David Vendetta
David Paparusso | |
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| Born | 25 August 1968 (age 56) Longwy, Lorraine, France |
| Genres | house, electro house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
| Labels | DJ Center Records |
| Website | www.davidvendetta.com |
David Paparusso (Italian pronunciation: [papaˈrusso]), better known by his stage name David Vendetta (born 25 August 1968 in Longwy[1]), is a French dance producer and DJ.
Biography
[edit]David Paparusso's career as a professional DJ only starts in 2002. At that time, he meets Antoine Clamaran, another popular French DJ, who produces Vendetta's first three maxi singles "Fiction – No Sex", "She Loves Me – Party People" and "Alicante – Cleopatra". He also starts working as a producer when American DJ Roger Sanchez asks him to remix some of his songs.[2]
In 2006, Paparusso releases the song "Love to love you baby", which samples Donna Summer, and manages to peak at No. 20 at the French Singles Chart.[3] The follow-up single "Unidos para la música" even reaches the Top 5 in France and the Top 30 in Belgium-Wallonia.[4]
In addition to his work as a producer, Vendetta also animates a weekly radio show on FG DJ Radio and organizes parties in Ibiza, New York City, Moscow, Marrakech and many other cities.[5]
In April 2010, he returned with his second album Vendetta. It includes collaborations with artists such as Haifa Wehbe, Tara McDonald and Alim Qasimov.
Lawsuit against Mickaël Vendetta
[edit]In the beginning of 2010, David Paparusso filed a lawsuit against French internet phenomenon Mickaël Vendetta for unfair business practices, saying: "This guy is an impostor, a troublemaker. He only used my name to become popular". He asked for 100.000 euros in damages; however, he lost and was condemned to pay Mickaël Vendetta's 3,000 euro lawyer fees.[6]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| FRA [7] |
BEL (Wal) [8] |
SWI [9] | |||||||||
| 2007 | Rendez-vous
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16 | 15 | — | |||||||
| 2010 | Vendetta
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— | — | — | |||||||
Singles
[edit]- 2003: Party People
- 2003: She Loves Me
- 2004: No Sex
- 2004: Fiction
- 2004: Alicante
- 2004: Cleopatra
- 2006: Love To Love You Baby (FR: No. 20 / Be-Wa: No. 30 / NL: #65)
- 2007: Unidos Para La Musica (FR: No. 5 / Be-Wa: #30)
- 2007: Break 4 Love (FR: No. 17 / Be-Wa: No. 17 / Fi: #14)
- 2007: Bleeding Heart
- 2008: Hold That Sucker Down (FR: No. 17 / Be-Wa: #12)
- 2008: Freaky Girl
- 2009: Anticipation (with Barbara Tucker)
- 2009: I Hope She Turns Around to see me (feat. Brian Lucas)
- 2010: I Am Your Goddess (feat. Tara McDonald & Alim) (Produced by Boris Abdul of www.mamedia.eu.com)
- 2010: Can You Feel It (feat. Brian Lucas)
- 2010: Make Boys Cry (feat. Luciana)
- 2010: She Turns Around To See Me
- 2010: Yama Layali (Many Nights) (feat. Haifa Wahbi)
References
[edit]- ^ societe.com: SARL AVE MIX accessed May 6, 2010
- ^ Biography on musique.ados.fr (French) accessed May 7, 2010
- ^ Love to love you baby on various European Singles Charts
- ^ Unidos para la música on various European Singles Charts
- ^ Biography on musicme.com (French) accessed May 7, 2010
- ^ "voici.fr: "DJ Vendetta a perdu" - accessed May 7, 2010". Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "David Vendetta French discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "David Vendetta Belgian Wallonia discography". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "David Vendetta Swiss discography". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ itunes France: Rendez-vous (Download)
- ^ Fnac France: Rendez-vous (CD)
- ^ Amazon France: Vendetta (Download)
External links
[edit]- Official homepage Archived 17 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Official myspace site
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