Daddy DJ is a French dance act consisting of David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval.
Musical career
David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval first met at the French sound engineering school in Paris, where Berval was teaching while Le Roy was a student. They got along so well that they soon founded their own music project ''Daddy DJ''. They were soon joined by Charly Merkiled, who originates from
Martinique
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.
Their debut self-titled single "
Daddy DJ", released in April 2000, became a hit across Europe. It reached 2nd position in the French top 100 for almost 5 months. In
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
the song reached 7th place, while in
Switzerland the song reached 22nd place in the charts, in addition to the singles ''The Girl In Red'' (41) and ''Over You'' (96). In
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, it reached 8th position. The song was also very successful in Northern Europe, topping the charts in Sweden and Norway and peaking at #2 in Denmark and at #3 in Finland. Their later singles "The Girl in Red" and "Over you" proved less popular though, and they remained a
one-hit wonder in most countries. In 2012, they recorded a new album called ''
Folder'', which also failed to find commercial success.
It is unknown what the future of this group will be since they have not released any new music or interacted with the public since 2012.
Character
Many of Daddy DJ's music videos feature a 13-year-old boy character known as Kross. He is depicted in the music videos as a child DJ prodigy who is more adept at DJing than his father.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2001: ''
Let Your Body Talk
Let or LET may refer to:
Sports
* Let serve, when the served object in certain racket sports hits the net and lands in the correct service court, such as;
** Let (badminton)
** Let (pickleball)
** Let (tennis)
* Ladies European Tour, the ladi ...
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* 2012: ''
Folder''
* 2024: ''Rendez Vous''
Singles
References
External links
Daddy DJon
Myspace
French DJs
French dance music groups
French Eurodance groups
Musical groups from Paris
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