Christophe Le Friant, professionally known as Bob Sinclar, is a renowned French record producer, DJ, and remixer. As the owner of the record label Yellow Productions, he has made a significant impact on the music industry.
Born on May 10, 1969, in Paris, France, Le Friant began his music career in the 1980s under the name Chris the French Kiss. During this period, he was heavily influenced by hip hop and jazz music, which led him to create music projects such as The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet. The latter was an ensemble of musicians, where Le Friant used the alias Desmond K.
In 1998, Le Friant adopted the stage name Bob Sinclar, inspired by the titular character from the 1973 film Le Magnifique. This marked a significant turning point in his career, as he became known for popularizing the "French touch" of house music, characterized by the heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings.
Throughout the 2000s, Sinclar's releases gained international recognition, particularly in Europe. Some of his most popular hits include "The Beat Goes On" (2002),"Love Generation" (2005, featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine),and "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (2006, featuring Steve Edwards). In 2006, he received the TMF Award Best Dance International (Belgium) and released the song "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)", which samples the 1990 C+C Music Factory's song "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", under the label Defected Records.
In the 2008, Sinclar collaborated with Steve Edwards on the song "Together", while in 2009, he released "Lala Song" with the band The Sugarhill Gang, a remix of the band's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight", which was one of the early hip hop songs and the first to hit the top 40 charts.
In the 2010s, Sinclar became a prolific music producer. In 2011, he released a song with Italian showgirl Raffaella Carrà called "Far l'amore", a remixed version of Carrà's 1976 song "A far l'amore comincia tu". In 2013, Sinclar released a single called "Summer Moonlight", while in 2015 he collaborated with Dawn Tallman for a track titled "Feel the Vibe". In 2016, he released the track "Someone Who Needs Me", under the label Spinnin' Records, with whom he also released a collaboration with Akon, titled "'Til the Sun Rise Up". In June 2018, he released a single called "I Believe", which was very popular, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe. In May 2021, he collaborated with the vocalist Molly Hammar to produce the song "We Could Be Dancing".
Throughout his career, Sinclar has produced dozens of official remixes, including those of songs by artists such as Jamiroquai, Moby, James Brown, Madonna, Annalisa, and Rihanna.
