Martin Solveig

Martin Solveig
Solveig at Peter Pan in Misano Adriatico
Background information
Born	September 22, 1976 (1976-09-22) (age 35) Paris, France
Genres	House, pop, funk
Occupations	Producer, DJ
Instruments	Turntable, Vocals
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Mixture Stereophonic, Ministry of Sound Australia
Website	www.martinsolveig.com

Martin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig (born September 22, 1976) is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland. His label is called Mixture Stereophonic.

Early history

Martin chose his pseudonym as an homage to the French actress Solveig Dommartin.^[1]

In 2011, Solveig has been officially named as one of the producers for Madonna's as yet untitled new studio album.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		FRA [3]	BEL (FLA)	BEL (WAL)	SWI [4]
2002	Sur la Terre First studio album Released: 2002	—	—	—	—
2003	Suite Second studio album Released: 2003	84	—	—	—
2005	Hedonist Third studio album Released: 2005	43	—	99	—
2008	C'est La Vie Fourth studio album Released: 2008	16	99	23	59
2011	Smash Fifth studio album Released: June 6, 2011[5] Label: Mercury Records	18	—	37	77

Compilations

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		FRA [3]	BEL (WAL)	SWI [4]
2006	So Far First Compilation album Released: 2006	38	100	85

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		FRA [3]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	BEL (FL) [8]	CAN [9]	BEL (WA) [10]	NLD [11]	NZ [12]	SWI [4]	UK [13]	US [14]
2003	"Madan" (vs. Salif Keita)	37	—	—	—	—	64	87	—	66	—	—		Sur La Terre
	"Rocking Music"	47	39	—	54	—	64	82	—	—	35	—
	"Heartbeat" [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"I'm a Good Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	57	—
2005	"Everybody"	37	33	—	28	—	27	—	—	—	22	—		Hedonist
2006	"Jealousy"	36	—	—	30	—	40	—	—	60	62	—
	"Something Better"	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"Rejection"	34	—	—	57	—	52	—	—	55	—	—
2008	"C'est La Vie"	—	—	—	53	—	59	—	—	63	—	—		C'est La Vie
	"I Want You" (featuring Lee Fields)	59	—	—	54	—	37	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"One 2.3 Four"	—	—	—	52	—	57	—	—	—	—	—
	"Boys & Girls" (featuring Dragonette)	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Smash
2010	"Hello" (with Dragonette)	5	13	1	1	8	2	1	5	10	13	46	AUS: 2× Platinum[15] CAN: 2× Platinum[16] ITA: Gold[17] NZ: Gold[18] US: Gold[19]
2011	"Ready 2 Go"(featuring Kele)	20	—	49	65	—	58	24	—	70	48	—
	Big in Japan"(with Dragonette featuring Idoling!!!)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Other singles

Year	Title	Album
1996	"Satisfied" (Vinyl only)	Non-album single
1999	"Heart of Africa / Afro Deep"	Sur La Terre
2000	"Come with Me" (Vinyl only)
	"Destiny"
	"Edony (Clap Your Hands)" [A]
2001	"Mr. President"
2002	"Linda"
	"Someday"

Notes:

• ^A - Solveig was credited as Africanism.

References

1. ^ "Camélia Jordana (biography in French)". web-libre.org. 2009. http://www.web-libre.org/dossiers/martin-solveig,4858.html. Retrieved 2010-09-16. 
2. ^ "First producer announced for Madonna’s (as MTV calls it) ‘first post-Gaga’ album". 6 July 2011. http://absolutemadonna.com/. Retrieved 12 July 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "French Charts > Martin Solveig". lescharts.com/. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Martin+Solveig. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Swiss Charts > Martin Solveig". hitparade.ch/. http://hitparade.ch/artist/Martin_Solveig. 
5. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/smash/id439636826
6. ^ "Australian Charts > Martin Solveig". australian-charts.com/. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Martin+Solveig. 
7. ^ "Austrian Charts > Martin Solveig". austriancharts.at/. http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Martin+Solveig. 
8. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=nl&search=martin+solveig
9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100
10. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=nl&search=martin+solveig
11. ^ "Dutch Charts > Martin Solveig". dutchcharts.nl/. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Martin+Solveig. 
12. ^ "New Zealand Charts > Martin Solveig". charts.org.nz/. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Martin+Solveig. 
13. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=92
14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=2011-04-23&order=gainer
15. ^ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 
16. ^ http://musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=7/1/2011&sed=9/1/2011&ssb=Artist
17. ^ "Italian Singles Chart > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Federation of the Italian Music Industry. http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week0611.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 
18. ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart > Accreditations > 2011 Singles". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
19. ^ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/martin-solveig-says-hello-riaa-gold-parisian-electronic-superstars-international-1-hit-1533440.htm

External links

• TwistedHouse.com Martin Solveig Interview
• Martin Solveig Interview (Ibiza,Spain)2006
• Martin Solveig biography
• Allmusic article^{[dead link]}
• Top 40 charts record for Martin Solveig
• Martin Solveig İstanbul

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Name	Solveig, Martin
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Date of birth	September 22, 1976
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