Biography
Two weeks after the long-awaited June came, the French handsome with Comrades Tyga and J. Balvin released another musical novelty, which fans immediately called the chief hit of the summer - 2019. Bright, colorful clip on the incredibly positive and incendiary hit Loco Contigo less than For the month managed to dial a record number of views on YouTube video hosting - 45 million.Childhood and youth
However, the aforementioned video was not easy, but on a very solemn event - June 13, 2019, DJ Snake (William, Etienne Grigasin) achieved the age of Christ and took congratulations on his birthday. 33 years ago he was born in the family of Algerians, who moved to the suburb of Paris Ermmon, where he spent all his childhood. This fact of the biography of the Contractor has repeatedly emphasized in Twitter.
William preferred to call the area not otherwise like a ghetto. A sonorous pseudonym, under which he later became famous for the whole world, "closed" to him since the times of early adolescence, when the teenager was fond of the creation of graffiti and had a unique gift - to lightly hide from representatives of the law. The nickname is translated into Russian as a "snake", and if you believe the publications in the media, the artist does not like when it is so called, preferring appeal by name.
At the age of 14, the boy realized that study was a boring occupation compared to creativity, so I decided to leave school and get a job on the music store. Thanks to this, he could later link the necessary acquaintances and promote connections - with Cypress Hill and KRS-one, as well as with DJ Cut Killer. The character of the latter in the Kinolent "Hate", according to the celebrity, and completely pushed him to the DJ career.
At the start of his star journey, Dj Snake stood behind the turntables and was responsible for the melodious atmosphere of small clubs in capacity, then moved to large platforms, and Les Baines Douches, and Vipomom were listed among them. In one of them, the novice DJ met the music manager Steve Gonzalez, insistent that he began to create his own works.
Music
Since 19 years old, William tried his strength as a producer, and already at 25, thanks to him, the album of the Album Queen of Phaood Lady Gaga saw, for which DJ subsequently received a nomination for Grammy. Also Dj Snake put a hand to the songs of Kanye West, Alunageorge, Duck Sauce and Junior Senior, creating remixes on them.Up to the release of a solo disk in 2016 DJ Snake was seen in the creation of musical collections and works in tandem with other artists. For example, in 2013, collaboration with Lil John resulted in Turn Down For What Wrest reviews of critics and public and the leading places in prestigious electronic charts.
The next year in Tandem with Dillon Francis, hit low hit Low, again sent William in the Billboard Artist 100. By the way, the film director did not stand in front of the track, who included him in the 7th part of the "Furçazha".
Remix on You Know You Like It, written in a few hours, later received a double platinum status, and LEAN ON, created with Major Lazer and Mø, only secured the last result. From the magazine "Time" received the title "The Best Song - 2015", made a sensation on Spotify, becoming the most listened composition in the entire history of the service, and the Indian video clip on it to 2019 scored almost 3 billion views.
In the same 2015, Will participated in a large-scale Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and his track, filled there, later turned out to be in the top ten "Shazam". And after 12 months, the Frenchman was more deserved in another Honorary List - "30 to 30" according to the Forbes magazine.
The first in the discographic of the French DJ, the Encore, which included 14 tracks, among which there was a place and a duet with Justin Biber Let Me Love You. The plot of the video, received from the magazine Rolling Stone "Nickname" "Bonnie and Clyde with a highlight", also found a response from YouTube users.
Part of the image and image DJ Snake, especially at the beginning of the career, turned out to be sunglasses used, however, not as a fashionable accessory or directly intended, but to reduce the nervous state of your "master". At first, William was afraid to go out and play for a crowded crowd, and the manager suggested that the manager suggested.
"Once I suddenly discovered that I play on stage from 200 thousand people, and it really frightened me very much. I followed the advice of the manager, and it worked - people began to recognize me with glasses, and it helped me feel better, as well as traveling incognito, "DJ told.Personal life
It seems that every photo of the personal account in the social network "Instagram" of the French DJ is worthy to become a minimum cover for the glossy publication broadcasting men and women about new products in the feshen industry and fashion trends. Snapshots juicy, bright, stylish and, most importantly, memorable.
The only minus is difficult to find something at least with a small hint of personal life, mostly solid work. But, if you look closely to them, you can see and now the absence of a wedding ring on a ring finger.
Perhaps the latter influenced the spread of rumors, that after the co-advocacy in 2018, relations with Selenaya Gomez turned out from officials in romantic, and the very couple of media representatives allegedly saw for dinner in the restaurant. However, confirmations from stars about their status did not follow.
DJ Snake now
2018 has become very fruitful for William's workers - he and his own label launched, and bright tracks, including Taki Taki, together with Selena Gomez, Cardi Bi and Ozuna recorded.On May 24, 2019, in Twitter, the artist published a short tweet "The album is ready by 95%", which led the numerous army of fans. The estimated date of the premiere of the second largest solo collection is July of the same year. So that fans are not so tedious to wait for new products, DJ Snake revealed the world first Southside with Enzo, then Sign of the Times with Loco Contigo.
Discography
- 2016 - Encore
- 2019 - Carte Blanche