Antoine Konrad (born 23 June 1975), known professionally as DJ Antoine, is a Switzerland house music DJ and record producer from Basel.
In 1995, he opened a club, House Café, in Basel. He initially focused on Rap before switching genres to dance/electronic.
In 1998, he released his first album, DJ Antoine – The Pumpin' House Mix. In 2001, he won his first gold award for his album Houseworks 1. He has released over 50 albums.
Since 2003, he has been hosting a weekly radio show that is broadcast worldwide.
In 2011, he collaborated with Russian rapper Timati and American singer Kalenna on the hit single Welcome to St. Tropez, which was released in Germany and Austria by the German dance label Kontor Records. It became a top-5-hit in the German-speaking scene. His 2012 single Ma Chérie sold over 1 million units and earned several gold and platinum awards, and an MTV European Music Award for Best Swiss Act in 2012. Both singles and another collaboration with P. Diddy, Timati, and Dirty Money called I'm On You were included on his 2011 gold-certified album Welcome To DJ Antoine. Antoine and his studio partner Mad Mark produced four more albums which charted in Switzerland and other European countries. His 2013 album Sky Is the Limit reached the top of Switzerland's album charts and the top 10 in Germany. It was certified platinum in Switzerland and gold in Germany. Holiday, a 2015 collaboration with American singer Akon, was featured on his 2016 album Provocateur, charting in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, and Belgium.
Antoine manages his own production and booking companies Global Productions GmbH and Global Bookings. He founded his own lifestyle company Konrad Lifestyle AG in 2016. His team consists of ten employees, based in Switzerland.
He has sold over 8,000,000 units of singles and albums and also runs his label Houseworks.
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