Daddy DJ is a French dance act consisting of David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval.
Musical career
David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval first met at the French sound engineering school in Paris, where Berval was a teacher while Le Roy was a student. They got along very well, so much so that they soon founded their own music project, titled ''Daddy DJ''. They were soon joined by Charly Merkiled, who originates from
Martinique
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.
Their debut self-titled single "
Daddy DJ", released in April 2000, became a hit across Europe. It reached 2nd position in the French top 100 for almost 5 months. In Germany the song reached 7th place, while in Switzerland the song reached 22nd place in the charts, in addition to the singles ''The Girl In Red'' (41) and ''Over You'' (96). In Austria, it reached 8th position. The song was also very successful in Northern Europe, topping the charts in Sweden and Norway and peaking at #2 in Denmark and at #3 in Finland. Their later singles "The Girl in Red" and "Over You" proved less popular though, and they remained a
one-hit wonder
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in most countries. In 2012, they recorded a new album called ''
Folder'', which also failed to find commercial success.
Character
Many of Daddy DJ's music videos feature a 13-year-old male known as Kross. He is depicted in the music videos as a child DJ prodigy who is more adept at DJing than his father.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2001: ''
Let Your Body Talk''
* 2012: ''
Folder''
* 2024: ''Rendez Vous''
Singles
References
External links
Daddy DJon
Myspace
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French DJs
French musical duos
French dance music groups
French trance music groups
French house music groups
French Eurodance groups
Musical groups from Paris
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