Bob Sinclar is a French house music DJ, record producer, remixer and record label owner Yellow Productions which he founded in 1993 with DJ Yellow. He started as a DJ in the 1980s under the name “Chris the French Kiss”. However, his style was more influenced by hip-hop and jazz music. It wasn’t until 1998 that he took the name Bob Sinclar, based on the hero of Le Magnifique. The 1973 film released and began to popularize his unique touch to house music with heavy use of samples and disco strings.

He released his first album entitled Paradise in 1998 and the next 3 quickly followed – Champs Elysées in 2000, III in 2003 and Western Dream . Meanwhile he released his hit singles Love Generation (2005) in collaboration with Gary Pine and World, Hold On (Children of Heaven) in 2006 with Steve Edwards, another well-known house musician. In 2006, Bon Sinclar also won a TMF award for “Best Dance International (Belgium)” and a year later, on May 21, 2007, he released his fourth album entitled Soundz der Freiheit .

Born name

Christophe Le Friant

nickname

Bob Sinclar, Chris the French Kiss, Desmond K

Sun sign

Trails

Place of birth

Bois Colombes, France

nationality

training

Its educational history is unknown.

occupation

DJ, record producer, remixer

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Bob Sinclar is represented by –

• Finch & Partners in London, England, United Kingdom
• Yellow productions in France

Genre

House, Reggae Fusion, Electro House, Dance, French House, Elektronisch, Hip House, Raggamuffin

instruments

Keyboards, DJ controllers, turntable system, rhythm composer, software

labels

• Yellow Productions
• Armada Music
• Ministry of Sound Australia

To build

Muscular

Height

5 feet 9.75 inches or 177 cm

weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Bob Sinclar dated –

1. Ingrid Sinclar – He hasn’t shared much about his relationship with Ingrid Sinclar, but Bob revealed that he married Ingrid, his longtime girlfriend, once in the past. They have two children together, a daughter named Paloma Le Friant and a son named Raphael Le Friant.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of French descent.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long hair
• Stubble or beard facial hair
• prominent nose
• Shaped facial features
• muscle building

brand promotion

He hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Known for

• Founded a record label and music video production company, Yellow Productions , with DJ Yellow signing on aspiring DJs and artists
• Released his debut studio albums Paradise (1998) and 2nd Champs Elysees (2000) with hits like I Feel For You and Darlin
• Hit singles Love Generation (2005) and Hold on to the World (2006)
• In the house 2005 studio album in collaboration with Martin Solveig, Loco Dice, Julien Saber, The Mighty Bop and other house musicians

First album

Bob Sinclar’s debut album was titled Paradise and released in 1998 under the Yellow Productions record label. It contained 13 songs, including some featuring artists such as Karl the Voice, Lee A. Genesis, and QT Fingers.

first movie

He made his big screen debut as himself in the 2003 drama Hey DJ .

First TV show

He made his TV show debut as himself in the part Ailleurs in 2001.

Bob Sinclar favorite things

• Activity – travel, parenting
• Hobbies – Going to the sauna, swimming, playing football, going to the beach
• Designer – Karl Lagerfeld

Bob Sinclar Facts

1. He had a very active radio show on Mixcloud , an online audio publishing website. As of March 2019, he has released 526 shows, typically each lasting around 1 hour.
2. He described his musical style as “love, peace and house music”.
3. The gear he uses is Roland TR-909 rhythm composer and Apogee Duet 2 audio interface , along with Sennheiser headphone models like Adidas HD 25 Originals , Amperior , and HD8 DJ . As for his DJ setup, he’s been spotted using Pioneer CDJ-1000 and CDJ-2000 , along with Technics SL-1210MK2 , Numark NS7III , and an M-Audio ProKeys Sono 61 digital piano .
4. He has collaborated on several occasions with Martin Solveig, a well-known DJ. In the House (2005) was one of these, and Bob was also featured in the music video for Martin’s song playing tennis against Martin Hello in 2011.
5. Bob helped launch Afrikanism All Stars , a France-based project aimed at helping French DJs and mixers collaborate with African musicians, singers and artists. The project was purchased by Tommy Boy Records in 2005 for the United States only. Some of the artists and musical groups involved were David Guetta, Tim Deluxe, Tony Allen and Liquid People.
6. He also created projects such as The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet. The latter included an ensemble of musicians, and Bob used a pseudonym of Desmond K.
7. Bob Sinclar’s albums Born in ’69 (2009), Disco Crash (2012) and Paris at Night (2013) and a remix album Made in Jamaica (2010) brought him worldwide recognition due to a very positive audience review. Some called him a “DJ superstar” alongside David Guetta.
8. He had important property stolen in July 2017 after thieves broke into his Ibiza home and stole a Macbook Pro computer containing his work files. He urged her to return the laptop to the Pacha Hotel in Ibiza because he had unfinished projects with it that were vital to him and that the laptop itself was not important. Bob never made it clear if he got the laptop back, but he suspected 2 people rented the house when he was on tour.
9. He collaborated on various hits with world-renowned artists and DJs such as Akon on Until the Sun Rises (2017), Sean Paul on Tick Tack (2010), as well as with Pitbull, Dragonfly and Fatman Scoop on Rock the Boat in 2012.
10. In 2018, Bob released a song titled What a Wonderful World in collaboration with DJ Axwell and Ron Carroll.
11. Bob remixed a classic French song called C’est si bon The song dates back to 1947 – Andre Hornez wrote the lyrics and Henri Betti composed music for it.
12. He collaborated with a well-known English singer-songwriter, Robbie Williams, on a song entitled Electrico Romantico , released 18 January 2009.
13. His song Feel the Vibes in collaboration with Dawn, Tallman reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs list in 2015. He was on the list 5 more times as of 2018 for his singles or songs.
14. Visit his official website at www.bobsinclar.com.
15. Follow his work on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud and Mixcloud.