Catherine Lobé (; previously Guetta; born 27 March 1967) is a Senegalese-born French former nightclub manager, events organizer and socialite. She is the ex-wife of DJ and music producer

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

Early life and career

Cathy Lobé was born in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...

, Senegal, on 27 March 1967. Her father was in the army and originally from Cameroon, and her mother was French. She spent her childhood in

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, as well as in Senegal. Shortly after moving from Senegal to France, she became the manager of a nightclub and organized

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ian parties. In 1992, she met and married

. They have two children: son Tim Elvis Eric (born 9 February 2004) and daughter Angie Guetta (born 23 September 2007). After twenty-two years of marriage, the Guettas were granted a divorce by a

court in March 2014. In 2003, she and her then-husband opened a night venue called Le Sweet Bar. She also ran a Moroccan restaurant in Paris, Le Tanjia, and was artistic director for the disco, Les Bains Douches. She is also a business partner of Muratt Atik at Pink Paradise, a strip nightclub, and the restaurant, La Poope. She also organizes events in many locations, notably in

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and Marrakech. Since 1996, she has been organizing special nights with David Guetta in Ibiza, the Spanish island renowned for its nightlife. The results of her collaboration are joint albums called the " Fuck Me I'm Famous" series, released as Cathy and David Guetta. She also organizes annual events called Unighted by Cathy Guetta, inviting well-known international DJs. She hosted and conducted the event at the national stadium in Saint-Denis near Paris, the Stade de France in 2008 and 2009, then moved the event to Nice in 2010 at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann. She has also taken on acting roles. In 1999 she debuted in ''Quasimodo d'El Paris'', a film directed by Patrick Timsit. She also appeared alongside

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and

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in ''Peut-être'' and in 2002, as Fred in ''3 zéros'', a film by

Fabien Onteniente Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film) * 1992 : ''À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' * 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul'' * 1996 : '' Le Tu ...

. She has appeared in a number of music videos, notably in " Sexy Chick" by David Guetta and

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P ...

in 2009 and in " The Alphabeat" with David Guetta in 2012. In 2008 Cathy Guetta published her autobiography, ''Bains de Nuit''.

Discography

Albums

; ''Fuck Me I'm Famous'' series ; ''Unighted by Cathy Guetta'' series

Filmography

* 1999: ''Quasimodo d'El Paris'' as a prostitute * 1999: ''Peut-être'' as a DJ * 2000: ''Jet Set'' as Mercedes * 2001: ''Would I Lie to You 2'' (original French title ''La vérité si je mens! 2'') as Isabelle * 2001: ''Sa mère, la pute'' as Ebène (TV series) * 2002: ''Shooting Stars'' as Fred * 2012: ''Nothing But The Beat'' as Herself * 2019: ''Ibiza'' as Cathy

Bibliography

* 2008: ''Bains de nuit'' - Cathy Guetta, Clara Dupont-Monod, Publisher:

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(in French),

References

External links

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