Sam Divine is a British disc jockey and record producer from

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, England. Known as the "Queen of

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", she performs regularly in Ibiza clubs and was named "Best House DJ" at the 2024

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Biography

Divine grew up in Weston-super-Mare, England, where she used to practise DJing in her mum's shed, and worked at Spin Central. Initially her musical preference was

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as epitomised by

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and Lisa Pin-Up, but following a chance live booking she began to play more soulful house. Following another chance encounter, she began to work for

until in 2009 she was signed to the artists roster, including progressing to host the weekly Defected radio show. Divine has played live at a number of clubs and festivals, including Sankeys,

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, and most clubs in Ibiza. In 2015 she set up her own record label, ''DVINE Sounds'', to help new artists. She is alternately known as the "First Lady of Defected" or the "Queen of Defected". Divine's 2016 mix album, ''Defected presents Sam Divine In The House'', peaked at number 82 in the

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. In September 2019 Divine performed a two-hour

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, playing house music and acapellas. In 2024 she had a regular summer residency at

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in Ibiza. Divine also produces music, including a remix of the track "Flowers" which was popular on both

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and Traxsource.

Awards and recognition

Divine won in the "Best House DJ" category at the 2024 annual

Discography

* ''Defected presents Sam Divine In The House'' (2016) * ''Defected Ibiza 2018'' (2018)

References

External links

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Sam Divine
at DJaneTop.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Divine, Sam Year of birth unknown Living people English women DJs English electronic dance music DJs English house musicians Musicians from Weston-super-Mare

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Awards and recognition

Discography

See also

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