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French dance act
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This article is about the musical duo. For their self-titled song, see Daddy DJ (song).
Daddy DJ
OriginParis, France
GenresTrance, Vocal Trance, Eurodance, House
Years active1999–2002,
2008–present
LabelsRKG Records, Sony Music
MembersDavid Le Roy
Jean-Christophe Belval
Past membersCharly Merkiled
WebsiteFacebook
Myspace

Daddy DJ is a French dance act consisting of David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval.

Musical career

David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval first met at the French sound engineering school in Paris, where Berval was a teacher while Le Roy was a student. They got along very well, so much so that they soon founded their own music project, titled Daddy DJ. They were soon joined by Charly Merkiled, who originates from Martinique.

Their debut self-titled single "Daddy DJ", released in April 2000, became a hit across Europe. It reached 2nd position in the French top 100 for almost 5 months. In Germany the song reached 7th place, while in Switzerland the song reached 22nd place in the charts, in addition to the singles The Girl In Red (41) and Over You (96). In Austria, it reached 8th position. The song was also very successful in Northern Europe, topping the charts in Sweden and Norway and peaking at #2 in Denmark and at #3 in Finland. Their later singles "The Girl in Red" and "Over You" proved less popular though, and they remained a one-hit wonder in most countries. In 2012, they recorded a new album called Folder, which also failed to find commercial success.

Character

Many of Daddy DJ's music videos feature a 13-year-old male known as Kross. He is depicted in the music videos as a child DJ prodigy who is more adept at DJing than his father.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
BEL (WA)
DEN
FIN
FRA
GER NLD
NOR
SWE
SWI
"Daddy DJ" 1999 8 1 2 3 2 7 7 1 1 22
  • BEL: 2× Platinum
  • DEN: Platinum
  • FRA: Diamond
  • NOR: Platinum
  • SWE: 2× Platinum
Let Your Body Talk
"The Girl in Red" 2001 10 9 12 10 17 18 41
  • FRA: Gold
"Over You" 2002 49 33 29 79 60 43 96
"Free Your Mind" 2014 Folder
"We Could Be Together"
(with Gabry Ponte and Lum!x)
2022 96 34 Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. "Daddy DJ - WebDjs - Where European Dance Music Is Culture". newwebdjs.webdjs.ch. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  2. ^ Peaks in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved February 20, 2008)
  3. "Discografie Daddy DJ". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. "Les disques d'or/de platine 2001" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. "Guld og Platin 2001". IFPI Denmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2002. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. "Trofeer". IFPI Norsk (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  8. "År 2001" [Year 2001] (PDF). IFPI Sverige (in Swedish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. "We Could Be Together - Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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