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Dimitri Tikovoï is a French,
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and DJ who has worked with bands including
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,
Purple Disco Machine Tino Piontek (born 12 February 1980), also known as Tino Schmidt and the stage name Purple Disco Machine, is a German disco and house music producer and DJ. Career Tino Piontek was born in Dresden on 12 February 1980, and grew up in East Germa ...
,
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,
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
, Black Honey,
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,
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,
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, Blondie and
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. In 2002, Tikovoi released an album under the name "Trash Palace" (''Positions'', featuring
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and others).


Career

Early in his U.K career, Tikovoï worked on some
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remixes and Placebo's cover of
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's "Running Up That Hill", and then produced their fifth album '' Meds'', which went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. He has since worked with
The Horrors The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurg ...
,
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
,
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,
Nicola Roberts Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985) is a British pop singer. She rose to prominence in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's '' Popstars: The Rivals''. The group's success helped them win the c ...
,
Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...
,
Mnek Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...
, Champs,
Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer and actress. Her debut studio album, ''Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?,'' was released in 2009 and was certified double platinum in the UK. The album spawned the sing ...
and numerous UK based acts. Tikovoï has also written for movies including the award-winning (Sundance 2008) movie by
Samuel Benchetrit Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director. Biography Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. At age fifteen, he quit school to focus on photography. ...
''J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster'' and the
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movie '' State of Play''. In 2012, Tikovoï was nominated for the MPG International Producer of the Year award. Recently Tikovoï has produced and written songs for
Purple Disco Machine Tino Piontek (born 12 February 1980), also known as Tino Schmidt and the stage name Purple Disco Machine, is a German disco and house music producer and DJ. Career Tino Piontek was born in Dresden on 12 February 1980, and grew up in East Germa ...
who scored #1 of the Airplay charts in Europe, Black Honey #1 of the independent official U.K charts,
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, Blondie and
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who charted at #1 in the
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charts and went top 10 in 15 countries.


Albums worked on by Dimitri Tikovoï

* In The Dark -
Purple Disco Machine Tino Piontek (born 12 February 1980), also known as Tino Schmidt and the stage name Purple Disco Machine, is a German disco and house music producer and DJ. Career Tino Piontek was born in Dresden on 12 February 1980, and grew up in East Germa ...
feat Sophie & The Giants - 2022 * Written & Directed - Black Honey - 2021 * My Life, My Canvas - Frank's White Canvas - 2020 * Girls Like Us -
Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaey ...
- 2019 * Life In Colour -
Andreya Triana Andreya Triana is a British singer and songwriter, ''Red Bull Music Academy'' alumna and MOBO nominated artist hailing from South East London, Her debut album, ''Lost Where I Belong'' released in September 2010 on London based record label Ninj ...
- 2019 * Prequelle -
Ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...
- 2018 * Pollinator - Blondie - 2017 * Rude Love -
Becky Hill Rebecca Claire Hill (born 14 February 1994) is a British singer from Bewdley, England. She rose to prominence after appearing on the first series of the then BBC (now ITV) talent contest ''The Voice UK'', auditioning with John Legend's "Ordin ...
- 2017 * Forgotten Pleasures - Findlay - 2017 * Eureka -
Leslie Clio Leslie Clio (born 16 August 1986) is a German Singing, singer, songwriter, music video director and Record producer, producer. Career In 2008, Clio moved to Berlin. In 2013, she released her first album ''Gladys'', a retro soul pop record whic ...
- 2015 * Vamala - Champs- 2015 *
Give My Love to London ''Give My Love to London'' is the 20th solo album by British singer Marianne Faithfull. The 11-track album was released on 29 September 2014 on the Dramatico and Naïve record labels. In America and Canada, it was issued on 10 November by Easy ...
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Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single " As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female artists during the British I ...
- 2014 * Little Armageddon -
Skip The Use Skip the Use is a French band with electro funk, rock and punk influences founded in 2008 with musicians from Ronchin, near Lille and made up of Mat Bastard (vocals), Yan Stefani (guitar), Nelson Martins (bass) and Enzo Gabert (drums). The band ...
* Only Child - DedRekoning Featuring
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...
- 2014 * ''
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Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
- 2013 * Never Forget - Bebe Black * Kids -
Mikky Ekko John Stephen Sudduth (born December 17, 1984), known professionally as Mikky Ekko, is an American recording artist and record producer from Nashville, signed to Interscope Records. He is best known for writing and being featured on Rihanna's 2013 s ...
- 2013 * Death Wish - Bebe Black * Is This Love - Maya von Doll - 2012 * '' Cinderella's Eyes'' -
Nicola Roberts Nicola Maria Roberts (born 5 October 1985) is a British pop singer. She rose to prominence in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's '' Popstars: The Rivals''. The group's success helped them win the c ...
- 2011 * "If The Truth Be Told" -
MNEK Uzoechi Osisioma "Uzo" Emenike (born 9 November 1994), professionally known by his stage name MNEK (, ), is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been nominated for a Grammy and a Brit Awards, Brit Award, and has received the ...
* ''My Way'' -
Ian Brown Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the split in 1996, he began a solo career, re ...
- 2009 * ''Mirror Mirror'' -
The Irrepressibles The Irrepressibles is the creative guise of British musician Jamie Irrepressible. History Formed in 2002, the Irrepressibles have released three full studio albums and six EPs. All songs are written by Jamie Irrepressible. According to the mu ...
- 2010 * ''
Make a Scene ''Make a Scene'' is the fourth studio album by English singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in Russia on 18 April 2011 by Universal Music Group and in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2011 by Ellis-Bextor's own record label, EBGB's. ...
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...
- 2011 * ''Mirror/Mirror'' -
Ghinzu Ghinzu is a Belgian alternative rock band founded in 1999 in Brussels. Lineup *John Israel (also known as John Stargasm) (voice, keyboards), full name John-David Simon Israel *Mika "Nagazaki" Hasson (bass), full name Michael Salvatore Hasson ...
- 2009 * ''Dance On The Beast'' -
Sharko Sharko is a Belgian indie pop-rock band formed by David Bartholomé (bass guitar, guitars, vocals) in 1997. Sharkoko released its first album, ''Feuded'' in 1999, on the indie Belgian label BANG! The album has also been released in France and the ...
- 2009 * ''State Of Play'' soundtrack for the Kevin Macdonald movie - 2009 * ''Battle For The Sun'' -
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- 2009 * ''See The Light'' - The Hours - 2009 * ''Strange House'' -
The Horrors The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurg ...
- 2007 * ''Extended Play 07'' -
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* ''Beautiful Lie'' -
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* ''Never Before'' - The Ghost Frequency * ''Actor/Actress'' - Fear Of Music * ''Communiqueur d'Amour Re-Mix'' - Les Ritas Mitsouko * ''I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster'' soundtrack for the
Samuel Benchetrit Samuel Benchetrit (born 26 June 1973) is a French writer, actor, scenarist, and director. Biography Benchetrit was born to a family of Romani, Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. At age fifteen, he quit school to focus on photography. ...
movie * ''Nothing Means Everything'' -
The Dykeenies The Dykeenies are a Scottish indie rock band from Cumbernauld, formed in 2005. The group consists of brothers Brian Henderson (vocals, synthesizers) and Andrew Henderson (bass guitar, backing vocals), along with Steven Ramsay (lead guitar, bac ...
* ''Proud Sponsors Of Boredom'' - Kill The Young * '' Meds'' -
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The Horrors The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurg ...
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The Horrors The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurg ...
* ''We Are Not The Enemy - Fear of Music * ''Soulève-Moi'' -
Elli Medeiros Elli Medeiros (born 18 January 1956) is a Uruguayan-French singer and actress. Career Stinky Toys Originally from Uruguay, Medeiros moved to Paris, France, at the age of 14, dropped out of high school a couple of years later and joined the ...
* ''A l'Ouest'' -
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* ''New Ideas'' -
The Dykeenies The Dykeenies are a Scottish indie rock band from Cumbernauld, formed in 2005. The group consists of brothers Brian Henderson (vocals, synthesizers) and Andrew Henderson (bass guitar, backing vocals), along with Steven Ramsay (lead guitar, bac ...
* ''
Trip the Light Fantastic To "trip the light fantastic" is to dance nimbly or lightly to music. The origin of the phrase is attributed to John Milton.Kirkpatrick, Betty and Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth McLaren (1999) "light fantastic" ''Clichés: Over 1500 Phrases Explored and ...
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded Ellis-Bextor went solo and ach ...
* ''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' -
Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
* '' That Great Love Sound'' -
The Raveonettes The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Bro ...
* ''
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* ''La Folie Douce'' -
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* ''Kill The Young'' - Kill The Young * "Sane" -
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* ''Sing It Out'' -
Hope of the States Hope of the States were an English post rock-influenced indie band from Chichester. History The band formed in 2000, naming themselves after ''The Shame of the States'', Albert Deutsch's 1948 book on the state of mental healthcare in the Uni ...
* ''Molecule'' -
Sharko Sharko is a Belgian indie pop-rock band formed by David Bartholomé (bass guitar, guitars, vocals) in 1997. Sharkoko released its first album, ''Feuded'' in 1999, on the indie Belgian label BANG! The album has also been released in France and the ...
* ''
Running Up that Hill "Running Up That Hill", titled "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" on some releases, is a song by the British singer and songwriter Kate Bush. It was released in the United Kingdom as the lead single from Bush's album ''Hounds of Love'' on ...
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* ''English Summer Rain - Single'' -
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* ''Twist Re-Mix'' -
Goldfrapp Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, their ...
* ''5 Tracks E.P'' -
John Cale John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his six-decade career, Cale has worked in various styl ...
* ''Positions'' -
Trash Palace Trash may refer to: Garbage * Garbage, unwanted or undesired waste material ** Litter, material discarded in inappropriate places ** Municipal solid waste, unwanted or undesired waste material generated in a municipal environment Arts, entert ...
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Gary Numan Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his d ...
* ''Ill Gotten Gains'' - Michael J. Sheehy * ''Sweet Blue Gene'' - Michael J. Sheehy * ''Presque rien'' -
Stefie Shock Stefie Shock (stage name of Stéphan Caron) is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ from Montréal, Québec, Canada. He has released 8 albums since 2000. Discography *'' Presque rien'' (2000) *''Le Décor'' (2003) *''Les Vendr ...
* '' Black Market Music'' -
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* ''Stranger Blues'' -
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