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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Now that's what I call tailgate anthems
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1986-06-13
Discography
- Bird Machine / Together2013
- Bird Machine2013
- Turn Down for What2013
- Get Low2014
- Lunatic2014
- Lean On2015
- Middle2015
- Propaganda2015
- Talk2016
- Encore2016
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- 2,670,031
- Total plays
- 50,492,437
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William Grigahcine, better known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a franco-algerian DJ, rapper and producer mixing hip hop and electronic music. He is a Grammy-nominated producer and artist who debuted into the international scene with singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down for What" in 2013. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with fellow French act Alesia. The single was picked up by Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo, and released in February 2013. <a href="https://www.last
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Key facts
- Born
- William Sami Étienne Grigahcine , ( 1986-06-13 ) 13 June 1986 (age 39) , Paris , France
- Genres
- EDM trap moombahton dubstep
- Occupations
- Record producer disc jockey songwriter
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Labels
- Geffen Premiere Classe Starsick Columbia Interscope Mad Decent Spinnin' Universal Music Polydor
- Website
- djsnake .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- djsnake.com
- Image
- DJS-Presskit05 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1986-06-13
- Commons category
- DJ Snake
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 1830918
- birth name
- William Sami Étienne Grigahcine
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William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including "Shut It Down" by Pitbull and "Applause" by Lady Gaga—before gaining widespread recognition for his 2013 debut single, "Turn Down for What" (with Lil Jon).
Released by Mad Decent, an imprint of Columbia Records, the song peaked at number 19 on the French SNEP singles chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and received octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Furthermore, it was nominated for Best Music Video at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, and won Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2015 2015 Billboard Music Awards. DJ Snake's 2015 collaborative single with label boss Diplo, "Lean On" (with Major Lazer featuring MØ), was met with similar success, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking atop music charts in nine countries.