DJ Sammy

For other people named Sammy, see Sammy (disambiguation).

DJ Sammy
DJ Sammy playing at BCM (nightclub), Mallorca
Background information
Birth name	Samuel Bouriah
Also known as	Frankie Wilde Le Petit Sam Porno DJ
Born	19 October 1969 (1969-10-19) (age 42) Mallorca, Spain
Genres	Eurodance, Eurotrance
Occupations	DJ
Years active	1984–present
Website	dj-sammy.com

Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), professionally known as DJ Sammy Is a DJ and producer. He has released five albums and has had five Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse Marie José in the making of his first singles, under the stage name of DJ Sammy feat. Carisma. He has one daughter, Saphira María (born 10 February 2005) from his marriage with José.

Career

DJ Sammy started his music career in 1984 in the dance clubs of Mallorca, playing gigs at clubs such as Alexandra's (rebuilt around 1998/99 and renamed to Boomerang's), Banana's and Zorba's. During this time he completed training as a sound technician at the Majorca Music College. He was also a DJ at the Cadena Top radio station. In 1991, he met dancer, Marie José, and they performed at Zorba's Club in Palma. In 1992, DJ Sammy became resident DJ at the Joy Palace Club in Arenal and Marie Jose was a resident dancer there.

In November 1995, DJ Sammy released his first single "Life Is Just a Game" with Marie José who started singing. The track became a Top 10 hit in the Spanish record chart. Other singles, such as "You're My Angel" and "Prince of Love", have been popular in the German record chart. In June 1998, DJ Sammy released his debut album, Life Is Just a Game.

DJ Sammy founded his own dance music label, Super M Records, as well as the Gamba Music Company.^[1] In 2002, Sammy released the album, Heaven with charting singles released such as "Sunlight" and cover versions of Bryan Adams, "Heaven" with Dutch vocalist Do and Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer".

In 2005, his next album was The Rise, with charting singles such as "Rise Again" which was featured on the 2004 movie soundtrack, It's All Gone Pete Tong, and a cover of Annie Lennox's "Why".

In 2007 Sammy collaborated with Enrique Iglesias, remixing his song "Tired of Being Sorry", the second track from his hit album, Insomniac. Following this success, in April 2007, Marta Sanchez released the song "Superstar", produced and co-written by Sammy. The song was her biggest hit since "Soy Yo". On David Bisbal's album Premonición, Sammy wrote and produced the track "Aqui Ahora". He also worked on the Soraya Arnelas album, Sin Miedo.^[2]

He toured the world with the Balearic Masters tour, which commenced at the end of 2007. He took his prodigy, writer and singer, Nyah, who featured on the tracks "Everybody Hurts", and "Feel the Love".

Discography

Albums

• Life Is Just a Game (1998)
• DJ Sammy at Work (1998)
• Heaven (1999) (#14 UK, #25 on re-entry of Top 40) #67 U.S.
• The Rise (2005)

Singles

• "Life Is Just a Game" 1995
• "You're My Angel" 1996
• "Prince of Love" 1997
• "Golden Child" 1997
• "Magic Moment" 1998
• "In 2 Eternity" 1999
• "Heaven" 2002 (#1 UK, #4 AUS, #5 FRN, #8 U.S. - cover of Bryan Adams' "Heaven"), #10 Germany, #12 Netherlands, #14 Belgium (Flanders), #16 Spain, #16 Austria
• "The Boys of Summer" 2002 (#2 UK, #10 AUS - cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer"), #9 Australia, #20 Belgium (Flanders), #25 Germany, #31 Netherlands, #36 Sweden
• "Sunlight" 2002 (#8 UK, #40 AUS), #50 Germany
• "Rise Again" 2004 (#7 CAN)
• "Why" 2005 (#7 UK, #29 AUS - cover of Annie Lennox's "Why")
• "L'bby Haba" 2005
• "Everybody Hurts" 2007 (cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts")
• "Feel the Love" 2009
• "DJ Sammy – D.O.N.S. Earth Song (Remix), 2009
• "DJ Sammy – DJ Sammy and Majorkings - 4 Love (Single), 2009

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)
1997	"Prince Of Love"
	"Golden Child"
1998	"Magic Moment"
2002	"Heaven"
	"Boys Of Summer"
	"Sunlight"
2004	"Rise Again"
2005	"Why"
	"L'bby Haba"

References

1. ^ "DJ Sammy Biography". Sing 365. http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/DJ-Sammy-Biography/B2FC3D121C98F87348256D2C002D3CB1. 
2. ^ SORAYA VISITARA LA ACADEMIA EL 14 DE JULIO |

External links

• Official Site
• MyClubRoom Radio Show & Podcast (weekly), hosted by DJ Sammy
• Official US Billboard Charts
• DJ Sammy Biography on Central Station Records
• DJ Sammy Biography on Sing365

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