name	Cerrone
background	solo_singer
birth name	Marc Cerrone
birth date	May 24, 1952
origin	Vitry-sur-Seine, France
genre	Eurodisco, funk, electronic
occupation	Musician, record producer, songwriter
years active	1972–present
label	Malligator Productions
website	Official Site
notable instruments	Drums }}

Marc Cerrone (born 24 May 1952, Vitry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France) is a French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.

Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles Millennium Célébration where, at the request of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Cerrone staged the initials Hollywood and produced an exceptional opera. Also in 1989, he performed in the concert at Paris's Place de la Concorde for the celebration of the bicentenary of the Revolution in front of more than 600,000 spectators. In 1991 he performed a concert event for the launch of the first satellite TV HD in Japan (Tokyo). He claims, and it is often credited by others, that he was "the first" to put the kick drum (or bass drum) into the foreground of modern dance music.

Early life

At the age of 12, he started playing drums and listening to Otis Redding songs. Cerrone's passion for music was discouraged by his father, who tried to distract him from his obsession. By the end of the 1960s, he was fascinated by Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and Blood, Sweat & Tears, amongst others.

At the age of 17, he convinced Gilbert Trigano to hire rock bands for his holiday clubs: Club Med (Club Mediterranée). Cerrone became the A&R; scout for 40 Club Med vacation villages around the world. His first recordings as a part of Kongas were released on Barclay Records, where he issued his first hit single, "Boom". He is most famous from the Kongas days for "Anikana-O", co-written and produced by Alec R. Costandinos. A remix was done by Tom Moulton for the US release on Salsoul Records. This mix was also used on other international releases.

Career

Based in Paris, Cerrone recorded, composed, and performed his solo debut "Love In C Minor", again with Costandinos. Released on his own Malligator imprint, and distributed by Warner Filipacci in France, it immediately shocked audiences with its controversial cover. It was later released with a new, tamer cover that took flashes of nude women into the background and replaced them with four arms clenched instead for the American release. It also featured a cover version of Los Bravos "Black Is Black" and "Midnite Lady", an instrumental piece. Cotillion Records released the album through Warner distribution in the U.S. The album was released un-edited in Canada, using the original master tapes. This was the final collaboration between Cerrone and the Egyptian-born Costandinos, who went on to create dancefloor hits such as "I've Found Love" by Love & Kisses, and the disco opera re-telling of the story of "Romeo and Juliet".

Cerrone continued using pieces of photographic and audio erotica when he released his second album, ''Cerrone's Paradise''. It was recorded with Raymond Donnez, also known as "Don Ray", as part of his arrangement entourage after parting company with Costandinos. The original French album cover featured a naked model draped over the top of a fridge with a jar of white powder spilled in front of it. The U.S. release featured a photo of Cerrone wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

His third album, ''Supernature (Cerrone III)'' sold over eight million albums worldwide. A departure from the lush orchestration with electronic instrumentation added to the mix, it was co-written by Alain Wisniak. The lyrics to "Supernature", written by Lene Lovich, have a sci-fi theme: it's about the rebellion of mutant creatures – created by scientists to end starvation among mankind – against the humans. The album also featured "Sweet Drums", a three-minute-and-ten-second drum breakdown. The original French album cover was again different, having a gatefold opening with nudes in the centre. The music itself was the same.

"Supernature" was used as the theme music to Thames TV's ''The Kenny Everett Video Show'' (as well as being danced to by Hot Gossip in the same show), which was shown across the UK.

After the success of ''Supernature (Cerrone III)'', ''Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch'' Cerrone signed up for management with Steven and Martin Machat. They helped oversee his worldwide career. Steven Machat negotiated a new deal for Cerrone in the US and Canada with Atlantic and CBS outside the US, Canada as well as France. These were major artists deals for that time period. The album got great reviews in the US and Atlantic threw a party in New York City, October 1978 that was one of the largest parties ever thrown for an artist up to that point in time. The Album was another Cerrone U.S. disco chart-topper. Driven by "Je Suis Music", "Look For Love", and the urban-slanted "Rocket In The Pocket", this album showed his fusion attributes, foreshadowing his future releases.

Cerrone then ventured into movie scoring, supplying the music score for ''Brigade Mondaine'', a French film. Alternate mixes of his hits were made, such as "Give Me Love", "Phonic" (originally released as a 12" single on the Crocos label), and "Striptease". The latter was an underground hit, introduced to international audiences through the Disconet subscription service for DJs. It was a key inclusion on "Cerrone by Bob Sinclar".

''Cerrone V'' marked a radical departure for the artist, where he made a full-fledged attempt to become the vocalist. Moving from Cotillion to Atlantic Records in the U.S., "Rock Me" was the first single and, although clubs reacted fairly well, it did not reach the heights of his previous releases. Sonically, it bears a resemblance to "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer. Recorded in Los Angeles, California with the musicians backing Toto, Cerrone co-wrote "Call Me Tonight" with producer Bob Esty and vocalist/lyricist Michelle Aller.

His sixth album, ''Cerrone VI'', was the first of his albums not to be released in the U.S. and was issued on Malligator and Unidisc in Canada. Unlike his previous albums, this non-rhythmic offering, using new electronic elements such as the Fairlight CMI computer, was more of Cerrone exploring the entire musical landscape. Lyricist Pamela Forrest, a Liverpool-born, Paris-based lyricist, added her magic to the album. The instrumental, Herb Alpert–inspired "Rendezvous" received scattered Adult Contemporary airplay in Canada. Cerrone also returned to the erotic album covers, using an existing Cheyco Leydemann photograph of a bare-breasted blonde in a lawnchair, and inserting himself in the photograph.

In a true return to form, "You Are The One" was the cornerstone of his seventh record. An 11-minute version of "Cherry Tree" remains on the shelf. This album was rumoured to have been recorded twice: first with Stoke-on-Trent, England, native Kay Garner, long the voice of Cerrone's biggest successes; and then with Brown. The version with Garner on the lead vocals has never been released.

As a bridge between Cerrone's seventh and eighth albums, a 12" single, "Tripping On The Moon", was released prior and was a blockbuster import hit. Sung by Kay Garner, and vocally reminiscent in tone of "Supernature", it was never released in North America as a single. It later became a part of ''Cerrone VIII:Back Track''. It was released on John Luongo's Portrait label, distributed by CBS. Although the title track was a mild chart hit in the nightclub, the album's lone bright spot was a re-recording of "Supernature" sung by Montreal-based Nanette Workman. Workman had a 1973 hit with the song "The Queen" on Big Tree Records. A short time thereafter, Canadian born singer Claudja Barry did a cover version of "Trippin'", released on Personal Records.

His ninth album, ''Your Love Survived'', featured male lead vocals other than his own sung by the late Arthur Simms. Simms along with his brother John had also recorded an album entitled''John & Arthur Simms'' with Alec R. Costandinos on his Ibis/Casablanca imprint. Pamela Forrest also rejoined the cast, writing lyrics on the album. Re-recordings of hits such as "Give Me Love", "Look For Love", and "Call Me Tonight" were also featured on this double LP set. Key tracks included "Get Your Lovin'" and "Workout".

Another return to form was his tenth album, ''Where Are You Now?''. Sung by American Carole Rowley and released on Malligator in France, Hi-NRG producer and mixer Ian Levine was tabbed to do the mix, prompting a 12" release on the Record Shack label. In 1984, "Club Underworld" was also released as a single, in both France and the United States on Personal Records, with a new mix.

Perhaps the most-interesting Cerrone record that was never to be on a full-length album was his terrific interpretation of "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" intertwined with his own composition "Freak Connection". It was released only in France.

Cerrone's boutique label, Crocos, was the home to a number of independently produced projects. "Africanism" by Kongas, arranged by Don Ray, was an energetic fusion of tribal drum beats and emotive male vocals framed around a cover version of "Gimme Some Lovin'" by Traffic. It was licensed for North American distribution in a deal between Cerrone and Polydor U.S.

Don Ray created a furore with his dance-pop album ''Garden Of Love'', which was written with Cerrone, the entire album is considered a seminal classic. Hits such as "Got To Have Lovin'", "Body & Soul", and "Standing In The Rain" guided the album to #1 Stateside. Rob King, late of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, was the vocalist on the album. The previously mentioned Lene Lovich wrote the lyrics.

Revelacion, a studio act, released two albums: a side-long version of "House Of The Rising Sun" on Crocos (which was also released at almost the same time as Santa Esmeralda's second album) and "Don't Give A Damn", a 16-minute electronic-spiced, downtempo track recalling "Music of Life" on Malligator.

He also produced singles "Tonight The Night" for percussionist Mo Cooper and "Phonic" by Phonic, the latter of which echoes the synth boom that was started by Space's "Magic Fly". A song featuring LaToya Jackson was also issued, entitled "Oops, Oh No".

In 1992 Cerrone's show "Dream" ran on Broadway at The Ed Sullivan Theater.

By the 2000s, Cerrone's European success helped his 2002 hit "Hysteria", and the album become a success. By 2007, he issued the song "Laisser Toucher". It is the lead single from his album ''Celebrate!'', released in early 2008. The second single from the album was "Misunderstanding." Cerrone issued his twentieth album release, ''Love Ritual'' on 7 July 2008. The lead single is the title track which preceded the full length album. "Love Ritual" also has a supporting music video. It was quickly followed by the next two singles, "It Had To Be You" and "Tattoo Woman." The single, "Tattoo Woman" with remixes by Jamie Lewis was made available domestically in the U.S. on traxsource.com.

On 12 March 2009 Cerrone released the album "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" for free on his website. He stated that "music is condemned to be free and that it is necessary to find other solutions to make revenues"

Cerrone also won 5 Grammy Awards, some Golden Globes, awards from Billboard Disco Forum events, and gold and platinum discs.

The big events

In the style of one Jean-Michel Jarre of the ' dance music " ", Cerrone organizes regularly big events or 300 000 persons meet around his music.

In November 1988, he organizes at the request of Jack Lang and of the City hall of Paris, the representation of the rock opera The Collector on the square of Trocadéro.

On 14 July 1989, he participates in the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution on the edges of the Seine.

1991, concert-show "Harmony", organized in the port of Tokyo, during the evening of launch of the new Japanese television channel high definition.

On 12 July 1996, he produces a show sounds and lights for the peace, with in particular the support of the Dalai Lama, on a scene(stage) settled off the walk of the English in Nice.

He shows " at night of Millenium " for the passage in the year 2000 in Los Angeles.

On 1 July 2005, he organizes a free concert on the military place of Palace of Versailles: " the biggest discotheque(record collection) of the world " which will be followed the next day in the same place of the concert Live 8 in which it participates.

On 17 November of the same year released out the DVD ''Live Cerrone at Versailles''.

In 2008, with his old accomplice Nile Rodgers, he organizes the "NY Dance Party", in the middle of Central Park, in New York, re-creation of a huge discothèque(record collection) in height-air(-sight) to celebrate thirty years of dance music (the event was planned originally by 6 October 2007 and had to be held in Times Square, between 42nd and 49th Street).

Return in the foreground

Cerrone succeeded in making steal throughout its career the barriers of the generations. In 2000, Bob Sinclar invites Cerrone on its new disco album – house "Champs Elysées".

In 2001 it was released out the album " Cerrone by Bob Sinclar " where this last one pays tribute to " king of the disco ".

In 2002 released out the album " Hysteria " the dress handkerchief of which will be censored. The song " Hysteria " will be the only single of the album. This last one will know a reserved success.

In February 2005, he signs the partition(score) of the French adaptation of " mechanical Orange " given in the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.

In 2005, Cerrone is promoted to the rank of Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters.

In 2009, 2nd shutter(sector) of the series, after the big success met by the album ''Cerrone By Bob Sinclar'', the "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" Soulful and disco – house brought by Jamie Lewis, who works with Cerrone for more than 7 years and produced some of the best remix are of his(her,its) Catalog (Hooked one You in 2004, You are the One in 2005). Exit(release) of Tattoo Woman in Mars.

2009, Famous British DJ and house music producer Joey Negro released a remix of the inescapable Cerrone's Paradise ".

It becomes one of the members of the jury of the television program, the famous ''X Factor'' broadcast in France on W9 and in Belgium on RTL-TVI.

2010, The "Supernatural" year. Carried by a positive attitude, Marc Cerrone dashes into a titanic project: sum up one of its biggest successes and to sublimate it in a new symphony.

Marc Cerrone ventures on a precarious stylistic composition and succeeded the challenge brilliantly. The album, " Cerrone Symphony, Variations Of Supernature " goes out in February 2010 with a first single: " Supernature Project " Feat Dax Riders. The universe is futuristic and avant-gard, once more, Cerrone surprises.

2010 is definitively the year "Supernature Symphony" for Cerrone who projète to produce a free and Pharaonic show.

The show " Supernature Symphony " will take place in Paris-La-Défense on 2 October 2010, in the evening of "Nuit Blanche". He will so inaugurate the first date of this tour which will cross by Los Angeles, London, Rome, Dubai, Moscow with as main theme: the Music in the service of a positive ecology.

Discography

Albums

''KONGAS''

KONGAS – ''Africanism''

DONRAY – ''Garden of Love''

''Love in C Minor (Cerrone I)'' (1976)

''Cerrone's Paradise (Cerrone II)'' (1977)

''Supernature (Cerrone III)'' (1977)

''Brigade Moundaine'' (1978)

''Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch'' (1978)

''Angelina (Cerrone V)'' (1979)

''Portrait Of A Modern Man (Cerrone VI)'' (1980)

''You Are The One (Cerrone VII)'' (1980)

''Back Track (Cerrone VIII)'' (1982)

''Your Love Survived (Cerrone IX)'' (1982)

''Where Are You Now (Cerrone X)'' (1983)

''The Collector (Cerrone XI)'' (1985)

''Way In (Cerrone XII)'' (1989)

''Dancing Machine (Cerrone XIII)''(1990)

''Dream (Cerrone XIV)'' (1992)

''X-Xex (Cerrone XV)'' (1993)

''Human Nature (Cerrone XVI)'' (1994)

''Best of Remixes'' (1995)

''Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (Cerrone XVII)'' (2001)

''Hysteria (Cerrone XVIII)'' (2002)

''Culture: The best of (Cerrone XIX)'' (2004)

''Orange Mécanique – The Score (Cerrone XX)'' (2006)

''Celebrate! (Cerrone XXI)'' (2007)

''Love Ritual (Cerrone XXII)'' (2008)

''Cerrone by Jamie Lewis (Cerrone XXIII)'' (2009)

Special releases

''Live: Paris'' (1978)

''Live: Paris'' (1983)

''Orange Mecanique (The Score)'' (2006)

Movie Soundtracks:

''Vice Squad''

''La secte de Marakech''

''Vaudou aux Caraïbes''

''Dancin' Machine''

Singles

"Love In C Minor"

"Give Me Love"

"Mein Fuhrer"

"Supernature"

"Sweet Drums"

"Je Suis Music"

"Look For Love"

"Rocket In The Pocket"

"Rock Me"

"You Are The One"

"Tripping On The Moon"

"Hysteria"

"Laisser Toucher"

"Misunderstanding"

"Love & Dance Ritual"

"It Had To Be You"

"Tattoo Woman"

See also

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

External links

Cerrone's official website (in English and French)

Cerrone's credits

Cerrone's Official Myspace

Jean-Marc Cerrone biography – Yahoo Shopping

''Supernature'' – lyrics

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name	Bob Sinclar
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth name	Christophe Le Friant
alias	The Mighty Bop, Reminiscence Quartet, Yellow Productions
born	May 10, 1969
origin	Douarnenez, France
instrument	Turntables
genre	French house
occupation	Producer, DJ
years active	1987–present
label	Yellow ProductionsMinistry of Sound Australia
associated acts	Africanism All Stars
website	www.bobsinclar.com
notable instruments	}}

Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969 in Douarnenez, France), is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.

Career history

Sinclar started DJing in 1987, when he was 17 years old, specialising in funk and hip-hop music, named ''"Chris The French Kiss"''. His first club hit was "Gym Tonic", which was co-produced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda fitness tape.

Le Friant is known for popularising the "French touch" of house music with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone, from his second album ''Champs Elysées'', hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams.

Le Friant has also worked under other pseudonyms. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and ''Reminiscence Quartet'', he has dabbled in hip-hop and acid jazz. He also created the ''Africanism'' project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of Latin, jazz, African and tribal flavours.

In 2005, he scored a worldwide hit with the single "Love Generation", that reached #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Mexico. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, peaking #2 in Netherlands and it stayed 39 weeks in the Belgian Ultratop Singles chart. It made the top fifteen in several other countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

It became one of the official anthems for the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on 22 August 2006. The remix of "World, Hold on" by E-Smoove was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Remixed Recording. Also, "World, Hold On" topped in Billboard's as Number One Hot Dance Club Play Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The fourth single of the album Western Dream, called "Tennessee" was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.

On May 21, 2007, he released the ''Soundz of Freedom'' album. The remix of "Rock This Party" reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. His latest album, ''Born in 69'', was released on 7 May 2009. The first single of the album is ''Lala Song''.

In 2010, Bob Sinclar released ''Made In Jamaïca''. The album contains two additional new songs "I Wanna" featuring Shaggy and "Rainbow of Love", and also features his best greatest hits such as "Love Generation", "Give A Lil' Love" among others but in a reggae musical style. The album is nominated for "Best Reggae Album" for the 53rd Grammy Awards. This is Bob Sinclar's second Grammy nomination.

In summer 2011 Sinclar had a hit throughout Europe with the remix of Raffaella Carrà's song ''A far l'amore comincia tu'' (''You start making love''), renamed ''Far l'amore'' (''Making Love'').

Sinclar is now working on a dance track with British pop songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

Discography

Singles

; as ''The Mighty Bop''

1994 "Les Jazz Electroniques EP"

1995 "Messe Pour Les Temps"

1996 "Ult Violett Sounds EP"

1998 "Feelin' Good"

2002 "I Go Crazy"

2003 "Lady", with Duncan Roy

; as ''Africanism''

2000 "Bisou Sucré"

2000 "Do It", with Eddie Amador

2001 "Kazet"

2002 "Viel Ou La"

2004 "Amour Kéfé"

2004 "Kalimbo"

2004 "Steel Storm", with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2005 "Summer Moon", with David Guetta

2006 "Hard", with The Hard Boys

2007 "Meu Carnaval", with Rolando Faria

; as ''Bob Sinclar'' : ''most tracks are co-produced by Cutee B

1996 "A Space Funk Project"

1996 "A Space Funk Project II"

1997 "Eu Só Quero um Xodó", with Salomé de Bahia

1998 "Gym Tonic", with Thomas Bangalter

1998 "My Only Love", with Lee Genesis — #56 UK

1998 "Super Funky Brake's Vol. I"

1998 "The Ghetto"

1998 "Ultimate Funk"

2000 "I Feel for You", with Cerrone's Angels — #9 UK, #33 ITA

2000 "Darlin'", with James "D. Train" Williams — #46 UK

2000 "Greetings from Champs Elysées EP" — #125 UK

2001 "Freedom", with Gene Van Buren — #79 UK

2001 "Ich Rocke"

2001 "Save Our Soul"

2002 "The Beat Goes On", with Linda Lee Hopkins — #33 UK

2003 "Kiss My Eyes", with Camille Lefort — #67 UK, #22 US Hot Dance Club Play

2003 "Prego", with Eddie Amador

2003 "Slave Nation"

2004 "Sexy Dancer", with Cerrone's Angels

2004 "Wonderful World", with Ron Carroll

2004 "You Could Be My Lover", with Linda Lee Hopkins

2005 "Love Generation", with Gary Pine — #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 NL, #3 FR, #3 ITA, #1 AUS, #1 GER, #12 UK, #8 RU, #1 CZ, #11 US Hot Dance Airplay

2006 "Generación del Amor" (Spanish Version) — #1 ESP

2006 "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)", with Steve Edwards — #1 ESP, #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 FR, #4 RU, #5 NL, #8 CZ, #9 UK, #10 US Hot Dance Airplay, #19 AUS, #48 US Pop Airplay

2006 "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)", with Dollarman and Big Ali — #2 US Hot Dance Club Play, #3 FR, #3 UK, #11 CZ, #7 AUS

2007 "Tennessee", with Farell Lennon — #21 ITA, #27 CZ

2007 "Everybody Movin'", with Ron Carroll — #3 GER, #1 ESP

2007 "Give a Lil' Love" — #10 ITA , #19 PL, #27 ESP

2007 "Sound of Freedom", with Gary Pine and Dollarman — #14 UK, #1 UK Indie, #24 CZ

2007 "What I Want", with Fireball #52 UK

2007 "Together", with Steve Edwards — #63 PL, #4 ROM

2008 "4 Minutes" (Space Funk Remix)

2008 "W.W.W. (What a Wonderful World)", with Axwell, The Chicago Superstars & Ron Carroll

2008 "New New New", with Cutee B, Dollarman & Big Ali

2009 "Lala Song", with Wonder Mike & Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang — #6 ITA

2009 "Love You No More", with Shabba Ranks

2010 "I Wanna", with Shaggy & Sahara (Andrea and Costi Ionita)

2010 "Tik Tok", with Sean Paul

2010 "Rainbow of Love", with Ben Onono

2011 "Far l'amore", with Raffaella Carrà — #6 ITA, #7 BE (Wallonia), #7 ESP, #15 BE (Flanders), #16 CH, #16 NL, #23 AT, #41 FR

Hit singles

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valign="middle"|2005 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Love Generation" (featuring Gary Pine) |align="center" valign="middle"|12 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" rowspan=7|''Western Dream'' |- |rowspan=3 align="center" valign="middle"|2006 |align="left" valign="middle"|"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (featuring Steve Edwards) |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |align="center" valign="middle"|19 |align="center" valign="middle"|19 |align="center" valign="middle"|5 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Hard" (with The Hard Boys) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|27 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" (featuring Cutee B, Dollarman and Big Ali) |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|18 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |- |rowspan=8 align="center" valign="middle"|2007 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Tennessee" (featuring Farrell Lennon) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|21 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|25 |align="center" valign="middle"|104 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Everybody Movin'" (featuring Ron Carroll and Mz Toni) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Give a Lil' Love" (featuring Duane Harden and Gary Pine) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|10 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|86 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Sound of Freedom" (featuring Cutee B., Gary Pine and Dollarman) |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|22 |align="center" valign="middle"|44 |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|20 |align="center"|''Soundz of Freedom'' |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Meu Carnaval" (presents Africanism, featuring Rolando Faria) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|non album single |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Together" (featuring Steve Edwards) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|8 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|21 |align="center" valign="middle"|90 |align="left"|''Soundz of Freedom'' |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"The Rhythm of the Night" (vs Habakus Whistle, featuring Corona) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|13 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|non album single |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"What I Want" (pres. Fireball) |align="center" valign="middle"|52 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|8 |align="center" valign="middle"|34 |align="left"|''Soundz of Freedom'' |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|2008 |align="left" valign="middle"|"What a Wonderful World" (vs Axwell, The Chicago Superstars and Ron Carroll) |align="center" valign="middle"|48 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|47 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|12 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" rowspan=3|''Born in 69'' |- |rowspan=2 align="center" valign="middle"|2009 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Lala Song" (with Wonder Mike and Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|26 |align="center" valign="middle"|90 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|55 |align="center" valign="middle"|5 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Love You No More" (featuring Shabba Ranks) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|34 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |rowspan=2 align="center" valign="middle"|2010 |align="left" valign="middle"|"I Wanna" (featuring Shaggy and Sahara) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|87 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|24 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|''Made In Jamaïca'' |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Tik Tok" (featuring Sean Paul) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|37 |align="center" valign="middle"|50 |align="center" valign="middle"|18 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"| |- |align="center" valign="middle"|2011 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Far L'Amore" (featuring Raffaella Carrà) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|33 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|64 |align="center" valign="middle"|16 |align="center" valign="middle"|15 |align="center" valign="middle"|70 |align="left"| |- |}

Albums

; as ''Bob Sinclar''

1998 ''Paradise''

2000 ''Champs Elysées''

2001 ''Cerrone by Bob Sinclar'' (Compilation of Cerrone remixes)

2003 ''III''

2004 ''Enjoy''

2005 ''In The House'' (Various Artists Mix CD)

2006 ''Western Dream''

2007 ''Soundz of Freedom''

2007 ''Bob Sinclar: Live at the Playboy Mansion''

2008 ''Dancefloor FG Winter 2008 (Mixed by Bob Sinclar)

2008 ''DJ Bob Sinclar 08''

2009 ''Born in 69''

2010 ''Made in Jamaica''

; as ''The Mighty Bop'' (with Alain Ho)

1995 ''La Vague Sensorielle''

1995 ''The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam & La Funk Mob'', with DJ Cam and La Funk Mob

1996 ''Autres Voix, Autres Blues''

2000 ''Spin My Hits''

2002 ''The Mighty Bop''

; as ''Reminiscence Quartet'' (with Alain Ho and Sébastien Tellier)

1994 ''Ritmo Brasileiro''

1995 ''Psycodelico''

1999 ''More Psycodelico''

; as ''Yellow Productions'' (with Alain Ho and Cutee B.)

1994 ''A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo''

; as ''Africanism'' (see all members on discogs.com)

2001 ''Africanism Allstars Vol. I'', as Africanism

2004 ''Africanism Allstars Vol. II'', as Africanism

2005 ''Africanism Allstars Vol. III'', as Africanism

2006 ''Africanism Allstars Vol. IV'', as Africanism

See also

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

External links

; Main sites

Bob Sinclar — official site

Bob Sinclar — Twitter official site

Bob Sinclar — MySpace official site

Bob Sinclar discography at Discogs

; Interviews & features

Interview with Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar on The Mag

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name	Donald Cerrone
birth name	Donald Anthony Cerrone
other names	Cowboy
nationality	American
birth date	March 29, 1983
birth place	Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico
height
weight
weight class	Lightweight
style	Muay Thai, Submission Grappling
reach
team	Jackson's Submission Fighting
trainer	Greg Jackson Duane Ludwig
years active	2002–present
kickbox win	28
kickbox loss	0
kickbox draw	1
mma win	16
mma kowin	1
mma subwin	12
mma loss	3
mma subloss	1
mma nc	1
url	http://www.donaldcerrone.com
sherdog	15105 }}

Donald Anthony Cerrone (born March 29, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Mixed martial arts career

Donald started his career in Commerce City, Colorado at a gym called Freedom Fighters, winning his first 25 Muay Thai bouts. Cerrone began training with Rashad Evans, Nathan Marquardt, Keith Jardine, Georges St. Pierre, Leonard Garcia and other skilled MMA fighters at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting Gaidojutsu school in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He was featured on the Versus television series TapouT, where he was sponsored before his fight with Anthony Njokuani. Cerrone won the fight in the first round with a triangle choke.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Cerrone was signed to fight in the WEC. His first fight in the promotion was against Kenneth Alexander. Originally a win via submission in 0:54 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no contest when Cerrone tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.

Cerrone was scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton at WEC 34, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Danny Castillo. Cerrone won the bout via submission at 1:30 of the first round.

At WEC 38 he fought WEC lightweight champion, Jamie Varner, for the abovementioned title, losing via technical split decision. The fight was highly competitive and won the Fight of the Night award. However, the fight was stopped prematurely in the fifth round when Cerrone hit Varner's temple with an illegal knee while Varner was still on the ground. Varner was given time to recover, but he was unable to continue, noting that he had double vision and had sustained a broken hand.

Cerrone was again scheduled to face Rich Crunkilton on June 7, 2009 at WEC 41, but Crunkilton was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by James Krause. Cerrone defeated James Krause via first round submission.

Cerrone and Varner had agreed to a rematch, tentatively at WEC 43, but Varner was unable to receive medical clearance as a result from his hand injury. Cerrone fought Ben Henderson for the WEC Interim Lightweight Championship on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43 in San Antonio, Texas, losing by unanimous decision. The fight was awarded Fight of the Year honors by Sherdog for 2009. Cerrone credited Henderson for being "a hell of a fighter" and conceded that he was slow to start the action, which may have cost him the match.

Cerrone defeated Ed Ratcliff via third round submission at WEC 45 on December 19, 2009. The bout also earned Cerrone ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

Cerrone fought Ben Henderson in a rematch of their ''2009 fight of the year'', this time for the WEC Lightweight Championship on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48. Cerrone lost via first round guillotine choke submission.

Cerrone faced rival Jamie Varner in their highly anticipated rematch on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51. He won the fight via unanimous decision, winning all 3 rounds. In between rounds, there were often many shoves and middle fingers given by both fighters to one another, including a shove at the very end of the match. In the post fight interview, Cerrone declared he'd be willing to do a rematch in Arizona, Varner's home state, to settle their score once and for all. The match won Fight of the Night honors.

Cerrone instead faced Chris Horodecki on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53. He won via submission in the second round after holding his triangle choke for a long period of time. During the post fight interview Cerrone called out Cole Miller for his UFC debut. However, it is already planned that Cole Miller will fight Matt Wiman at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.

Cerrone faced Paul Kelly on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126, replacing an injured Sam Stout. Cerrone defeated Kelly via tapout due to a rear-naked choke. He and Kelly were awarded "Fight of the Night" bonus.

Cerrone was expected to face Mac Danzig on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. However, Danzig was forced out of the bout with a chest injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Vagner Rocha. Cerrone won the fight via unanimous decision, having neutralized his opponent's ability to close and grapple by way of punishing leg kicks. During the post-fight interview Cerrone apologized for his performance, admitting he "fought to not lose, not to win."

Cerrone was expected to face Paul Taylor on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5, replacing an injured John Makdessi. On July 7 it was announced that Taylor had broken his foot and was forced out of the bout and replaced by Charles Oliveira.. He didn’t waste much time in the fight, landing a hook punch to the body to put Charles Oliveira on the mat. He then swarmed Oliveira, putting him out via TKO three minutes into the opening round to secure the $65,000 Knockout of Night bonus.

Cerrone is expected to face Dennis Siver on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137, replacing Sam Stout.

Personal

Cerrone currently lives on a ranch and is looking to house several fighters that want to make a career in MMA. He calls it the "TapOut Ranch" and has dedicated an entire wing for fighters wanting to live and train with world class talent.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

*Won Fight Of The Night Honors (One time)

*Won Knock Out Of The Night Honors (One time)

World Extreme Cagefighting

*Fight of the Night (Five times)

Sherdog

2009 Fight of the Year (against Ben Henderson)

*2008 Round of the Year (against Rob McCullough, Round 1)

Muay Thai

2006 S-1 United States Muay Thai champion

2006 Dominion Warrior Light Heavyweight World champion

Mixed martial arts record

|- | | align="center" | | Dennis Siver | | UFC 137 | | align="center" | | align="center" | |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 16–3 (1) | Charles Oliveira | TKO (punches) | UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 3:01 |Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 15–3 (1) | Vagner Rocha | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 131 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 |Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |- | Win | align="center" | 14–3 (1) | Paul Kelly | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 126 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 3:48 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 13–3 (1) | Chris Horodecki | Submission (triangle choke) | WEC 53 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:43 |Glendale, Arizona, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 12–3 (1) | Jamie Varner | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 51 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 |Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 11–3 (1) | Ben Henderson | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 48 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:57 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 11–2 (1) | Ed Ratcliff | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 45 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3:47 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 10–2 (1) | Ben Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 43 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 5:00 |San Antonio, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 10–1 (1) | James Krause | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 41 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:38 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Loss | align="center" | 9–1 (1) | Jamie Varner | Technical Decision (split) | WEC 38 | | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 3:10 |San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 9–0 (1) | Rob McCullough | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 36 | | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 8–0 (1) | Danny Castillo | Submission (armbar) | WEC 34 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:30 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- | NC | align="center" | 7–0 (1) | Kenneth Alexander | No Contest: Overturned by NSAC | WEC 30 | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 0:56 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 7–0 | Yasunori Kanehara | Submission (triangle choke) | GCM: Cage Force 3 | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:46 |Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win | align="center" | 6–0 | Anthony Njokuani | Submission (triangle choke) | ROF 29: Aftershock | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 4:30 |Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 5–0 | Ryan Roberts | Submission (armbar) | ROF 28: Evolution | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:49 |Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 4–0 | Jesse Brock | Submission (triangle choke) | ROF 26: Relentless | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:35 |Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 3–0 | Craig Tennant | Submission (armbar) | ROF 24: Integrity | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:26 |Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 2–0 | Cruz Chacon | Submission (triangle choke) | ACF: Genesis | | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2:25 |Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align="center" | 1–0 | Nate Mohr | Submission (triangle choke) | ROF 21: Full Blast | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1:42 |Castle Rock, Colorado, United States |

See also

Muay Thai

List of male kickboxers

List of kickboxing organizations

References

External links

Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone Official site

Tapout Ranch Official site

Blue Chip Management Official site

UFC Profile

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