Fedde le Grand
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 Fedde le Grand in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Fedde le Grand |
| Born |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Genre(s) | Electronica/House |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Website | Official Web Site |
Fedde le Grand (sometimes misspelt Grande) (born 1977, Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch house DJ and producer whose single "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (UK/AUS) / "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (Europe, excluding UK) hit number one on the UK's singles and the top 5 in the Dutch singles chart, and five weeks in the Spanish dance chart.
Biography
Fedde le Grand was born in Utrecht on 7 September 1977 with a real passion for music and as a teenager he started to spin records. After secondary school he started to perform at the Danssalon in Eindhoven, one of The Netherlands’ finest clubs at that time. Since 1998, Fedde le Grand played at every high-quality-club in The Netherlands and his productions are considered to be very energetic and good to dance to.
Fedde le Grand is also one of the innovators of the concept Sneakerz (2004). He created a formula; different venues with three areas throughout the Netherlands, all with their own sound, and a chance given to upcoming talent performing together with famous DJs. Sneakerz started off at ‘De Rechter’ in Eindhoven and it has grown into one of the most popular clubbing nights all over the Netherlands (‘Panama’ Amsterdam, ‘T Paard van Troje’ The Hague, Sneakerz@the Beach in Scheveningen and Bloomingdale).
Besides DJ’ing and organising club nights, Fedde le Grand has been producing since 2001. In 2004 he teamed up with Funkerman and Raf. They started Flamingo Recordings, an independent record label that releases their tracks without any compromises. This label has allowed them to keep their underground identity and release fresh tracks sooner than most other labels. They have established themselves in the international label scene with releases licensed to partners such as Defected, Ministry of Sound and CR2 Records.
With the release of ‘Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit’ Fedde le Grand became known to the world. Eminem’s Detroit based hip-hop crew D12 created a vocal version over 'Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit’ released early 2007. Fedde created remixes for Sharam, Freeform Five, Roog & Greg, Kurd Maverick, Tall Paul, Pete Tong, Camille Jones, Ida Corr, Anita Kelsey, Mr. V and Robbie Williams. Fedde made three compilation albums; The Ministry of Sound album ‘Sessions’ released in the beginning of 2007 and Top of the Clubs volume 33, released on Kontor Records in 2006. His first compilation album ‘Sneakerz’ was mixed and compiled together with Gregor Salto in May 2006.
At the end of the summer 2006 ‘Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit’ won the
award ‘#1 summer anthem of Ibiza’. It reached the number one position in the official UK singles chart later that year in November. Other countries followed up and Fedde le Grand
got more and more requests from all over the world. March 2007, he had his first international tour through Indonesia, Australia/
His follow up ‘The Creeps’, a remix of Camille Jones, reached the top 10 of the official UK singles chart. His production ‘Take No Shhh..’ was a major hit within the dance scene together with ‘Just Trippin’. His F to the F project (with his partner Funkerman) ‘Wheels in Motion’ is currently making its way into Europe. Fedde’s latest remix of Ida Corr ‘Let me think about it’ has been released May 2007 and was elected DanceSmash at Dutch radio 538 a few weeks later.
In May 2007 Fedde le Grand did a second tour through the United States and Canada to close his tour in China. His first Artist Album will be released this year (2007). During the summer of 2007 he will play at the finest festivals in the UK and Ibiza.
Fedde le Grand recently performed on stage for the Dutch version of the Live Earth campaign happening world-wide on July 7th. He was part of the Dutch act in his own country taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He performed the ('anthem') theme for Live Earth, 'Mirror 070707'.
On September 23, 2007, Fedde le Grand was featured on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.
Awards Overview
- 2007 Best Dance Video – MTV, Australia
- 2007 International Deejay – Favourite of the year – DDJA, Denmark
- 2007 International Upfront – Release of the year – DDJA, Denmark
- 2007 Best Underground House Track – IDMA, Miami
- 2007 Best Breaks/Electro Track – IDMA, Miami
- 2007 Best Breakthrough Solo Artist – IDMA, Miami
- 2006 '#1 summer anthem of Ibiza' – M8, Ibiza
Global Gathering 2k7
Fedde le Grand was the headlining act during Global Gathering 2007 at Stratford Upon Avon in July.
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Upcoming Debut Album
Singles
UK Full Releases
| Year | Title | UK Peak Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Download | UK Dance | |||||||||
| 2006 | "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit"
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1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (9) | |||||||
| 2007 | "The Creeps" (Vs Camille Jones)
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7 | 8 | 1 (2) | |||||||
| "Let Me Think About It" (Vs Ida
Corr)
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2 (2)* | 2* | 1 (2)* | ||||||||
| Year | Title | Chart positions [1] [2] [3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | AUS | IRL | BEL | GER | FIN | SWE | SPA | ||||
| 2004 | "Las Vegas" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005 | "The Vibe" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "I Miss You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Get This Feeling" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2006 | "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 44 | 1 (5) | ||
| "Just Trippin'" (Feat. MC Gee) | tip | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | |||
| 2007 | "Take No Shhh" (pres. Flamingo Project) | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 29 | ||
| "The Creeps (vs. Camille Jones)" | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 1 (1) | |||
| "Aah Yeah!" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Wheels in Motion" (Feat. Funkerman) | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||
| "Mirror 07-07-07" (vs. Ida Corr) | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 8* | |||
| "Let Me Think About It" (vs. Ida Corr) | 5* | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 22* | |||
Remixes
- 2004: Anita Kelsey - Every Kiss
- 2005: Funkerman & RAF - Rule The Night
- 2005: Erick E - Boogie Down
- 2005: Funkerman - The One
- 2006: Camille Jones - The Creeps
- 2006: Erick E Feat. Gina J - Boogie Down
- 2006: Freeform Five - No More Conversations
- 2006: Olav Basoski Feat. Mc Spyder - Like Dis
- 2006: Erick E - The Beat Is Rockin'
- 2006: Sharam - PATT (Party All The Time)
- 2007: Ida Corr - Let Me Think About It
- 2007: The Factory - Couldn't love you more
- 2007: Robbie Williams - King Of Bongo
Bootlegs
- 2006: Put Your Hands Up 4 the Wall — Fedde Le Floyd (Fedde Le Grand vs. Pink Floyd)
- 2006: Sexy Hands — Justin Le Grand (Fedde Le Grand vs. Justin Timberlake)
- 2007: What The Shhhh — Fedde Le Grand vs. Fatboy Slim
- 2007: Detroit Satisfaction — Fedde Le Grand vs. Benny Benassi
Megamixes
- 2007: MySpace Exclusive Mix (Take No Shhh + Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit + The Creeps + Aah Yeah! + Just Tripin' + Wheels In Motion + Get This Feeling)
- 2007: MySpace Exclusive Mix 2 (Intro Fedde Le Grand + House Music + TBA + Let Me Think About It + Electric Dreams)
References
- ^ Chart positions for: Australia, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands,Piczo, Sweden and the UK.
- ^ Spain Chart Position
- ^ Germany Chart Position
External links
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