David Guetta

"Jack Back" redirects here. Not to be confused with Jack Black.

David Guetta
Guetta at the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2023
Born
Pierre David Guetta

(1967-11-07) November 7, 1967 (age 57)
Paris, France
Other names
  • Jack Back
  • Jack Hisbach[1]
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • music programmer
Years active1984–present
Spouse
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(m. 1992; div. 2014)​
PartnerJessica Ledon
Children3
RelativesBernard Guetta (half-brother)
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Websitedavidguetta.com

Pierre David Guetta (French: [pjɛʁ david ɡeta]; born November 7, 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify.[2][3][4] Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs polls in 2011, and throughout 2020 until 2023.[5] In 2013, Billboard ranked his song "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland) as the number one dance-pop collaboration ever.[6]

He released his debut album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002.[7] Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007). Guetta achieved mainstream success with his fourth album One Love (2009), which included his breakthrough singles "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland), "Gettin' Over You" (with Chris Willis featuring LMFAO and Fergie), "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon) and "Memories" (featuring Kid Cudi); the former three reached number one in the United Kingdom.[8][9] His 2011 follow-up album, Nothing but the Beat was met with continued success, containing the hit singles "Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj), "Little Bad Girl" (featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris), "Without You" (featuring Usher), "Titanium" (featuring Sia) and "Turn Me On" (featuring Nicki Minaj). In 2018, he released his seventh album 7, which included twelve tracks under his alias Jack Back.[10] In 2019, he announced his creation of the EDM subgenre "future rave" along with fellow producer Morten Breum;[11] they released a collaborative extended play, New Rave in July 2020.[12] In 2022, he released the single "I'm Good (Blue)" (with Bebe Rexha), which remains the second longest-running chart-topping song on the US Dance/Electronic chart.[13]

Guetta's accolades include two Grammy Awards, an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award.[14][15][16] In June 2021, Guetta sold his recorded music catalog for an amount in the region of US$100 million, with Music Business Worldwide citing a source saying it was more than that, but less than US$150 million.[17]

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  3. ^ "David Guetta". theticketmerchant. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "David Guetta sells his songs for a nine-figure sum". BBC News. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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  6. ^ "The Top 10 Dance-Pop Collaborations of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ "David Guetta: Just a Little More Love". PopMatters. 25 May 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. ^ Lyons, Beverley (27 May 2010). "DJ David Guetta snubs Black Eyed Peas for new track Gettin' Over You". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. ^ "David Guetta Featuring Akon, "Sexy Bitch"". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ Rishty, David (6 September 2018). "David Guetta Returns to Underground Roots With Jack Back Alias, Releases 12-Track Mixtape: Listen". Billboard. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Group. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  11. ^ Shaw, Amy (10 November 2020). "David Guetta opens up about the birth of 'Future Rave': Exclusive". We Rave You. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  12. ^ Benders, Thorsten (17 July 2020). "David Guetta & MORTEN Tackle the Future in Four-Track EP "New Rave"". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. ^ "David Guetta wants to "save the world" with new Sia collab Let's Love - interview". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. ^ "David Guetta". grammy.com. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ "David Guetta Wins First Best EDM Artist Award at the AMAs". Your EDM. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2016: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  17. ^ "David Guetta Sells Catalog to Warner Music in Partnership Deal". Variety. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.