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Eddy Gronfier (b. France, 1970) started as a local radio host on Fun Radio Annecy in 1985, then
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Chambéry. In 1988, he moved to Paris to become the host of a national radio in primetime, this time on Fun Radio until 1990 alongside other hosts like Manu Levy,
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or Difool. He hosted live shows, like La Plus Grande Discothèque du Monde at the
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with
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. On an international level, his show "Maxi Fun" was broadcast in Japan on FM802, and he was part of the opening of Fun Radio (Romania), Fun Radio in Romania which saw the day of light after the fall of the Berlin Wall. He then moved on to Maxximum, a young dance radio, where he met key figures like
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, Fred Rister or Cocto. In 1992, he hosted "The Morning Show" with Caroline Davigny and "M40 rock" on M40 (radio), M40 until 1994. From 1994 to 1997, he was production manager on
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2, and created simultaneously his production company "Proedit". He created the coverage for Skyrock's "priorite a la musique" and the show "Monstres" with Manu Levy and Francois Meunier. He also created the coverage for Radio Scoop, the one for "Zegut" on
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" and "Charly et Lulu" on RTL2. In 1997, he became music director of "Proedit" ( production and publishing company ). He produced music for television, including for
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, on which he was the voice performer on the show "Roger". He has several music credits for
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, has made documentaries for La Cinquième and many advertisements (e.g. Tele2, Axe, Carambar). In 2000, Eddy met Thomas Pieds, a young French director, with whom he created the production company Minority, becoming its music director. The pair also formed the group
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which they signed with
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. They released a trilogy of hits on the album The One-T ODC such as " Music Is the One-T ODC" or" The Magic Key (song)" which was the number 2 most played title on air in Europe during the summer of 2003. They got Gold records in France and Germany. His music features in several movies, including "3 Zéros" " Neuilly sa mère" and "L’École pour tous" and has been the flagship music of the show "D & Co" on M6 for several years. One-T opened for
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at the
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in 2003 and was nominated at the
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that year for best French act. Over the years, Eddy has produced several remixes for artists like
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,
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. By 2009 he was based in
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, having formed his own US company "One-T Music Publishing" where he worked on albums and singles for artists such as
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featuring
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"Rain",
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" Feel the vibe",
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"Invasion",
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.


Discography


Albums

*One-T ODC (2003) with Universal Polydor *One-T's ABC (2007) with Universal Polydor


Singles

*''Reasons'' Eddy Gronfier Remix Naked Koala ft Olaf Blackwood ( Un Simple Plan) (
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) *''Rain'' Bloom RMX (
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) *''Have it all'' Yooth (The Wire Record) *''12345'' Yooth (
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UK) *''DJ '' Dieselle (Wagram Music) *''Feel the Vibe''
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(Yellow Production) *''The Magic Key''
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(
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) *''I know the score'' Boons (Virgin) *''Music Is The One-T ODC''
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(
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) *''Bein'a star''
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) *''Starky&Hutch'' 2004
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) *''Kamasutra''
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) *''Hamburguesa''
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) *''Tomorrow's'' war
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(
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) *''I woke up''
One-T One-T are a French animated band created in 2000 by Eddy Gronfier and Thomas Pieds. Eddy Gronfier produces the music while Thomas Pieds creates the artwork and visuals. They were successful across Europe, especially France and Germany, wit ...
(
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) *''Souveraine''
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(Virgin) *''Secrets sucrés''
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(Virgin) *''Applause For You''
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Presents Perryetty (
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) *''My Boyfriend is a Robot''
Joachim Garraud Joachim André Garraud (; born 27 September 1968) is a French DJ, music producer and remixer from Nantes. He is a producer of artists such as Paul Johnson (DJ), Paul Johnson, Deep Dish (band), Deep Dish, David Bowie, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the ...
(
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/Zemixx) *''We are the future''
Joachim Garraud Joachim André Garraud (; born 27 September 1968) is a French DJ, music producer and remixer from Nantes. He is a producer of artists such as Paul Johnson (DJ), Paul Johnson, Deep Dish (band), Deep Dish, David Bowie, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the ...
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)


Remixes

*L'instant X by One-T
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(Polydor) *Bimbo à Moi
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(Virgin) *Et alors!
Melissa Mars Melissa Mars is a French singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to prominence in the early 2000s for her performances on stage. Hailing from Marseille, France, Melissa Mars displayed an early interest in the performing arts. She embarked on ...
(Polydor)


References


External links

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Eddy Gronfier On Spotify
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