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Ubiquitous house disc jockey Christophe Le Friant was born in 1967 in the small fishing town of Douarnenez, France. Though his diverse musical career spans multiple styles and pseudonyms (he has dabbled in genres as diverse as hip hop, acid jazz, and world beat music under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Chris the French Kiss, among others), Christophe is most well known for his work in the genre of house music under the stage name Bob Sinclar.

Sinclar started DJing in 1989, gaining popularity in the underground house music scene throughout the 1990’s. One of the forerunners of the French house movement, much of Sinclar’s work incorporates elements of euro disco and futuristic, spacefairing themes, much like French house contemporaries Daft Punk and Stardust. The popularity of his first major album Champs Elysees proved to be mostly endemic to his home country, but the worldwide surge in popularity that house music began to receive beginning in the early 2000’s has since launched Sinclar’s career into the international spotlight.

Though Sinclar has released over twenty albums since Champs Elysees on his personal label Yellow Productions, his most popular have been his two most recent, Western Dream and Soundz of Freedom. Western Dream, released in 2006, incorporates a reggae-inspired raggamuffin sound into his electronica style. Western Dream is his most successful album to date, topping the dance charts in over six European countries and spawning a whopping six hit singles: "Love Generation", "World, Hold On", "Rock This Party", "Tennessee", "Everybody Movin'". and "Give a Lil’ Love".

Soundz of Freedom, Sinclar’s most recent album, was released in mid-2007. Featuring successful singles "Sounds of Freedom", "Together", and "What I Want", Soundz of Freedom represents yet another successful foray into the field of house for Sinclar, who in addition to his recording projects continues do DJ worldwide and work closely with musicians on his Yellow Productions label.

From Discogs:

Born: 10 May 1969 in Douarnenez, Brittany, France. Grammy Award-nominated French record producer, house music DJ & remixer, and owner of the label Yellow Productions. The second name of this stage name, is pronounced "Sinclair" (like British computer/engineering brand named after Sir Clive Sinclair), and is often misspelt like this on releases and in publications. Noted French house svengali, head honcho of ultra-hip independent label Yellow Productions, and responsible of The Mighty Bop project. Chris lives in Le Marais, the gay quarter of Paris, the city in which he learnt to play his trade as a funk, rap and French hip-hop DJ in 1986, when he was 18. Chris 'Le French Kiss' got the name Bob Sinclar from a French spy movie ("Le Magnifique" directed by Philippe de Broca) and first adopted, to a certain extent, the attitude portrayed by the character in the film. In 1998, the release of Sinclar's first album "Paradise" sparked a storm of controversy. Thomas Bangalter's song "Gym Tonic", which was included on the album without Bangalter's consent, caused legal issues when it used an illegal sample of Jane Fonda. However, in 2000, Sinclar's second opus "Champs Élysées" confirmed his success with hits such as "I Feel For You" and "Darlin' ". Other releases from that period includes his collaboration with Disco artist Cerrone for a compilation of remixes, and the popular Africanism series, which was more deep house oriented. Dropping the original concept of "Bob Sinclar" after that, the release of "III" (2003) and of "Western Dream" (2006) established him as a popular/commercial DJ. His remixing skills are notable, as he worked for artists such as Ian Pooley, Jamiroquai, Dimitri From Paris, Moby, Fused, and Madonna. Related collaborators: Bob Sinclar's Philarmonic Orchestra, The BS's Angels.

From Lastfm:

Bob Sinclar, born in 1967, real name Christophe LeFriant, is a French record producer, DJ, remixer and co-owner (with DJ Yellow) of the label Yellow Productions. Sinclar started DJing in 1986, when he was just 18 years old, specializing in funk and hip-hop music, with the name Chris The French Kiss. His first club hit was Gym & Tonic, a track produced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda fitness tape. The Bob Sinclar persona was based on a character from Philippe de Broca's film Le Magnifique.

Sinclar is famous for popularizing the "french touch" of house music, with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "Feel for You", a tribute to french musician Cerrone, from his second album Champs elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams.

Sinclar has also worked under other pseudonyms. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop and acid jazz. He also created the Africanism project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of latin, jazz, african and tribal flavors. In 2005 he scored a hit with his single "Love Generation", that reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and the German Media Control Single Charts in 2006. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, also peaking at no. 2 in the Dutch Top 40. The followup hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most of the European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on August 22, 2006.

The remix of "World, Hold on" by E-Smoove is nominated for a Grammy 2007 in the category "Remixed Recording". Also, "World Hold on" was chosen by Billboard Magazine as the number one Hot Dance Club Play Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera.

The fourth single of the album 'Western Dream' called 'Tennessee' was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.

That album was Soundz Of Freedom. It came out in May 2007.

His latest album is Born In 69, released 2 years after the last album, May 2009. The first single of the album was LaLa Song, together with Sugarhill Gang

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From Wikipedia:

Bob Sinclar, mistaken many times as "Sinclair" (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969) is a Grammy Award-nominated French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.