Bob Sinclar
Background information
Birth nameChristophe Le Friant
Also known asThe Mighty Bop, Reminiscence Quartet, Yellow Productions
OriginDouarnenez, France
GenresHouse
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ
Instrument(s)Turntables
Years active1986-present
LabelsYellow Productions
Websitewww.bobsinclar.com

Bob Sinclar, mistaken many times as "Sinclair" (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969) is a Grammy Award-nominated French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.

Career history

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Sinclar started DJing in 1986, when he was 18 years old, specialising in funk and hip-hop music, with the name Chris The French Kiss. His first club hit was "Gym Tonic", which was co-produced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda fitness tape. The Bob Sinclar persona was based on a character from Philippe de Broca's film Le Magnifique.

Le Friant is famous for popularising the "French touch" of house music[citation needed], with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams.

Le Friant has also worked under other pseudonyms. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop and acid jazz. He also created the Africanism project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of Latin, jazz, African and tribal flavours.

In 2005 he scored a hit with the single "Love Generation", that reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and the German Media Control Single Charts in 2006. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, also peaking at no. 2 in the Dutch Top 40 and it stood 39 weeks in the Ultratop 50 in Belgium. It also became one of the official anthems for the World Cup 2006 held in Germany. The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most of the European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on 22 August 2006.

The remix of "World, Hold on" by E-Smoove was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Remixed Recording. Also, "World, Hold On" topped in Billboard Magazine as Number One Hot Dance Club Play Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The fourth single of the album Western Dream, called "Tennessee" was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.[citation needed]

On the 21st of May 2007, he released the Soundz of Freedom album. The remix of "Rock This Party" reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[citation needed]

His latest album, Born in 69, was released on 7th of May 2009. The first single of the album is Lala Song.

Discography

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Singles

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as The Mighty Bop
  • 1994 "Les Jazz Electroniques EP"
  • 1995 "Messe Pour Les Temps"
  • 1996 "Ult Violett Sounds EP"
  • 1998 "Feelin' Good"
  • 2002 "I Go Crazy"
  • 2003 "Lady", with Duncan Roy
as Africanism
as Bob Sinclar
most tracks are co-produced by Cutee B
  • 2008 "W.W.W. (What a Wonderful World)", with Axwell, The Chicago Superstars & Ron Carroll
  • 2008 "New New New", with Cutee B, Dollarman & Big Ali
  • 2009 "LaLa Song", with Wonder Mike & Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang - #6 ITA
  • 2009 "Love You No More", with Shabba Ranks


Hit singles

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Year Single Chart positions Album
UK[1][2] MEX SPA FRA ITA AUS GER NL BEL Europe
1999 "My Only Love"
(featuring Lee Genesis)
56 - - 78 - - - - - - Paradise
2000 "I Feel for You" 9 - - 44 33 - 94 - - - Champs Elysées
2001 "Darlin'"
(featuring vs. Cutee B., James "D-Train" Williams)
46 - - 40 - - - - - -
2003 "Kiss My Eyes" 67 - - 34 - - - - 17 67 III
"The Beat Goes On" 33 - - 22 - - - - 25 32
2005 "Love Generation"
(featuring Gary Pine)
12 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 Western Dream
2006 "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)"
(featuring Steve Edwards)
9 2 1 2 1 19 19 5 3 4
"Hard"
(with The Hard Boys)
- - 27 - - - - - - - Soundz of Freedom
"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"
(featuring Cutee B, Dollarman & Big Ali)
3 3 1 3 11 6 18 9 1 3 Western Dream
2007 "Tennessee"
(featuring Farrell Lennon)
- - - - 21 - - - 25 104
"Everybody Movin'"
(featuring Ron Carroll & Mz Toni)
- - 1 - - - - - - -
"Give a Lil' Love"
(featuring Duane Harden & Gary Pine)
- - 2 - 18 - - - - 86
"Sound of Freedom"
(featuring Cutee B., Gary Pine & Dollarman)
9 4 3 6 29 22 44 11 9 20 Soundz of Freedom
"Meu Carnaval"
(presents Africanism, featuring Rolando Faria)
- - 11 - - - - - - - non album single
"Together"
(featuring Steve Edwards)
- - 1 - 4 - - 7 21 90 Soundz of Freedom
"The Rhythm of the Night"
(vs Habakus Whistle, featuring Corona)
- - 13 - - - - - - - non album single
"What I Want"
(pres. Fireball)
52 - 1 6 - - - 7 8 34 Soundz of Freedom
2008 "What A Wonderful World"
(vs Axwell, The Chicago Superstars & Ron Carroll)
48 - 1 - 47 - - 12 - - Born in 69
2009 "Lala Song"
(with Wonder Mike & Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang)
- - 11 5 10 - - 5 9 -
"Love You No More"
(feat. Shabba Ranks)
- - - - - - - - - -

Albums

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as Bob Sinclar
  • 1998 Paradise
  • 2000 Champs Elysées
  • 2003 III
  • 2004 Enjoy
  • 2005 In The House (Various Artists Mix CD)
  • 2006 Western Dream
  • 2007 Soundz of Freedom
  • 2007 Bob Sinclar: Live At The Playboy Mansion
  • 2008 Dancefloor FG Winter 2008 (Mixed by Bob Sinclar)
  • 2008 DJ Bob Sinclar 08
  • 2009 Born in 69
as The Mighty Bop (with Alain Ho)
  • 1995 La Vague Sensorielle
  • 1995 The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam & La Funk Mob, with DJ Cam and La Funk Mob
  • 1996 Autres Voix, Autres Blues
  • 1996 Autres Voix, Autres Blues
  • 2000 Spin My Hits
  • 2002 The Mighty Bop
as Reminiscence Quartet (with Alain Ho and Sebastien Tellier)
  • 1994 Ritmo Brasileiro
  • 1995 Psycodelico
  • 1999 More Psycodelico
as Yellow Productions (with Alain Ho and Cutee B.)
  • 1994 A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo
as Africanism (see all members on discogs.com)
  • 2001 Africanism Allstars Vol. I, as Africanism
  • 2004 Africanism Allstars Vol. II, as Africanism
  • 2005 Africanism Allstars Vol. III, as Africanism
  • 2006 Africanism Allstars Vol. IV, as Africanism

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 503. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009
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