Special D. (born Dennis Horstmann, 16 September 1980) is a German DJ and
dance music artist who was particularly popular in the
Netherlands, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004
TMF NL awards. He was also popular among the
Eurodance
Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. This ...
scene in North America. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.
His best-known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the
UK Singles Chart and number 4 in the
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are bas ...
in April 2004. He proceeded making more tracks, such as "
You" or "Here I Am", which were frequently played on European
dance floors.
His music featured in ''
Crank: High Voltage''.
He has started using
Ableton Live in his live sets.
Discography
Albums
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Reckless
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* ''Reckless'' (1935 film), an American musical directed by Victor Fleming
* ''Reckless'' (1951 film), a Spanish drama film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde
* '' The Reckless'', a 1965 Itali ...
'' (2004)
Singles
References
External links
*
Special D MySpace websiteDiscogs Entry
1980 births
Living people
German dance musicians
German trance musicians
Musicians from Hamburg
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