Madeon

Madeon
Madeon bathed in a violet light.
Madeon performing at Belgium in 2015
Background information
Birth nameHugo Pierre Leclercq
Also known as
  • Madeon
  • Daemon
  • Wayne Mont
  • Nomade
  • Earpark
Born (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)
Nantes, France
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • music producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2005–present
Labels
Websitemadeon.net

Hugo Pierre Leclercq (French pronunciation: [yɡo pjɛʁ ləklɛʁ]; born 30 May 1994), better known by his stage name Madeon (/ˈmædiən/), is a French musician, DJ, songwriter, singer and music producer from Nantes, based in Los Angeles.[2] He initially came to widespread public attention at age 17 through a YouTube video, "Pop Culture", where he performed a mash-up of 39 different popular songs in real-time using a Novation Launchpad. It received millions of hits in its first few days of release.[3] Madeon has cited the Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.[3]

Madeon's first EP, The City, was released in 2012. His debut studio album, Adventure, was released in 2015, supported by a 22-stop North American tour.[4] In 2019, Madeon released his second album, Good Faith, as part of the Good Faith Live tour.

Madeon was ranked at number 105 on DJ Mag's top DJs for 2017.[5] In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards with Porter Robinson for Single of the Year and Live Act of the Year. Good Faith was nominated for a 2021 Best Electronic Album Grammy Award.[6]

  1. ^ "welcome to UMPG @madeon !!!". Instagram.com. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "MADEON ON GOOD FAITH, MOVING TO LOS ANGELES AND MORE [INTERVIEW]". EDM.com. 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference liberation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Middleton, Ryan (10 February 2015). "Madeon Announces Spring North American Headlining Tour Supporting 'Adventure'". Musictimes.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Here's the next 50 acts who just missed out on Top 100 DJs 2017". DJMag.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. ^ "2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.