Bob Sinclar is a glamorous DJ, playboy, high-end club frequenter and creator of the record label Yellow Productions. He knows how to shock the public and has connections in the business world.
The pseudonym belongs to Christopher Le Friant, a Parisian by birth. This name was inspired by the hero Belmondo from the famous movie "Magnificent".
To Christopher Le Friant: How did it all start?
Chris was born on May 10, 1969 in Bois-Colombes. His childhood was spent in the Paris area. He is known for numerous clubs, including those where people with non-traditional sexual orientation hang out. Chris from childhood plunged into the world of glamor and show business. He could not imagine any other way for himself.
The dream of becoming a DJ did not leave the guy for a minute. Although the list of his hobbies also included tennis and football. At 17, Chris was already a funk and hip-hop performer in a Parisian nightclub. His mother supported him in everything - she gave advice, bought equipment.
At first, Christopher performed under various stage names, including Chris The French Kiss ("French Kiss"). The Bob Sinclar brand appeared much later.
Bob Sinclair's Own Brand
Christopher's first big achievement was the creation of the label Yellow Productions (1994), which owned the idea of developing club music.
The label collaborated a lot with famous world musicians working in this direction. But the trick of Chris and his colleague Dj Yellow was the emphasis on French music.
By 1998, the musician decided to leave funk and acid jazz in the past. He recorded his first LP disc, which "blew up" the dance floor of Europe with the compositions Gym Tonic and The Ghetto. Bob Sinclair is a fan of luxury living, cool cars, elite clubs, glamorous girls and everything expensive.
New sound
In 2000, Bob recorded the Champ Elysees album. On his sound, he worked more seriously than on all the previous ones. If before his goal was the sound of tracks on the dance floor, then the new album was the result of careful work.
In 2003, the CD "III" was released, combining 13 tracks (I'm Not Perfect, Kiss My Eyes). The album was liked by those who like to rock on dance floors to good club hits.
In support of the disc, the singer went on tour, including visiting Russia. House, disco classics, African motifs, some electronic music - all this was in performances.
Success accompanies Bob Sinclair, and the work is in full swing
2005 was a year of tremendous success. The album contained the greatest hits: Love Generation, Word Hold On, Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now).
The former topped the charts in Northern Europe and New Zealand for more than 8 months. Also charting in the UK, France, Spain and Switzerland. It was even used as the official anthem for the 2006 Football World Cup.
The track World Hold On in collaboration with the same Edwards was also very popular. After that, the CD Soundz of Freedom was released.
2009 has also been a productive year. The album Bornin 69 was released, which featured the famous song Lala Song. A year later they recorded a new disc Made in Jamaica with new songs I Wanna and Rainboy of Love.
At the Grammy Awards, his album was named No. 1 in reggae style. Also paired with S. Paul, Bob recorded the song Tik Tok. In 2011, the remix A Far L'amore Comincia Tu, created for R. Carra's song, made a splash.
Then there were solo and duet recordings, production, participation in festivals (jury) and filming in the series.
Bob Sinclar: personal life
With such popularity, it is quite natural that the singer was constantly surrounded by fans and "fans". But he needed only one woman - Ingrid Aleman. Young people met on vacation, while skiing.
14-year-old Ingrid won the heart of the guy, who at that time turned 19, immediately. Later, the couple created a family in which two children were born: Rafael and Paloma.
In 2018, there were rumors that the couple were planning a divorce, Ingrid became the initiator. Allegedly, she did not like that her husband was too big a homebody.
For the former model, this lifestyle seemed too boring. As for the children, everything is fine here, the divorce from his wife did not affect them. Nothing is known about the new relationship yet.
Bob Sinclar today
The artist continues to record compositions, sometimes working together with other star performers. In 2018, Bob worked in Moscow as a DJ at the World Cup.
Having visited Russia, Bob was photographed in a hat with earflaps in the Kremlin and at the memorial plaque dedicated to Yegor Gaidar. By the way, the musician considers the Russian language the sexiest in the world.
