Paul Woolford (born 1976) is a British
dance music
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producer and DJ from
Leeds
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,
Yorkshire
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, who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".
Biography
An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at
Space
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in
Ibiza. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the
record label
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, Intimacy.
Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with "
Looking for Me", a collaboration with American DJ and producer
Diplo, featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the
UK Singles Chart
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and reached number-one in Ireland.
Discography
Singles
References
External links
Short biographyfrom
The End
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Films
* ''The End'' (1953 film), a film by Christopher Maclaine
* ''The End'' (1978 film), a comedy by Burt Reynolds
* ''The End'' (1997 film), a Canadian film of 1997
* ''The End'' (1998 film), a skateboarding document ...
*
, DJ Profile , We Love - official site , Ibiza
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1976 births
Living people
English record producers
English adoptees
English dance musicians
DJs from Leeds
Electronic dance music DJs