta, inviting well-known international DJs. She hosted and conducted the event at the national stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris, the

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in 2008 and 2009, then moved the event to Nice in 2010 at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann. She has also taken on acting roles. In 1999 she debuted in ''Quasimodo d'El Paris'', a film directed by Patrick Timsit. She also appeared alongside Romain Duris and

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in ''Peut-être'' and in 2002, as Fred in ''3 zéros'', a film by Fabien Onteniente. She has appeared in a number of music videos, notably in " Sexy Chick" by David Guetta and

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in 2009 and in " The Alphabeat" with David Guetta in 2012. In 2008 Cathy Guetta published her autobiography, ''Bains de Nuit''.

Discography

Albums

; ''Fuck Me I'm Famous'' series ; ''Unighted by Cathy Guetta'' series

Filmography

* 1999: ''Quasimodo d'El Paris'' as a prostitute * 1999: ''Peut-être'' as a DJ * 2000: ''Jet Set'' as Mercedes * 2001: ''Would I Lie to You 2'' (original French title ''La vérité si je mens! 2'') as Isabelle * 2001: ''Sa mère, la pute'' as Ebène (TV series) * 2002: ''Shooting Stars'' as Fred * 2012: ''Nothing But The Beat'' as herself * 2019: ''Ibiza'' as Cathy

Bibliography

* 2008: ''Bains de nuit'' - Cathy Guetta, Clara Dupont-Monod, Publisher:

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(in French),

References

External links

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