Christophe Le Friant (; born 10 May 1969), better known by his stage name Bob Sinclar (), is a French record producer, DJ, and remixer. He is the owner of the record label

Yellow Productions Yellow Productions is an independent record label specializing in electronic music. Based in Paris, it was founded in 1993 by DJ Yellow and Christophe Le Friant (AKA Bob Sinclar). The label's roster represents its founders' tastes in jazz, soul, b ...

Musical career

A native of

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, Le Friant began DJing in the 1980s under the name Chris the French Kiss. During this time he was more influenced by

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and

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and created music projects such as The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, the latter with an ensemble of musicians and where Le Friant used the alias Desmond K. In 1998 Le Friant adopted name of Bob Sinclar after the titular character from the 1973 film ''

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''. He became known for popularising the "French touch" of house music with heavy use of

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and filtered

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strings. He describes his musical style as inspired by "peace, love, and house music". In the 2000s, several of Sinclar's releases became international hits, being particularly popular in Europe. Some of his most popular hits include "The Beat Goes On" (2002), " Love Generation" (2005, featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine) and "

World, Hold On (Children of the Sky) "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" is a song by French music producer and DJ Bob Sinclar, featuring Steve Edwards. It was released as the second single from Sinclar's ''Western Dream'' album, on 17 April 2006. Following its release, the song ...

" (2006, featuring

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). In 2006, Sinclar received the TMF Award Best Dance International (Belgium), and released the song "

Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" is a song by French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclar, co-produced by regular partner Cutee B and featuring Dollarman, Big Ali, and Makedah on vocals. The song uses samples of the 1990 hit "Gonna Make Y ...

", which samples the 1990

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's song "

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", under the label

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. In 2008, Sinclar also recorded, along with Steve Edwards, "Together". In 2009, he released "

Lala Song "Lala Song" is a song by French DJ and record producer Bob Sinclar, released on 3 April 2009 as the lead single from his sixth studio album '' Born in 69''. The track samples the 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, featuring in fac ...

" with the band

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, a remix of the band's 1979 hit "

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", that was one of the very early hip hop songs and the first to hit the top 40 charts. Bob Sinclar concert

In the 2010s, Sinclar became a very prolific music producer. In 2011, he released a song with Italian showgirl

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called "Far l'amore", a remixed version of Carrà's 1976 song "A far l'amore comincia tu". In 2013, Sinclar released a single called "Summer Moonlight", while in 2015 he collaborated with

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for a track titled "Feel the Vibe". In 2016, he released the track "Someone Who Needs Me", under the label

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, with whom he also released a collaboration with

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, titled "'Til the Sun Rise Up". In June 2018, he released a single called "I Believe", that was very popular, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe. In May 2021, he collaborated with the vocalist

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to produce the song "We Could Be Dancing". Sinclar has produced dozens of official remixes over his long career, including those of songs by artists such as

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and

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Discography

Studio albums * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' III'' (2003) * ''

Western Dream ''Western Dream'' is the fourth studio album by French producer Bob Sinclar. The album is one of his most successful albums, spawning the hit singles "Love Generation (song), Love Generation", which was a number one hit in Europe, "World, Hold On ...

'' (2006) * ''

Soundz of Freedom ''Soundz of Freedom'' (also known as ''Soundz of Freedom: My Ultimate Summer of Love Mix'') is a Bob Sinclar album released on 21 May 2007 on Tommy Boy Entertainment. The cover design is by James Rizzi. Track listing #" Sound of Freedom" (with C ...

'' (2007) * ''

Born in 69 ''Born in 69'' is the fifth studio album by French DJ Bob Sinclar, released on 14 July 2009 on Yellow Productions Yellow Productions is an independent record label specializing in electronic music. Based in Paris, it was founded in 1993 by DJ Yel ...

'' (2009) * '' Disco Crash'' (2012) * ''Paris by Night'' (2013)

References

External links

Bob Sinclar
— official site
Bob Sinclar
discography at

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Musical career

Discography

See also

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