Quentin Gérard John Mosimann (; born 14 February 1988 in Geneva) is a Swiss disc jockey and record producer. He has been ranked in the top 100 of the best for four consecutive years by DJ Magazine]],
Biography
Mosimann was born in Geneva on 14 February 1988,
[Pascal Pellegrino, "Quentin, le Suisse de la "Star Ac'"", 20 minutes, 30 October 2007 20min.ch (Retrieved 16 February 2008)] to a Swiss father (a native of
Bern in German-speaking Switzerland) and a French mother.
[Agence télégraphique suisse, "Un Franco-Suisse remporte la Star Academy de TF1", swissinfo.org, 16 February 2008 Swissinfo.org (Retrieved 16 February 2008)] However, he only had Swiss nationality. He lived in
Geneva for three years,
[Didier Dana, "Quentin Mosimann a eu une enfance difficile", Le Matin, 2 November 2007 Lematin.ch (Retrieved 16 February 2008)] then, following the separation of his parents, moved to Bogève, Haute-Savoie, with his mother.
He moved to Hyères, Var, near
Saint-Tropez in 2005
where he performed, under the pseudonym John Louly, as a DJ at the NJoy club with John Revox and Christian Sims.
Career
2007–09: Star Academy
Mosimann won the Star Academy on 15 February 2008. He earned 1,000,000 euros, 200,000 of them immediately available. On 18 August 2008 he released his debut album,
Duel, a double album, which was No. 2 in France and No. 1 in Belgium (Wallonia). It contains many cover versions of 1980s hits, such as "C'est l'amour", by Léopold Nord & Vous, "Mise au point" by
Jakie Quartz and "Étienne" by
Guesch Patti.
2010–11: Exhibition
On 15 February 2010 he released his second album "Exhibition", a pop-electro album which was No. 7 in France, No. 5 in Belgium (Wallonia) and No. 36 in Switzerland. His DJ career took an international dimension in 2010. Since, he has been performing in prestigious clubs around the world, in Europe, the US, Russia, China, Thailand, Polynesia, Indonesia, Israel, Egypt, Korea, Philippines, Morocco, Mozambique, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Taiwan and many other countries.
2012: The Voice Belgium
In 2012, in addition to his career as a DJ, he was a judge on The Voice Belgium
with
Tara McDonald acting as his assistant coach. He collaborated with the contestant he was coaching, Roberto Bellarosa, (who eventually became the winner of The Voice Belgium), on the realization of his first album, 'Ma voie'. On 19 October 2012, he was ranked 74th of the TOP100 ranking British magazine DJ Mag, and became the fifth French best DJ ahead Bob Sinclar or Justice. He won 100 places in the ranking in a year.
2013: Psyké Underground
In 2013, the theme park Walibi Belgium asked him to make the single "Psyké Underground", which became the theme song for their latest roller coaster, also called Psyké Underground. On January 5, 2024, the attraction closed for a re-theming to integrate into the new "Walibi Docker World" universe under the name Turbine. This marks the end of Quentin's musical signature for this coaster. In September 2013, he became the main weekly resident DJ on the famous French EDM radio Fun Radio. He became the World's No. 69 DJ
based on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll in October 2013, fourth French best DJ in the world, and he released his 3rd album 'The 8 Deadly Sins' in DJ Center Records, electro and progressive-house.
2014: Décibels on Stage
In January 2014, his
Party Fun show on air on Fun Radio was ranked No. 1
with 638,000 listeners (an increase of 178,000 listeners 39% in one year) In October 2014, for the third year consecutively, Quentin Mosimann is ranked by the DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is currently, ranked #72 worldwide and 4th best French DJ. Since October 2014 he is presenter of the musical TV show
Décibels on Stage on channel La Deux, from the Belgian Radio-Television Group (RTBF) public television.
2015: What I Did For Love
In January 2015, he released his official remix of "What I Did For Love" (David Guetta - ft. Emeli Sande).
In April 2015, he released his official remix of "Feel the Vibe" (
Bob Sinclar - ft.
Dawn Tallman).
In August 2015, he signed for a new season as a judge on
The Voice Belgium TV show.
On 29 August 2015, after two years of weekly show on
Party Fun, he decreases to a show a month in order to satisfy his audience in live without sacrificing his international career that keeps on growing. On 15 June 2015 the release of 'Jetlag' on the label Change Your Mind Records was executed. On 26 June 2015, the release of Igor Blaska feat Yvan Franel - 'City Of Love' (Quentin Mosimann Remix) was executed. On 10 December 2015, the release of Rollon - Run Away (Quentin Mosimann Remix) was executed.
2016: Releases
On 28 March 2016 'I'm Leaving', in collaboration with Tom Swoon & Ilang on the label Armada / Zouk Recordings, was released. On 15 April 2016, the release of 'TI89' on the label Run DBN was executed. On 16 May 2016, the release of 'Somebody call the cops' in collaboration with DJs From Mars on the label Big Fish was executed. In March 2016, he was elected Best DJ Performer of 2015 by
DJ Magazine]] before David Guetta & DJ Snake. In June 2016, release of 'The Gifted One' in collaboration with Uhre on the label GL Music was executed.
In July 2016, release of 'GOOF' on the label Big & Dirty was executed.
2017: More releases
In February 2017, release of 'Never Let You Go' on the label Warner/Parlophone was executed.
Discography
Studio albums
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| 2008 | Duel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 | Exhibition | 7 | 4 | 5 | 36 |
| 2013 | The 8 Deadly Sins | — | 41 | — | — |
Official remixes
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City Of Love - Igor Blaska feat Yvan Franel
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Feel the vibe - Bob Sinclar - ft. Dawn Tallman
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What I Did For Love - David Guetta feat. Emili Sandé
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Back 2 Paradise – Guéna LG & Amir Afargan feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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Wildfire – Julian Perretta
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Leh Leh Leh – Igor Blaska & Vkee Madison
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Alright – Mark Knight feat. Sway
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Nevert Say Kukatu (Hardwell & Dyro vs Ivan Gough & Jebu)
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SOS (Ocean Drive)
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Fix of you (Tara McDonald)
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Timeless (Vince M)
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Summer All Over (Chris Kaeser feat. Ron Carroll)
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Love Again (Laurent Wolf)
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Si Mes Larmes Tombent (Christophe Willem)
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Ma'ak Bartaah (Amr Dian)
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Psychopath (Fred Pellichero)
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On Les Aime (Gary Fico)
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Dance (Sir Colin)
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Love at First Sight (Jay Style feat. John Louly)
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Acid Killer (Christian Sims)
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Respect (RLP feat. Barbara Tucker)
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Be My Candy (Téo Moss)
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Do You St-Tropez? (Quentin Mosimann cover)
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Mario vs Angello (Ricksick)
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I Love U (David Vendetta)
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Over You (Mehrbod)
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I Wanna Take You Away (Ben DJ)
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Electrochoc (Samomike)
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The Orange Theme (Hatiras)
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Crazy (Eva Pearl feat. Humphrey)
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Starlove (Christian Sims)
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Shame on You (Valentin Florian)
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Superstar (JC Magnetic)
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Take A Look (Julien Créance)
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Feel Alone (Alan Pride & Jeremy Kalls)
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Gimme A Break (Quentin Mosimann)
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Get Up (Alexis Dante & Sicky feat. Eva Menson)
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Big Orgus (DJ Furax)
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Love Is The Solution (Alexandre Billard)
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My Love Is Over (Jean-Roch)
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Le Cirque (Chris Garcia)
Vocal covers
Involvement
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2007 : Peace & Love 70 par Star Academy 7 ( Bangladesh)
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2009 : Scratch Da House Showbizz en collaboration avec Sir Colin
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2012 : Ma voie par Roberto Bellarosa
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2012 : Je reprends ma route – charity in favor of the organisation: Les voix de l'enfant
Singles
As John Louly (before 2007):
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"Hot Vocation" (Hot Vocation)
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"Tears" (Hot Vocation)
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"Holiday" (Hot Vocation)
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"My Answer" (Hot Vocation) – jamais sorti
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"Stop in My Mind" (Hot Vocation) – jamais sorti
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"Love at First Sight" (Jay Style feat. John Louly) – album Dancefloor Selection by Jay Style
As Quentin Mosimann (after 2007):
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| 2008 | "Cherchez le garçon" | 4 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 37 | Duel |
| "Il y a je t'aime et je t'aime" | 2 | 18 | 23 | — | 10 |
| 2009 | "Toc toc" | — | 12 | 25 | — | — | Exhibition |
| 2011 | "All Alone (Est-ce qu'un jour)" (featuring Sheryfa Luna) | 36 | 33 | 35 | — | — | rowspan="7" |
| "Do You Saint-Tropez" | — | — | 35 | — | — |
| "Watch Your Back" | — | — | 37 | — | — |
| "All Alone" (featuring Tara McDonald) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | "Je suis DJ / Fuckin' DJ" | 82 | — | — | — | — |
| "Haters" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Boing" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | "Psyké Underground" | — | — | 20 | — | — | The 8 Deadly Sins |
| "Hello" | — | — | 34 | — | — |
| "I Drum U" | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="19" |
| "Mr Boogie" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Pogo Pogo" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "Dracarys" | 40 | — | 6 | — | — |
| "Tumf" | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| "International" (with John Revox) | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Intensa" (with Pete Tha Zouk) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | "Happy Ending" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Back to the Groove" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Swear Jar" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Red Sole" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Jet Lag" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | "I'm Leaving" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "TI89" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Somebody Call the Cops" (Mosimann & DJs From Mars) | — | — | — | — | — |
| "The Gifted One" (with Uhre; GL Music) | — | — | — | — | — |
| "GOOF" (Big & Dirty) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | "Never Let You Go" (featuring Joe Cleere; Warner/Parlophone) | 79
| — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | "I Need" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Podcasts
Every month, Quentin Mosimann publishes free podcasts on
iTunes :
House Bless You By Mosimann, his mixes (Progressive-House sound/
EDM) are also available on Fun Radio.
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