Martin Solveig
| Martin Solveig | |
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 Solveig at Pukkelpop music festival. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martin Laurent Picandet |
| Born | ) 22 September 1976 |
| Origin | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Genres | House, electro |
| Occupations | Producer, DJ, Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Turntable, vocals |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Mixture Stereophonic, Ministry of Sound Australia, Big Beat (Americas), Mercury Records |
| Website | www.martinsolveig.com |
Martin Laurent Picandet (French pronunciation: ) (born 22 September 1976), better known under his stage name Martin Solveig, is a French electro-house DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic. Martin Solveig had been ranked 26th in the 2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs popularity poll.[1] He has collaborated with Dragonette, Kele of Bloc Party, and Madonna.
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History
As a child, Martin Solveig joined the choir of the Petits Chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly,[2] where he had a classical music training and became soprano soloist under the direction of François Polgár.[3] At the age of 18, he became a DJ and then started to work in famous Parisian nightclubs : L'Enfer, Le Queen, Les Bains Douches.
Solveig chose his pseudonym as an homage to the French actress Solveig Dommartin.[4]
In 2011, Solveig was officially named as one of the producers for Madonna's new studio album, MDNA.[5]
Solveig was also made the in house DJ for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards where he paid homage to the classic themes from movies such as Pulp Fiction.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
BEL (FLA) | BEL (WAL) | SWI [8] |
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| 2002 | Sur la Terre
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— | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Suite
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84 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Hedonist
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43 | — | 99 | — |
| 2008 | C'est la Vie
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16 | 99 | 23 | 59 |
| 2011 | Smash
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18 | — | 37 | 77 |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
BEL (WAL) | SWI [8] |
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| 2006 | So Far
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38 | 100 | 85 |
Singles
"Hello" became Martin Solveig's breakthrough song in the world, used in a Trident Gum commercial in 2011. The song earned popularity and eventually became his first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 43. The song also reached number one on dance charts around the world as well as on the Dutch Top 40.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
BEL (WA) [12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
SWI [8] |
UK [16] |
US [17] |
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| 2003 | "Madan" (vs. Salif Keita) | 37 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | 87 | 66 | — | — | Sur La Terre | |
| "Rocking Music" | 47 | 39 | — | 54 | 64 | — | — | 82 | — | 35 | — | |||
| "Heartbeat" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "I'm a Good Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | ||
| 2005 | "Everybody" | 37 | 33 | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | Hedonist | |
| 2006 | "Jealousy" | 36 | — | — | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | 60 | 62 | — | ||
| "Something Better" | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Rejection" (featuring Jay Sebag) | 34 | — | — | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "C'est La Vie" | — | — | — | 53 | 59 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | C'est La Vie | |
| "I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields) | 59 | — | — | 54 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "One 2.3 Four" | — | — | — | 52 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Boys & Girls" (featuring Dragonette) | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smash | ||
| 2010 | "Hello" (with Dragonette) | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 46 | ||
| 2011 | "Ready 2 Go" (featuring Kele) | 20 | — | 42 | 65 | 40 | — | 45 | 24 | 70 | 48 | — | ||
| "Big in Japan" (featuring Dragonette and Idoling!!!) | — | — | — | 37 | 22 | 36 | — | — | — | 118 | — | |||
| 2012 | "The Night Out" | 78 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | 71 | — | — | 36 | — | ||
| 2013 | "Hey Now (feat. Kyle) [with The Cataracs]" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Other singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Satisfied" (Vinyl only) | Non-album single |
| 1999 | "Heart of Africa / Afro Deep" | Sur La Terre |
| 2000 | "Come with Me" (Vinyl only) | |
| "Destiny" | ||
| "Edony (Clap Your Hands)" [A] | ||
| 2001 | "Mr. President" | |
| 2002 | "Linda" | |
| "Someday" |
Notes:
- A – Solveig was credited as Africanism.
References
- ^ "2011 DJ Mag ranking". Djmag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ C à vous programme, France 5, 22 February 2012
- ^ "Martin Solveig Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Camélia Jordana (biography in French)". web-libre.org. 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "First producer announced for Madonna’s (as MTV calls it) ‘first post-Gaga’ album". 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686414/mtv-movie-awards-martin-solveig.jhtml
- ^ a b c "French Charts > Martin Solveig". lescharts.com/.
- ^ a b c "Swiss Charts > Martin Solveig". hitparade.ch/.
- ^ "iTunes – Musique – Smash par Martin Solveig". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Australian Charts > Martin Solveig". australian-charts.com/.
- ^ "Austrian Charts > Martin Solveig". austriancharts.at/.
- ^ a b "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Charts.de: Martin Solveig". Media Control. Charts.de.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Martin Solveig". dutchcharts.nl/.
- ^ "Martin Solveig". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-04-23/hot-100?order=gainer
- ^ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-02-14. Unknown parameter
|refname=ignored (help) - ^ "Gold and Platinum Awards". Musiccanada.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Belgian single charts". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "German single charts". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss single charts". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Italian Singles Chart > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 2011-02-25. Unknown parameter
|refname=ignored (help) - ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-02-27. Unknown parameter
|refname=ignored (help) - ^ "Martin Solveig Says "Hello" to RIAA Gold; Parisian Electronic Superstar's International No. 1 Hit Proves Equally Successful in the US; Track's Ingenious Video Clip a YouTube Sensation, With 50 Million Views and Counting; Live DJ Sets Slated for Miami & New York City". Marketwire.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-23.