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David Guetta was born and raised in tipton Paris. His father was a restaurateur and a Moroccan Jews Moroccan Jew.<ref name="lexpansion">cite news last=Mas first=Isabelle url=http://www.lexpansion.com/economie/mon-moteur-c-est-la-musique-et-le-plaisir_18902.html title=Mon moteur, c'est la musique et le plaisir work=L'expansion.com publisher=L'express.fr date=1 April 2002 accessdate=29 December 2009 language=French He is married to Cathy Guetta, and they have two children, Tim Elvis (born 2004) and Angie (born 2007).
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Early career
At age 17, Guetta began DJing at the Broad Club in Paris.<ref name="Ultra">cite web url=http://www.ultrarecords.com/artists/david-guetta/ title=David Guetta publisher=Ultra Music accessdate=December 29, 2009 He first played popular songs, and he discovered house music when he heard a Farley Keith Farley Jackmaster Funk track on French radio in 1987. The next year, he began hosting his own club nights.<ref name="allmusic"/> In 1990, he released "Nation Rap", a hip-hop collaboration with French rapper Sidney Duteil.<ref name="discogs">[http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Guetta David Guetta Discography] discogs.com
In the early 1990s, Guetta played in clubs such as Le Centrale, the Rex, Le Boy, and Folies Pigalle.<ref name="Ultra">cite web url=http://www.ultrarecords.com/artists/david-guetta/ title=David Guetta publisher=Ultra Music accessdate=December 29, 2009<ref name="MTV France">cite web url=http://www.mtv.fr/musique/artistes/david-guetta title=David Guetta: Bio complète last=D'Alguerre first=Benjamin publisher=MTV France language=French accessdate=December 29, 2009 Released in 1994,<ref name="discogs">[http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Guetta David Guetta Discography] discogs.com Guetta's first single, a collaboration with American house vocalist Robert Owens (musician) Robert Owens titled "Up & Away", was a minor club hit.<ref name="allmusic"/> In 1995, David Guetta became the manager of ''Le Palace'' nightclub and he continued to organise parties there and in other clubs, such as the "Scream" parties in ''marios palace''.<ref name="wantickets">cite web url=http://www.wantickets.com/Artists/99/DAVID-GUETTA.aspx title=David Guetta Artist Profile publisher=wantickets.com accessdate=December 29, 2009
''Just a Little More Love'' and ''Guetta Blaster''
In 2001, David Guetta along with Joachim Garraud founded Gum Productions, and in the same year Guetta's first hit single, "Just a Little More Love", featuring American singer Chris Willis was released. Willis was vacationing in France when he met Guetta.<ref name="allmusic"/> Guetta's debut album ''Just a Little More Love'' was released in 2002 on Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies. The follow-up single, "Love Don't Let Me Go", was released in 2002. Guetta released a compilation, ''Fuck Me I'm Famous'', in 2003, named after his party in Ibiza. It included "Just For One Day (Heroes)", a remix of David Bowie's song "Heroes".<ref name="allmusic"/> Later in his career, Guetta continued recording compilations under that title.
Guetta's second album, ''Guetta Blaster'', was released in 2004 and contained "The World is Mine" featuring JD Davis. In 2006 "Love Don't Let Me Go" was released as a mash-up with the Tocadisco remix of "Walking Away" by The Egg. The mash-up single charted higher than the original release of the song.
''Pop Life''
In 2007, Guetta's third album ''Pop Life (David Guetta album) Pop Life'' was released. The album was successful in the UK and Ireland as well as in mainland Europe. According to EMI in 2010, the album has sold a total of 530,000 copies worldwide. The lead single "Love Is Gone" reached Number 1 on the American Dance Chart and charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
He played in many countries around the world to promote the album. He played in Mauritius in January 2008, accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr. In the same year, he and his wife Cathy also planned a new event which took place in the Stade de France on 5 July 2008. The event was called "UNIGHTED", he performed with Tiësto, Carl Cox, Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of a 40,000 crowd.[http://www.unightedbycathyguetta.com/ UNIGHTED Energized by Burn Intense Energy and Cathy Guetta]
''One Love'' and producing for other artists
David Guetta's fourth studio album, ''One Love (David Guetta album) One Love'', was digitally released on 21 August 2009, and physically released on 24 August 2009 in Europe and 25 August in the United States. Its first single "When Love Takes Over", which featured Kelly Rowland, peaked at #2 on the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique French singles chart and #78 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. His second single from the album, "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon) went to #2 in France and #5 in the US. "One Love (David Guetta song) One Love" featuring Estelle (musician) Estelle and "Memories (David Guetta song) Memories" featuring Kid Cudi followed. Guetta also produced the Black Eyed Peas' single "I Gotta Feeling", which peaked at #1 in the US, Canadian Hot 100 Canada, UK Singles Chart UK, and ARIA Charts Australia, and #2 in France. The album has sold 1.4 million copies worldwide since its release according to Billboard.
Guetta is now working on Akon, Kelis, Céline Dion, Rihanna, and Kelly Rowland upcoming albums for 2010. At the beginning of February, rumours regarding Guetta producing music for Lady Gaga began to spread, but in a March interview he stated "We met. I would love to work with her but there's nothing yet".[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/1020388/dj-guetta-enjoys-rockstar-reception]
In 2009, he was placed third in the "Top 100 DJs" poll by DJ Magazine[http://www.djmag.com/top100 DJ Mag - Top 100 DJs], and was elected "Best House DJ" by DJ Awards in 2008.
Guetta was nominated for five Grammy awards, three for ''One Love (David Guetta album) One Love'' and two for his work with the Black Eyed Peas. He won the Grammy for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
In recent interview at the 2010 NRJ Music Awards Guetta said he would be collaborating with an international superstar, but he didn't want to say her name. Lately he said it was talking about Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna. [http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/02/rihanna-hits-studio-david-guetta/]
He is also working with Eva Simons as confirmed on her twitter.fact
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Main David Guetta discography
■ ''Just a Little More Love'' (2001)
■ ''Guetta Blaster'' (2004)
■ ''Pop Life (David Guetta album) Pop Life'' (2007)
■ ''One Love (David Guetta album) One Love'' (2009)
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Unreferenced section date=August 2009
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rowspan="1" 2006
rowspan="3" DJ Awards
Best House DJ
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Best International DJ
won
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Best Ibiza Night
Fuck Me I'm Famous
won
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World Music Awards
World's Best Selling DJ
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TMF Awards (Belgium) TMF Awards
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rowspan="2" 2008
DJ Awards
Best House DJ
won
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MTV Europe Music Awards
Best French Act
nominated
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rowspan="2" 2009
DJ Awards
Best House DJ
nominated
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DJ Magazine
Top 100 DJ's
Third Place
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rowspan="4" 2010
rowspan="4" 52nd Grammy Awards Grammy Awards<ref name="grammy">cite web url=http://www.grammy.com/PDFs/GRAMMY_Awards/52nd_nominees.pdf title= The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List work=''Grammy'' publisher= ''National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences'' format=pdf accessdate=2009-12-28
Record of the Year
"I Gotta Feeling"<br /><small>(with the Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas)</small>
nominated
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Best Dance Recording
rowspan="2" "When Love Takes Over"<br /><small>(with Kelly Rowland)</small>
nominated
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Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
won
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Best Electronic/Dance Album
''One Love (David Guetta album) One Love''
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■[http://www.ultrarecords.com/artists/david-guetta/ David Guetta] Information at Ultra Records
■[http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/david-guetta-ft-kid-cudi-memories-single-review-03032010-0153.aspx Review of 'Memories' on the Daily Music Guide]
■cite web url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DAVID GUETTA&sql=11:0bftxqq0ldke~T1 title=David Guetta biography publisher=Allmusic author=David Jeffries accessdate=22 September 2008
■ imdb 1615892
■myspace davidguetta
■YouTube user davidguetta
■[http://www.playlive.fm/ecover/mxp4/davidguetta Official widget]
■[http://www.david-guetta.org Official Fansite]
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