DJ David Guetta is an excellent example of the fact that a truly creative person can organically combine classical music and modern technology, which allows you to synthesize sound, make it original, and expand the possibilities of electronic musical trends.
In fact, he revolutionized club electronic music, starting to play it as a teenager.
At the same time, the main secrets of the musician's success are diligence and talent. His tours are scheduled for many years ahead, he is popular in many countries of the world.
Childhood and youth David Guetta
David Guetta was born on November 7, 1967 in Paris. His father was of Moroccan origin and his mother was of Belgian origin. Before the appearance of the future star of electronic music, the couple had a son, Bernard, and a daughter, Natalie.
The parents named their third child David Pierre. The name David was not chosen by chance, because the baby's father was a Moroccan Jew.
The boy began to get involved in music very early. At 14, he performed at school dance parties. By the way, he organized them himself, with the support of his classmates.
Naturally, such a hobby had a very negative impact on his success in school. That is why the young man hardly passed the final school exams, but as a result he nevertheless received a certificate of completed secondary education.
At the age of 15, David Guetta became a DJ and director of musical events at the Broad Club in Paris. A distinctive feature of his musical compositions was the variety of tracks - he tried to combine seemingly incompatible styles, to bring something unusual and diverse to electronics.
An interesting fact is that the future star of electronic music recorded her first composition already in 1988.
Due to his unique style, David, as a very young man, was invited to perform at larger and larger events.
Beginning of David Guetta's professional musical career
Initially, David performed compositions in a variety of styles. Despite the uncertainty in the chosen musical direction, his tracks regularly began to hit the French radio stations and charts.
Beginning in 1995, David Guetta co-owned his own Parisian nightclub, which he decided to call Le Bain-Douche.
World famous personalities such as Kevin Klein and George Gagliani have been seen at his parties. True, the institution did not receive money from Goethe and worked at a loss.
The start of the professional career of a musician can be considered the day he met Chris Willis, who was the lead singer of the popular band Nashville.
In 2001, they collaborated on a track under Just A Little More Love, which "blew up" the charts of European radio stations. From that moment on, David's career began to develop.
David Guetta recorded his debut album of the same name (Just A Little More Love) in 2002 with the support of Virgin Records, which was then owned by producer Richard Branson. The disc includes 13 songs in the styles of house and electro-house.
Despite the lack of interest in the first album among electronic music lovers, David Guetta did not stop there and in 2004 released his second disc, which he called Guetta Blaster.
On it, in addition to house-style compositions, there were several tracks in the electroflare genre. Three of them occupied leading positions in the charts of radio stations, including the now famous composition The World Is Mine.
DJ Popularity
Since that time, the hits of the DJ, who has already become a real celebrity of electronic music, began to sound from all radio stations on almost every continent, except for the Arctic.
The popularity of the master of combining sound and records is quite understandable:
- in fact, he created a new style in electromusic, combining incongruous musical styles;
- the DJ immersed himself in music, using modern methods of combining tracks, software and musical equipment;
- he has his own style, which is not similar to the manner of performance of other famous DJs;
- he knows how to "turn on" the audience like no other.
Starting in 2008, David Guetta decided to try himself as a producer. He organized concerts, which he did brilliantly.
Personal life of David Guetta
Little information is known about the personal life of the world famous DJ David Guetta. The musician himself does not share details, as he believes that fans of his work should be interested only in music, and not in who he is married to and how he spends his free time.
It is known that the star is married only once, is raising a son and daughter, his wife's name is Betty. True, in 2014, the couple officially announced a divorce.
However, the former spouses still maintain friendly relations and are jointly engaged in raising children and grandchildren.
David Guetta in 2021
In April, DJ D.Getta presented a video clip for the song Floating Through Space (with the participation of the singer Sia). Note that the clip was created together with NASA.
