Martin Solveig
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Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig (born September 22, 1976) is a French
electronic music DJ and producer from Paris
. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic.
to the French actress Solveig Dommartin
.
In 2011, Solveig has been officially named as one of the producers for Madonna's as yet untitled new studio album.
Notes: - Solveig was credited as Africanism.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
electronic music DJ and producer from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic.
Early history
Martin chose his pseudonym as an homageHomage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to the French actress Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin was a French-German actress.Her acting career began in the theatre with "Compagnie Timothee Laine" and with the "Theater Labor Warschau". She had her first experiences with film as an assistant of Jacques Rozier.Her debut as a film actress was Wings of Desire under Wim Wenders...
.
In 2011, Solveig has been officially named as one of the producers for Madonna's as yet untitled new studio album.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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| FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
BEL (FLA) Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
BEL (WAL) Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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| 2002 | Sur la Terre Sur la Terre Sur la Terre is a 2002 album by DJ Martin Solveig.-Track listing:# Intro# Someday# I'm a Good Man# Destiny# Burning# Linda# You Are My Friend# On Your Mind# Heart of Africa# Mr. President# Edony...
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| 2003 | Suite
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84 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Hedonist
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43 | — | 99 | — |
| 2008 | C'est La Vie C'est La Vie (Martin Solveig album) C'est la Vie is Martin Solveig's 2008 album. It includes the single "C'est la Vie". The album features other songs ranging within varying genres of electronica such as house.-Track listing:#C'est la Vie#I Want You... |
16 | 99 | 23 | 59 |
| 2011 | Smash Smash (Martin Solveig album) Smash is the fifth studio album by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig. It was released on June 6, 2011 by Mercury Records. The album was preceded by the lead single, "Boys & Girls" featuring Canadian electro-pop group Dragonette on October 5, 2009, which saw limited chart success... Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
18 | — | 37 | 77 |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
BEL (WAL) Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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| 2006 | So Far
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38 | 100 | 85 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
BEL (FL) Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
BEL (WA) Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... |
NLD MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 2003 | "Madan" (vs. Salif Keita Salif Keita Salif Keïta is an internationally recognized afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali. He is unique not only because of his reputation as the Golden Voice of Africa, but because he has albinism and is a direct descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, Sundiata Keita... ) |
37 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 87 | — | 66 | — | — | Sur La Terre | |
| "Rocking Music" | 47 | 39 | — | 54 | — | 64 | 82 | — | — | 35 | — | |||
| "Heartbeat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "I'm a Good Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | ||
| 2005 | "Everybody" | 37 | 33 | — | 28 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 22 | — | Hedonist | |
| 2006 | "Jealousy" | 36 | — | — | 30 | — | 40 | — | — | 60 | 62 | — | ||
| "Something Better" | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Rejection" | 34 | — | — | 57 | — | 52 | — | — | 55 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "C'est La Vie" | — | — | — | 53 | — | 59 | — | — | 63 | — | — | C'est La Vie | |
| "I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields) | 59 | — | — | 54 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "One 2.3 Four" | — | — | — | 52 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Boys & Girls Boys & Girls (Martin Solveig song) "Boys & Girls" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig featuring Canadian electropop group Dragonette. It was released as the lead single from Solveig's fifth studio album, Smash on October 5, 2009.-Music Video:... " (featuring Dragonette Dragonette Dragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer.... ) |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smash | ||
| 2010 | "Hello Hello (Martin Solveig song) "Hello" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig, taken from his fifth studio album Smash . It features vocals from Canadian electro-pop act Dragonette. The song was released as the album's second single on September 6, 2010 by Mercury Records. It was also... " (with Dragonette) |
5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
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| 2011 | "Ready 2 Go Ready 2 Go "Ready 2 Go" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig from his fifth studio album, Smash. It features vocals from British singer Kele Okereke. The dubstep influenced song was released as the album's third single on March 28, 2011. It has so far peaked to number... "(featuring Kele Kele Okereke Kelechukwu "Kele" Rowland Okereke is a British musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.-Early life:... ) |
20 | — | 49 | 65 | — | 58 | 24 | — | 70 | 48 | — | ||
| Big in Japan"(with Dragonette featuring Idoling!!!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Other singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Satisfied" (Vinyl Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... only) |
Non-album single |
| 1999 | "Heart of Africa / Afro Deep" | Sur La Terre |
| 2000 | "Come with Me" (Vinyl only) | |
| "Destiny" | ||
| "Edony (Clap Your Hands)" | ||
| 2001 | "Mr. President" | |
| 2002 | "Linda" | |
| "Someday" |
Notes: - Solveig was credited as Africanism.