Quentin Gérard John Mosimann (; born 14 February 1988 in

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) is a Swiss DJ and

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. He has been ranked in the top 100 of the best

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s for four consecutive years by ', ranking 93rd in 2015. Quentin Mosimann took up his DJ career in the south of France, in

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when he was only 14. At age of 20, he won the French TV reality show

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, and gained success with 2 albums in

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('Duel' & 'Exhibition') and a tour featuring a show at the famous Olympia of Paris. That was a stairway to his current international career of "DJ Singer".

Biography

Mosimann was born in Geneva on 14 February 1988,Pascal Pellegrino, "Quentin, le Suisse de la "Star Ac'"", '' 20 minutes'', 30 October 200
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(Retrieved 16 February 2008) to a Swiss father (a native of Bern in German-speaking Switzerland) and a French mother.Agence télégraphique suisse, "Un Franco-Suisse remporte la Star Academy de TF1", ''swissinfo.org'', 16 February 200
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(Retrieved 16 February 2008) However, he only had Swiss nationality. He lived in

for three years,Didier Dana, "Quentin Mosimann a eu une enfance difficile", ''Le Matin'', 2 November 200
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(Retrieved 16 February 2008) then, following the separation of his parents, moved to Bogève, Haute-Savoie, with his mother. He moved to

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, Var, near

in 2005 where he performed, under the pseudonym John Louly, as a DJ at the NJoy club with John Revox and Christian Sims.

Career

2008–09: Star Academy

Mosimann won the

on 15 February 2008. He earned 1,000,000 euros, 200,000 of them immediately available. On 18 August 2008 he released his debut album, ''Duel'', a double album, which was No. 2 in France and No. 1 in Belgium (Wallonia). It contains many cover versions of 1980s hits, such as " C'est l'amour", by Léopold Nord & Vous, "Mise au point" by

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and "

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" by

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2010–11: ''Exhibition''

On 15 February 2010 he released his second album "Exhibition", a pop-electro album which was No. 7 in France, No. 5 in Belgium (Wallonia) and No. 36 in Switzerland. His DJ career took an international dimension in 2010. Since, he has been performing in prestigious clubs around the world, in Europe, the US, Russia, China, Thailand, Polynesia, Indonesia, Israel, Egypt, Korea, Philippines, Morocco, Mozambique, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Taiwan and many other countries.

2012: The Voice Belgium

In 2012, in addition to his career as a DJ, he was a judge on The Voice Belgium with

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acting as his assistant coach. He collaborated with the contestant he was coaching,

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, (who eventually became the winner of The Voice Belgium), on the realization of his first album, 'Ma voie'. On 19 October 2012, he was ranked 74th of the TOP100 ranking British magazine DJ Mag, and became the fifth French best DJ ahead Bob Sinclar or Justice. He won 100 places in the ranking in a year.

2013: ''Psyké Underground''

In 2013, the theme park Walibi Belgium asked him to make the single "Psyké Underground", which became the theme song for their latest roller coaster, also called Psyké Underground. In September 2013, he became the main weekly resident DJ on the famous French EDM radio Fun Radio. He became the World's No. 69 DJ based on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll in October 2013, fourth French best DJ in the world, and he released his 3rd album 'The 8 Deadly Sins' in DJ Center Records, electro and progressive-house.

2014: ''Décibels on Stage''

In January 2014, his Party Fun show on air on Fun Radio was ranked No. 1 with 638,000 listeners (an increase of 178,000 listeners 39% in one year) In October 2014, for the third year consecutively, Quentin Mosimann is ranked by the DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is currently, ranked #72 worldwide and 4th best French DJ. Since October 2014 he is presenter of the musical TV show ''Décibels on Stage'' on channel La Deux, from the Belgian Radio-Television Group (RTBF) public television.

2015: ''What I Did For Love''

In January 2015, he released his official remix of "What I Did For Love" (David Guetta - ft. Emeli Sande). In April 2015, he released his official remix of "Feel the Vibe" ( Sinclar - ft.

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). In August 2015, he signed for a new season as a judge on '' The Voice Belgium'' TV show. On 29 August 2015, after two years of weekly show on Party Fun, he decreases to a show a month in order to satisfy his audience in live without sacrificing his international career that keeps on growing. On 15 June 2015 the release of 'Jetlag' on the label Change Your Mind Records was executed. On 26 June 2015, the release of Igor Blaska feat Yvan Franel - 'City Of Love' (Quentin Mosimann Remix) was executed. On 10 December 2015, the release of Rollon - Run Away (Quentin Mosimann Remix) was executed.

2016: Releases

On 28 March 2016 'I'm Leaving', in collaboration with Tom Swoon & Ilang on the label Armada / Zouk Recordings, was released. On 15 April 2016, the release of 'TI89' on the label Run DBN was executed. On 16 May 2016, the release of 'Somebody call the cops' in collaboration with DJs From Mars on the label Big Fish was executed. In March 2016, he was elected Best DJ Performer of 2015 by ' before David Guetta & DJ Snake. In June 2016, release of 'The Gifted One' in collaboration with Uhre on the label GL Music was executed. In July 2016, release of 'GOOF' on the label Big & Dirty was executed.

2017: More releases

In February 2017, release of 'Never Let You Go' on the label Warner/Parlophone was executed.

Discography

Studio albums

Official remixes

* City Of Love - Igor Blaska feat Yvan Franel * Feel the vibe - Bob Sinclar - ft. Dawn Tallman * What I Did For Love -

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feat. Emili Sandé * Back 2 Paradise – Guéna LG & Amir Afargan feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor * Wildfire – Julian Perretta * Leh Leh Leh – Igor Blaska & Vkee Madison * Alright – Mark Knight feat. Sway * Nevert Say Kukatu (

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vs Ivan Gough & Jebu) * SOS (Ocean Drive) * Fix of you (Tara McDonald) * Timeless (Vince M) * Summer All Over (Chris Kaeser feat. Ron Carroll) * Love Again (Laurent Wolf) * Si Mes Larmes Tombent (Christophe Willem) * Ma'ak Bartaah (Amr Dian) * Psychopath (Fred Pellichero) * On Les Aime (Gary Fico) * Dance (Sir Colin) * Love at First Sight (Jay Style feat. John Louly) * Acid Killer (Christian Sims) * Respect (RLP feat.

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) * Be My Candy (Téo Moss) * Do You St-Tropez? (Quentin Mosimann cover) * Mario vs Angello (Ricksick) * I Love U (David Vendetta) * Over You (Mehrbod) * I Wanna Take You Away (Ben DJ) * Electrochoc (Samomike) * The Orange Theme (Hatiras) * Crazy (Eva Pearl feat. Humphrey) * Starlove (Christian Sims) * Shame on You (Valentin Florian) * Superstar (JC Magnetic) * Take A Look (Julien Créance) * Feel Alone (Alan Pride & Jeremy Kalls) * Gimme A Break (Quentin Mosimann) * Get Up (Alexis Dante & Sicky feat. Eva Menson) * Big Orgus (DJ Furax) * Love Is The Solution (Alexandre Billard) * My Love Is Over (Jean-Roch) * Le Cirque (Chris Garcia)

Vocal covers

* Melody -

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* Back in Time –

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* Payback – Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman X

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* Drunk – Kitsch 2.0 & Ken Roll * Get loose –

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( Tiesto remix) * Hook – Joachim Garraud & Alesia * Heart Upon my Sleeve –

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* Hell Yeah – Tiesto & Showtek * Lrad –

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* Eagles –

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Involvement

* 2007 : '' Peace & Love 70'' par

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(''Bangladesh'') * 2009 : ''

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'' en collaboration avec

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* 2012 : ''

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'' par

* 2012 : ''Je reprends ma route'' – charity in favor of the organisation: ''Les voix de l'enfant''

Singles

As John Louly (before 2007): * "Hot Vocation" (Hot Vocation) * "Tears" (Hot Vocation) * "Holiday" (Hot Vocation) * "My Answer" (Hot Vocation) – jamais sorti * "Stop in My Mind" (Hot Vocation) – jamais sorti * "Love at First Sight" ( Jay Style feat. John Louly) – album ''Dancefloor Selection by Jay Style'' As Quentin Mosimann (after 2007):

Podcasts

Every month, Quentin Mosimann publishes free podcasts on iTunes : ''House Bless You By Mosimann'', his mixes (Progressive-House sound/ EDM) are also available on Fun Radio.

References

;Citations ;Sources
Quentin Mosimann, discography and peak positions in Belgium (Wallonia)

Quentin Mosimann, discography and peak positions in France

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosimann, Quentin 1988 births French DJs Living people Musicians from Geneva Swiss people of French descent Star Academy winners Star Academy (France) participants Swiss DJs 21st-century Swiss male singers