Paul Woolford (born 28 June 1976) is a British

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producer and DJ from

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, who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".

Biography

An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at

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. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the

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, Intimacy. Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with " Looking for Me", a collaboration with American DJ and producer

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, featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and reached number-one in Ireland.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Short biography
from

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, DJ Profile , We Love - official site , Ibiza
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