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Martin Solveig was born Martin Picandet in 1976. According to the
Hello Songfacts, he chose his pseudonym as an homage to the French actress Solveig Dommartin. At the age of 13, he got his first turntables and that influenced him to take up a career in electronic music rather than the classical music he was learning. He started his first residency at Paris’s leading club Le Palace with the support of Claude Monnet.
Martin Solveig then moved to another famous Paris nightclub Les Bains Douches where he worked with famous DJs such as Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez and Bob Sinclar. His popularity further increased with the Pure parties at the Queen Club either as a DJ or as an art director.
He started producing at an early stage of his career. Through his own Mixture label, he released two 12-inch singles, “Heart of Africa” and “Come With Me”. These singles combined dance music with musicians playing traditional instruments. Bob Sinclar then asked him to join the Africanism project combining African music and electronic music. He later released the “Edony” single which received airplay worldwide.
In 2002, he released the album Sur La Terre, which contains both “Heart of Africa” and “Edony”. The album was released internationally through Universal Music. Another notable track on the album is “Linda” where he plays tribute to Fela Kuti and Serge Gainsbourg. The album was released in 2004 in the US. In 2003, he worked with Salif Keita on “Madan” which made the charts across Europe, notably France, Italy and Greece.
Hello Songfacts, he chose his pseudonym as an homage to the French actress Solveig Dommartin. At the age of 13, he got his first turntables and that influenced him to take up a career in electronic music rather than the classical music he was learning. He started his first residency at Paris’s leading club Le Palace with the support of Claude Monnet.
Martin Solveig then moved to another famous Paris nightclub Les Bains Douches where he worked with famous DJs such as Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez and Bob Sinclar. His popularity further increased with the Pure parties at the Queen Club either as a DJ or as an art director.
He started producing at an early stage of his career. Through his own Mixture label, he released two 12-inch singles, “Heart of Africa” and “Come With Me”. These singles combined dance music with musicians playing traditional instruments. Bob Sinclar then asked him to join the Africanism project combining African music and electronic music. He later released the “Edony” single which received airplay worldwide.
In 2002, he released the album Sur La Terre, which contains both “Heart of Africa” and “Edony”. The album was released internationally through Universal Music. Another notable track on the album is “Linda” where he plays tribute to Fela Kuti and Serge Gainsbourg. The album was released in 2004 in the US. In 2003, he worked with Salif Keita on “Madan” which made the charts across Europe, notably France, Italy and Greece.
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K4TERTOTS wrote:
"The Night Out (a-trak remix) " is killer
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jabbrz wrote:
S-T-A-R—that's what you are, 'cause you're big in Japan, big in Japan! [2]
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duorre wrote:
Congratulations to Martin for producing a song as good and probably an even better album for Madonna. <3 [3]
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Jeremmy27 wrote:
Congratulations to Martin for producing a song as good and probably an even better album for Madonna. <3 (2)
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LuanHenrique wrote:
Congratulations to Martin for producing a song as good and probably an even better album for Madonna. <3
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ianagra wrote:
Hello!!!
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juliendu48 wrote:
Big In Japan is a HIT! ♥
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douglashd3 wrote:
i luv this man!
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juliendu48 wrote:
My group about this artist: Martin Solveig Feel free to join us here is the link: http://www.last.fm/group/Martin+Solveig Thank you and good Christmas and New year
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Fleseastorm wrote:
@Shispy um technically he is a one hit wonder. He's only had one song that took off. He's had a few middle charting songs but those aren't hits.
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ramonmarianorj wrote:
Hello ^^
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Ambryer wrote:
im ready to goooooooooooooooo[2]
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Black_Lizmark wrote:
im ready to goooooooooooooooo
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Cathyga wrote:
Hello! :D
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SunRay1991 wrote:
S-T-A-R—that's what you are, 'cause you're big in Japan, big in Japan!
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OrdinaryDreams wrote:
Great liveset from Martin at Sensation White Denmark here http://electrojams.com/2011/11/17/martin-solveig-sensation-white-innerspace-live-set/
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Helmut21 wrote:
Boom of 2011
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Ivyxxo wrote:
I'm gonna start walking around covering one eye so I can be part of the illuminati also. Lmao
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kllosbbollynno wrote:
Hello gives me a weird sensation... and I like it
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Lailson_ wrote:
hello na fw o/
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Ultra Music Festival
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Grand Palais, Paris, France
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News
Martin Solveig is BACK and he’s BIG IN JAPAN!
28 Oct 2011 | from www.martinsolveig.com
With almost 2 million record sales under his belt and 60 million
YouTube views of the sensational music video for his phenomenal
SMASH hit single “Hello”; Martin Solveig returns with Dragonette
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Martin Solveig tears up the rulebook with brand new music video
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Martin Solveig & Beatport announce "Hello" remix contest
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SMASH Episode #2 "Initials S.H.E."
1 Dec 2010 | from www.martinsolveig.com
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