David Guetta

 Benjamín Carretero Hernández   15/06/2025

David Guetta is a French DJ, songwriter, and producer, born on November 7, 1967, in Paris.

He began his musical career at the age of 17 as a disc jockey in local nightclubs. At the same time, he was studying Law at the University of Paris X Nanterre.

Between 1988 and 1990, he mixed house music on Radio Nova. His first television appearance took place on France 3 on January 8, 1991, on the comedy show La Classe. That same year, he mixed the single Nation Rap with Sidney. Later, Guetta and Kien launched the “Princess of the World” nights at the former nightclub Queen, as well as house music nights.

In 2001, Guetta, along with Joachim Garraud, founded Gum Productions. That same year, Guetta released his first single, Just a Little More Love, featuring American singer Chris Willis. Willis was on vacation in France when he met Guetta. Guetta’s debut album, Just a Little More Love, was released in 2002 by Virgin Records and sold over 300,000 copies.

In 2011, he was named the best DJ in the world by DJ Magazine and the online ranking TheDjList. He also performed as the main DJ at Pacha Ibiza on Thursdays for the famous party F** Me I’m Famous*.

On January 20, 2014, David Guetta released Shot Me Down in collaboration with singer Skylar Grey. This track marked the beginning of Guetta’s first extended play, titled Lovers on the Sun, which was officially released on June 30, 2014. On March 17, 2014, he released a new song co-produced with the duo Showtek and featuring singer Vassy, titled BAD. On June 30, 2014, he released the title track of his EP, Lovers on the Sun, featuring vocals by Sam Martin and co-produced by Avicii.