Fedde le Grand
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Fedde le Grand | |
| Born | Utrecht, The Netherlands | |
| Genre(s) | Electronica/House | |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer | |
| Years active | 2003-present | |
| Website | Official Web Site | |
Fedde le Grand (sometimes misspelt Grande) (born 1977, Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (UK/AUS) / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (Europe, excluding UK) hit number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and five weeks in the Spanish dance chart.
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[edit] Biography
Fedde le Grand's rise to fame began when he started to spin at the Danssalon in Eindhoven, which is one of Holland's most popular clubs. He has fulfilled his residency on Sundays for more than two years, performing for a music-savvy gay crowd. Since then, his career has taken off, and le Grand now performs all over The Netherlands.
Sneakerz is le Grand's own club night which he created in cooperation with 1 Management. Besides creating club nights he also creates music. Le Grand has been producing since 2001. His tracks have been signed by Little Mountain Recordings (Sander Kleinenberg), Influence (Antoine Clamaran), Flamingo Records, Work, the UK labels CR2 Records and Toolroom. His biggest single "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" was first released under Flamingo Records and later on, under CR2 Records.
Since 1998, Fedde le Grand has played in almost every well-known club in The Netherlands and he is considered to be one of the most energetic and danceable DJs around. Le Grand has also played in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Greece, and Israel - Tel Aviv, where he can be found next to people like Deep Dish, Audio Bullies, Tenaglia, and Victor Calderone amongst other.
In 2003 he started to collaborate with DJ Erick E as "Sticky People" and produced several songs for Sander Kleinenberg and the tracks for the PlayStation 2 game Cyclone Circus.[1]
[edit] Global Gathering 2k7
Fedde Le Grand will be headlining Global gathering 2007 at Stratford Upon Avon in July.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2007: Upcoming Debut Album
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions [2] [3] [4] | |||||||||
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| 2004 | "Las Vegas" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | "The Vibe" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | "I Miss You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | "Get This Feeling" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" | 4 | 1 (1) | 8* | 3* | 14 | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 44 | 1 (5) | 8 |
| 2006 | "Just Trippin'" (featuring MC Gee) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| 2007 | "Take No Shhh" (pres. Flamingo Project) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 29 | - |
| 2007 | "The Creeps (vs. Camille Jones)" | 18* | 7* | - | - | 39* | 17* | - | - | 1 (1) | 124 |
| 2007 | "Aah Yeah!" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBA | - |
[edit] Notes
- [*] Current In Charts
[edit] Remixes
- 2004: Anita Kelsey - Every Kiss
- 2005: Funkerman & RAF - Rule The Night
- 2005: Erick E - Boogie Down
- 2005: Funkerman - The One
- 2006: Camille Jones - The Creeps
- 2006: Erick E Feat. Gina J - Boogie Down
- 2006: Freeform Five - No More Conversations
- 2006: Olav Basoski Feat. Mc Spyder - Like Dis
- 2006: Erick E - The Beat Is Rockin'
- 2006: Sharam - PATT (Party All The Time)
- 2007: Ida Corr - Let Me Think About It
- 2007: Robbie Williams - King Of The Bongo
[edit] Bootlegs
- 2006: Put Your Hands Up 4 the Wall — Fedde Le Floyd (Fedde Le Grand vs. Pink Floyd)
- 2006: Sexy Hands — Justin Le Grand (Fedde Le Grand vs. Justin Timberlake)
- 2007: What The Shhhh — Fedde Le Grand vs. Fatboy Slim
- 2007: Detroit Satisfaction — Fedde Le Grand vs. Benny Benassi
[edit] Megamixes
- 2007: MySpace Exclusive Mix (Take No Shhh + Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroid + The Creeps + Aah Yeah! + Just Tripin' + new track + Get This Feeling)
[edit] References
- ^ Panama.nl Biography Fedde le Grand. Accessed: October 16, 2006
- ^ Chart positions for: Australia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands,Piczo, Sweden and the UK.
- ^ Spain Chart Position
- ^ Germany Chart Position
