DJ Skillz is a French

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

and

turntablist Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA syste ...

, winner of the DMC World DJ Championship in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Biography

He is from

Biarritz Biarritz ( , , , ; also spelled ; ) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located from the border with Spain. It is a luxu ...

. His real name is Jimmy Da Costa Santos. He becomes DJ at twenty. His DJ's name is inspired by the song "Skills" of the American

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

duo

Gang Starr Gang Starr was an American Hip-hop, hip hop duo, consisting of Houston-born record producer DJ Premier and Boston-based rapper Guru (rapper), Guru. Gang Starr was at its height from 1989 to 2003, and is considered a widely influential MC-and-pr ...

with the rapper

Guru Guru ( ; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''guru'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian religions, Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: tr ...

and

DJ Premier Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He has been frequently lauded as one of hip hop's greatest producers by publications such as '' ...

. He has received influence from DJs such as

Cut Killer Anouar Hajoui (, Latn, ar, Anūr Ḥājawī; born 6 May 1971), better known as DJ Cut Killer or simply Cut Killer, is a Moroccan-born French DJ and record producer with a versatile repertoire of hip hop music. He enjoys international fame and ...

, Netik, Troubl, Unkut, D-Styles, Ligone, LL Cool DJ, Rafik, Craze, and I-emerge.

Awards

French awards

He has been 9 times champion of France.

World awards

International DJ Association Championship

* 2011 : Second place, technical category * 2013 : Third place, technical category * 2015 : Winner, technical category * 2016 : Second place, show category, with Mendosam et KTDR1

DMC World DJ Championship

* 2017 : Second place, in solo * 2018 : Winner, in solo, and online category * 2019 : Winner, in solo *2020 : Winner, in solo