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| Birth name | Marco Benassi |
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| Born | 13 July 1967[1] Milan, Italy |
| Origin | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
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| Member of | Benassi Bros. |
| Website | bennybenassi |
Marco "Benny" Benassi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko ˈbɛnni beˈnassi]; born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction".[3]
He started his career as DJ along with his cousin Alessandro "Alle" Benassi, forming the electronica duo Benassi Bros. Although he began to gain popularity with his pseudonym in 1997 by releasing the song "Electric Flying", his first international hit was "I Feel So Fine", launched in 2001 under the nickname KMC.
In 2003, Benassi released his first solo debut album, Hypnotica, to positive reviews. Known as a pioneer album for electro-house, it incorporates electroclash sounds, many elements of house music and MacInTalk voices, and won the European Border Breakers Award. The following year, the debut album of the Benassi Bros., Pumphonia, was released. Their track "Illusion" became very popular in the American club scene, finally peaking at number 4 on Hot Dance Club Play. Following "Hit My Heart" peaked at 15.
In 2008, his remix of Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards. In 2009, Benassi also entered the Top 100 DJs list from DJ Mag at #26,[4] while in 2011 was rated #7 on DJ Poll Top 100 by DJ List web site.[5]
- ^ "Benny Benassi - About". Benny Benassi. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
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- Copsey, Robert (28 June 2010). "Kelis teams up with Benny Benassi". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- Medved, Matt (5 August 2014). "Exclusive: Benny Benassi & John Legend, 'Dance the Pain Away' (Eelke Kleijn Remix)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Benny Benassi Announces New Album". Noiseporn. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
The chart-topping track paved the way for Benassi's career and for what we know today as electro house.
- ^ "DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs". DJ Mag. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
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