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Hello by Martin Solveig

Artist Biography For Martin Solveig

Martin Solveig Was Born Martin Picandet In 1976. He Chose His Pseudonym As An Homage To The French Actress Solveig Dommartin. At The Age Of 13 He Got His First Turntables And That Influenced Him To Take Up A Career In Electronic Music Rather Than The Classical Music He Was Learning. He Started His First Residency At Paris's Leading Club Le Palace With The Support Of Claude Monnet. Martin Solveig Then Moved To Another Famous Paris Nightclub Les Bains Douches Where He Worked With Famous DJs Such As Todd Terry Roger Sanchez And Bob Sinclar. His Popularity Further Increased With The Pure Parties At The Queen Club Either As A DJ Or As An Art Director. He Started Producing At An Early Stage Of His Career. Through His Own Mixture Label He Released Two 12-Inch Singles "Heart Of Africa" And "Come With Me". These Singles Combined Dance Music With Musicians Playing Traditional Instruments. Bob Sinclar Then Asked Him To Join The Africanism Project Combining African Music And Electronic Music. He Later Released The "Edony" Single Which Received Airplay Worldwide. In 2002 He Released The Album Sur La Terre Which Contains Both "Heart Of Africa" And "Edony". The Album Was Released Internationally Through Universal Music. Another Notable Track On The Album Is "Linda" Where He Plays Tribute To Fela Kuti And Serge Gainsbourg. The Album Was Released In 2004 In The US. In 2003 He Worked With Salif Keita On "Madan" Which Made The Charts Across Europe Notably France Italy And Greece. "Rocking Music" Which Features A Punk Rock Guitar Riff And Also Known For Having Justin Timberlake Style Vocals Has Also Made The Top 40 In Australia In February 2004. "Madan" And "Rocking Music" Have Both Been Featured In His Second Album Suite. Following Singles Included "I'm A Good Man" And "Everybody".

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Hello

"Hello" Is A Song Performed By French DJ And Record Producer Martin Solveig And Canadian Synth-Pop Band Dragonette Taken From Solveig's Fifth Studio Album Smash. The Song Was Released As The Album's Lead Single On 6 September 2010 By Mercury Records. It Is Solveig's Most Successful Single To Date Peaking At Number One In Austria Belgium Flanders Czech Republic And The Netherlands While Charting Within The Top 10 In Ten Other Countries. It Also Reached Number One On The Hot Dance Club Songs Chart In The United States. Additionally The Song Became Solveig's And Dragonette's First Appearance On The Billboard Hot 100 In April 2011 Eventually Peaking At Number 46 In June. It Has Since Been Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA For Sales Of 1 000 000 Units. The Song Has Been Featured In 90210 The Vampire Diaries Gossip Girl Alvin And The Chipmunks Chipwrecked Skins And Ted Lasso. It Was Also Featured In Tim Hortons' 2013 Ad For Their 'Roll Up The Rim To Win' Promotion. It Also Used As The Intro Theme To The TV Series Cheer! On CMT. The Song Appears In The Video Game Dance Central 3. The Music Video Is A Tennis Match Scene Played On The Grounds Of The French Open Tournament In Paris. There Are Two Variants A Long Version Which Is The First Episode Of A Series Of Music Videos Called "Smash" And A Short Condensed Version. The Long Version Of The Music Video Is Divided Into Two Chapters. The First Chapter Is An Introductory Dialogue And Backstory By Nelson Monfort Involving Two Of The Main Characters A Tennis Player Named Martin Solveig As Himself And His Tennis Coach Or Manager Lafaille Played By DJ Grégory Darsa . In Chapter 2 The Song Plays Over A Tennis Match Recorded Live At The Main Stadium Court Of The Roland Garros Complex Court Philippe Chatrier. The Short Version Consists Of A Re-Cut Version Of This Chapter. In The Tennis Match Martin Solveig Faces Fellow DJ Bob Sinclar. As The Match Progresses Solveig Struggles To Gain Any Points And Is Unable To Win A Game. With The Score At 6–0 6–0 5–0 Sinclar Is About To Serve For Matchpoint When "She" Solveig's Love Interest Enters The Crowd And Solveig Decides He Must Win To Impress Her. He Returns A Serve But A Lineswoman Mathilde Johansson Calls The Ball Out Awarding The Match To Sinclar. Novak Djokovic Enters The Arena And Convinces The Referee To Overturn The Call. Solveig Makes A Strong Comeback Rallying To Match Point. However Gaël Monfils Comes Into The Stadium And Kisses Solveig's Love Interest. Solveig Sees This And Decides To Literally Throw In The Towel. In The Long Version Only The Video Ends With "to Be Continued" Displayed On The Screen. This Portion Of The Music Video Was Shot And Recorded Prior To The 2010 French Open Commencing. According To The Hello Songfacts This Song By The French Electropop DJ And Producer Martin Solveig Became His Biggest Hit To Date In The UK When It Entered The Top 20 Beating The #22 Peak Of His 2005 Single "Everybody ." It Also Topped The Charts In Several European Countries Including Belgium And The Netherlands.

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