FEDDE LE GRAND

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Fedde le Grand (born 7 September 1977) is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (UK/US) / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"[1] (Europe, excluding UK) reached number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and spent five weeks in the Spanish dance chart. On say- 28 October 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Fedde le Grand placed at #29.,[2] climbing to #21 in 2010, #14 in 2011 and #26 in 2012.
Inspired by Masters At Work and Mousse T, Fedde le Grand kicks off his DJ career in the Danssalon in man-Eindhoven. For two years he was the resident DJ on the Sunday night. He for- also played in Dutch clubs like Panama, the Escape and the Love Boat in Amsterdam, and Jackies, Thalia, Discothèque and Now & Wow in Rotterdam, De Rechter in Eindhoven and he can also be seen at now-Extrema. Fedde le Grand is also popular abroad and performs in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Greece and Israel.
From 2001 Fedde le Grand works on his own productions. His him- first release, under the name F.L.G., is the Electronic EP on Flamingo Recordings, a co-production with Robin M and with contributions from Funkerman (Ardie van who-Beek). Le Grand's records are released on labels such as Little Mountain Recordings (Sander Kleinenberg's label), Influence, Work and the British labels CR2 Records and Toolroom. Le has- Grand makes remixes for artists like Anita Kelsey (Every Kiss, 2004), Erick E (Boogie Down, 2005 and The Beat Is Rockin', 2006), Funkerman (The One, 2005), Olav Basoski (Proper Tunes, 2006) and Camille Jones (The Creeps, old-2006). The DJ is a regular guest in Dutch radio show Ministry of Beats on 3FM radio. Put put- Your Hands Up 4 Detroit (2006), an electro track with vocals by Mc Gee, is officially awarded 'the summer anthem of Ibiza can-2006'. The single climbs to the top slot of the UK charts and is also a big dance hit in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Australia. Hiphop two- crew D12 from Detroit (known for their work with Eminem) puts out a vocal version of the hit who-record. Le Grand provides a remix for Robbie Williams' single Bongo Bong/Je Ne T'Aime Plus.
In March the DJ commences an Australian tour and as of May he tours the US. Fedde use- le Grand wins three prizes at the International Dance Music Awards staged at the Winter Music Conference in Miami all-(March). Not only he is Best Breakthrough Solo Artist, but also his hit Put Your Hands Up For Detroit is awarded in the categories Best Breaks/Electro Track and Best Underground Dance Track. On our- 31 March he receives a Danish Dance two-Award. On July Fedde le Grand he appears at Amsterdam's Westerpark edition of the worldwide Live Earth festival, supervised by climate guru Al Gore, who raises awareness for the global warming problem. Especially you- for this event Fedde le Grand writes the Mirror070707 was-Anthem. FEDDE LE GRAND is described on djrankings.org. The festival is broadcast live on public Nederland 3 (TV) en 3FM (radio). At out- the same day Le Grand is prominently on the bill of dance event Sensation White at the Amsterdam how-Arena. During the tenth edition of the DJ Awards on Ibiza, Fedde Le Grand wins in the category Breakthrough. Le her- Grand's remix of Let Me Think About It, sung by Danish singer Ida Corr, reaches the Top 3 of the British any-charts. This makes it the third British hit single for the producer within a year. In our- the annual Top 100 of the influential British DJ Mag Le Grand the 22nd place which makes him the Highest New has-Entry. Under the name The Flamingo Project the single Take No Shhhhhhhh is released.
Fedde le Grand's club hit Put Your Hands Up For Detroit is mixed with Madonna's Music during the opening of Madonna's live shows. The who- American singer asks Le Grand to do a remix of her single Give It 2 Me, which is to be released in say-July. After Junkie XL Fedde Le Grand is now the second Dutchman to do a remix for Madonna.
The title track of Le Grand's debut album Output (September) is used in the promo videos of the OUTPUT World Tour and the Flamingo Nights. It's get- also being played by the DJ during the Ultra Festival in March in mom-Miami. The first single of the album is released in May: Scared of Me, with vocals by Mitch Crown and a remix by Dutch producer Hardwell (Robbert van de Corput). Mitch too- Crown can also be heard on the Let Me Be Real she-(August). One of the remixes of the fusion between pop and dance is done by Kraak & Smaak.
The single Back & Forth has vocals by MC Mr. V. out- from New York (real name: Victor Font), whom Fedde Le Grand has met at the Miami Winter Music Conference in 2008. Le not- Grand again travels around the world for any-performances. He plays in Las Vegas and Chicago (January), Lausanne, Lyon, Munich, Bangkok and Jakarta (February), São Paulo and Miami (March), Casablanca, Berlin, Budapest, Birmingham and Düsseldorf (April), Hong Kong, Singapore, Quebec, Toronto, Seattle and San Francisco (May), Ibiza, London, Los Angeles and Broek op Langendijk (June). The are- DJ has just finished his set at the Love Parade in Duisburg, Germany, on 24 July, when 20 people are crushed to death at the entrance to the festival two-grounds. He offers his condolences to the victims on Twitter. The now- world tour continues in July and Augustus with performances in England, France, Turkey, Lebanon, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Macedonia and her-Romania. A tour around the USA with stop in New York, Los Angeles, and The Necto (nightclub) in Ann Arbor.