William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called " Turn Down for What" (featuring

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). He made his international debut with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down for What" in 2013. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with fellow French musician Alesia. The single was picked up by

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, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo. DJ Snake was announced to be working on a collaboration with Diplo, originally slated to debut in 2014; it released in 2015 as the single " Lean On" in collaboration with MØ and Diplo's Major Lazer. In 2014, DJ Snake was labelled as an "Artist to Watch" by FoxWeekly. He and

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were announced as alternating supporting artists for the summer Mothership Tour 2014 with

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. In March 2018, '' Billboard'' named DJ Snake as number nine on their 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled ''Billboard'' Dance 100.

Early life

Grigahcine was born in

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to a French father and an Algerian mother and grew up in Ermont, a banlieue district outside Paris, which he describes as a

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. He cites a scene with Cut Killer in the French film '' La Haine'' as well as hip-hop artists KRS-One and Cypress Hill as early influences. In his youth, Grigahcine produced

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art, earning him the moniker "Snake" because he was able to consistently evade the police. Of his name, Grigahcine says "When I started DJing, everyone called me 'Snake' in my city first, I was like 'DJ Snake, OK let's go for it.' The name sucks, but it's too late now." He started DJing at age 14, and later producing at 19. In his early career, Grigahcine performed at clubs including Les Bains Douches in Paris. In 2005, he met his manager Steve Goncalves, who encouraged Grigahcine to begin creating his own music.

Career

In 2011, DJ Snake produced for

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's album '' Born This Way''. This earned him a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in February 2012. DJ Snake was co-producer for the song " Government Hooker", which was voted best song by Lady Gaga fans after the release of the album. This song was supposed to be released as a single before

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decided to stop the marketing of the album after its release. He remixed

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's " New Slaves",

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's "

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", Duck Sauce's "It's You", Major Lazer's "

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" and Junior Senior's " Move Your Feet". In 2013, DJ Snake produced three songs with Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair on Lady Gaga's album ''

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'' including "

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", " Sexxx Dreams", and "

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DJ Snake and Dillon Francis were alternating supporting artists on the Mothership Tour 2014 with Skrillex. He performed at the 2015

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with guest appearances by AlunaGeorge and MØ, who did vocals on " Lean On" with Major Lazer. "Lean On" and DJ Snake's remix of AlunaGeorge's "You Know You Like It" were both top 10 Shazamed songs from Coachella 2015. In October 2015, DJ Snake and fellow electronic producer

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were injured in a car crash, causing them both to miss a scheduled stop at Toronto's Monster Mash festival. In January 2016,

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named him one of their "30 Under 30 In Music" for the year.

Standalone singles (2013–2015)

In December 2013, " Turn Down for What", DJ Snake's collaboration with

, was released on Columbia Records. The song was featured in a commercial for the Sol Republic DECK, a wireless speaker, which aired in October 2013. "Turn Down for What" entered the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic chart during the last week of December. In January 2014, the single entered the top 5 on the Dance/Electronic chart and debuted No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was certified gold in February 2014 and platinum in March 2014. The song reached the top ten of the Hot 100 in April 2014. The music video for the single was released in March 2014. "Turn Down for What" was nominated for

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s for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Visual Effects, and the MTV Clubland Award. In February 2014, DJ Snake and

released " Get Low" on their official

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and

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pages, as the lead single from Francis's debut studio album '' Money Sucks, Friends Rule''. Both "Get Low" and "Turn Down for What" were featured on the ''Furious 7'' motion picture soundtrack. Along with the exposure gained from commercials for Dodge and

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featuring the song, the inclusion of "Get Low" on the soundtrack helped the song re-enter the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic chart while DJ Snake re-entered the Billboard Artist 100. In December 2014, DJ Snake's remix of the

song "

" was released on Island Records. "You Know You Like It" reached number one on ''Billboard's''

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chart and

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chart in June 2015. It peaked at 13 on the

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. In November 2015, the song received RIAA double-platinum certification. For the remix, DJ Snake used a fusion of European dance music and hip hop beats. It took him about four hours to write. The collaboration was done via the Internet, with the vocals emailed to DJ Snake, who worked in Paris. In March 2015, " Lean On", DJ Snake's collaborative track with Major Lazer featuring MØ, was released on

, as the lead single from Major Lazer's third studio album ''

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''. It made it on ''Billboard's''

, Mainstream Top 40,

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, Dance Club Songs, Hot Dance/Electric Songs and

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charts. It peaked at 4 on the

. In June, ''

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'' magazine named it one of the "Best Songs of 2015 So Far" In September 2015, "Lean On" was named Spotify's global song of the summer. In November 2015, the song surpassed 526 million Spotify plays, making it the service's most streamed song ever. The video for "Lean On" was released in March 2015. It was shot in

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and directed by Tim Erem. ''Amplify'' magazine named "Lean On" one of "The Best Videos of 2015". In January 2016, the "Lean On" video reached 1 billion views on

, and has since reached over 3 billion.

''Encore'' (2015–2017)

DJ Snake released his next single " Middle" on 16 October 2015. The song was released by

and

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. It features the vocals from English singer

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. The song's accompanying music video premiered on 16 March 2016 on DJ Snake's YouTube account on

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. On 2 June 2016, the single "

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" was released. DJ Snake had hinted the possibility of releasing new music via Twitter a few days before the single's release. It features vocals from George Maple's song "Talk Talk" that was released in December 2014. The track infuses tropical house sounds and was released by

and made available for purchase on iTunes on 10 June 2016. The music video for the song was released on DJ Snake's YouTube account on 11 July 2016. In July 2016, he announced the release of his debut studio album, titled ''

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'', released on 5 August 2016. "Middle" and "Talk" serve as singles from the album. On 5 August 2016, with the release of ''Encore'', DJ Snake released the album's third single, " Let Me Love You", featuring the vocals of Canadian singer

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. On 2 January 2017, DJ Snake started promoting the album's fourth single "The Half", featuring

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and

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. In fall 2017, DJ Snake performed at the Arc de Triomphe to promote

' bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

''Carte Blanche'' (2018–present)

On 23 February 2018, his single " Magenta Riddim" was released. In late August 2018, DJ Snake announced via his social media platforms that he would be releasing a new song later that year. The following month, he confirmed the song would be called " Taki Taki" and it would feature

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, Cardi B and

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. The track was released on 28 September 2018. On 16 July 2019, DJ Snake revealed his second album, ''

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'' would be released on 26 July 2019. It includes his singles "Magenta Riddim", "Taki Taki", "

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" (with Sheck Wes featuring Offset, 21 Savage and

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), and "

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" (with

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featuring

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), on 10 October 2019 Snake released his new single " Fuego" (Featuring Sean Paul,

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Other ventures

Pardon My French

DJ Snake is currently part of the Pardon My French team, a collective of four French DJs composed of

, Mercer, Malaa and himself. Throughout the year 2016 and into early 2017, DJ Snake was part of the Pardon My French Tour with Tchami and Mercer. For his special venue at the Accor Hotel Arena (Paris), in 2018 DJ Snake had an exclusive collaboration between his own trademark Pardon My French and the denim brand Levi's. It was composed by the emblematic Levi's trucker jacket sprayed with the DJ's brand. The very limited edition was available as a world exclusive at the Champs-Elysées Levis flagship the day of the venue (24 February 2018) and encountered a huge success.

Premiere Classe Records

In March 2018, he established his own record label named Premiere Classe. List of Premiere Classe released tracks: * 4B & Teez – "Whistle" * Aazar & Bellecour – "Da Vinci" * Chace – "Never" * Masayoshi Iimori – "Flow" * SAYMYNAME – "Burn" *

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featuring Sam King – "Out with the Old" * Mercer – "Boss" * Plastic Toy & DJ Snake – "Try Me" * Malaa featuring Jacknife – "Revolt" * SQWAD – "Big Ting Vibe" * Plastic Toy – "Escape"

Personal life

DJ Snake is a fan of French football club

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Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

!Ref , - , 2012 , '' Born This Way'' (as producer) , Album of the Year , , , - , 2015 , " Turn Down for What" (with

) ,

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, ,

''Billboard'' Music Awards

!Ref , - , 2015 , " Turn Down for What" (with

) , rowspan="3", Top Dance/Electronic Song , , , - , rowspan="3", 2016 , "

" (with

) , , rowspan=3, , - , " Lean On" (with Major Lazer featuring MØ) , , - , DJ Snake , Top Dance/Electronic Artist , , - , rowspan=2, 2017 , DJ Snake , Top Dance/Electronic Artist , , rowspan=2, , - , "Let Me Love You" (featuring

) , Top Dance/Electronic Song ,

Denmark ''GAFFA'' Awards

Delivered since 1991, the ''GAFFA'' Awards are a Danish award that rewards popular music by the magazine of the same name. ! , - , 2015 , Lean On , Best Foreign Song , , style="text-align:center;" , , -

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!Ref , - , rowspan=2, 2017 , DJ Snake , Dance Artist of the Year , , rowspan=2, , - , "Let Me Love You" (featuring

) , Dance Song of the Year ,

Joox Thailand Music Awards Joox (stylised as JOOX) is a music streaming service owned by Tencent, launched in January 2015. Joox is the biggest music streaming app in Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and also the South African ...

!Ref , - , 2022 , " SG" (with

, Megan Thee Stallion and

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) , International Song of the Year , ,

Kids' Choice Awards

!Ref , - , 2017 , DJ Snake , Favorite DJ/EDM Artist , ,

MTV Video Music Awards

!Ref , - , rowspan="4", 2014 , rowspan="4", " Turn Down for What" (with

) , MTV Clubland Award , , rowspan="4", , - , Best Direction , , - , Best Visual Effects , , - , Best Art Direction , , -

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s

!Ref , - , 2018 , DJ Snake , Best French DJ , ,

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!Ref , - , rowspan="1" , 2014 , rowspan="1" , " Turn Down for What" (with

) , Choice Music: R&B/Hip-Hop Song , ,

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! Ref , - , 2017 , " Let Me Love You" , Single of the Year , , , -

''
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'' Top 100 DJs

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Early life

Career

Standalone singles (2013–2015)

''Encore'' (2015–2017)

''Carte Blanche'' (2018–present)

Other ventures

Pardon My French

Premiere Classe Records

Personal life

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

''Billboard'' Music Awards

Denmark ''GAFFA'' Awards

iHeartRadio Music Awards The iHeartRadio Music Awards is a music awards show that celebrates music heard throughout the year across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's digital music platform. Founded by iHeartRadio in 2014, the ev ...

Joox Thailand Music Awards Joox (stylised as JOOX) is a music streaming service owned by Tencent, launched in January 2015. Joox is the biggest music streaming app in Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and also the South African ...

Kids' Choice Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

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Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United ...

Electronic Music Awards The Electronic Music Awards is a music award show focused on electronic music genres that debuted on September 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. It was created by Paul Oakenfold and entertainment company Hunt & Crest and produced by Live L!ve Media. The sh ...

''DJ Magazine ''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lat ...'' Top 100 DJs

References

External links

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DJ Magazine ''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lat ...
'' Top 100 DJs