Martin Laurent Picandet (; born 22 September 1976),
He has been active since 1994. Solveig manages his own label called Mixture Stereophonic and was ranked number 29 in the 2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs.
Early life
Solveig was born in
Paris. As a child, he joined the choir of The Paris Boys Choir also known in France as Les petits chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly,
[ C à vous programme, France 5, 22 February 2012] where he had a classical music training and became soprano soloist under the direction of François Polgár.
At the age of 18, he became a DJ and then started to work in famous Parisian nightclubs: L'Enfer,
Le Queen and Les Bains-Douches.
Career
2002–2007: Sur la Terre and Hedonist
On 17 June 2002, Solveig released his debut studio album
Sur la Terre; the album failed to chart. The album includes the singles "Madan", "Rocking Music" and "I'm a Good Man". On 12 September 2005, he released his second studio album
Hedonist; this peaked at number 43 on the French Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Everybody", "Jealousy", "Something Better" and "Rejection".
2008–2009: C'est la Vie
On 2 June 2008, Solveig released his third studio album
C'est la Vie. The album peaked at number 16 on the French Albums Chart. "C'est la Vie" was released as the lead single from the album on 21 January 2008. "I Want You" was released as the second single from the album on 15 September 2008. "One 2.3 Four" was released as the third single from the album on 22 December 2008. "Boys & Girls" was released as the fourth single from the album on 28 September 2009.
2010–2012: Smash
On 6 September 2010, he released the single "Hello" with
Dragonette as the lead single from his fifth studio album. It is Solveig's most successful single to date, peaking at number one in
Austria,
Belgium (
Flanders),
Czech Republic and the
Netherlands, while charting within the top 10 in ten other countries. The song also peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. "Ready 2 Go" was released as the second single from the album on 28 March 2011. He released his fifth studio album
Smash on 6 June 2011, peaking at number 18 on the French Albums Chart. In 2011, Solveig was officially named as one of the producers for Madonna's new studio album,
MDNA. On 24 October 2011, "Big in Japan" was released as the third single from the album. On 2 April 2012, "The Night Out" was released as the fourth single from the album. Solveig was also made the in house DJ for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards where he paid homage to the classic themes from movies such as
Pulp Fiction.
2013–present
On 28 May 2013, Solveig released the single "Hey Now" with
The Cataracs featuring vocals from Kyle, peaking at number 55 on the French Singles Chart. The song has also charted in
Belgium,
Germany and
Ireland. On 6 January 2014, he released the single "Blow" with Laidback Luke. The song charted in
Belgium. On 23 February 2015, he released the single "Intoxicated" with Good Times Ahead (GTA). The song peaked at number 15 on the French Singles Chart. On 6 July 2015, he released the single "+1" featuring vocals from Sam White. In 2016, Solveig released the single "Do It Right" with Australian singer
Tkay Maidza. In 2017, while leaving Spinnin', Solveig released the single "All Stars" with Finnish singer Alma.
DJ Mag
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2007: No. 72
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2008: No. 52
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2009: No. 47
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2010: No. 55
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2011: No. 29
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2012: No. 48
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2013: No. 77
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2014-2015: Unlisted
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2016: No. 98
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Since 2017: Unlisted
Discography
Studio albums
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Sur la terre (2002)
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Hedonist (2005)
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C'est la Vie (2008)
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Smash (2011)
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Back to Life (2023)
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