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My Take
Laurent Garnier is electronic music royalty, and what I appreciate is that France honored him as such with the Legion of Honour and the Order of Arts and Letters. Few DJs cross from underground clubs to state recognition. What I find telling is that he cut his teeth DJing in Manchester in the late 1980s, soaking up the acid house and rave culture before bringing that energy home and helping define the French electronic scene. He's a producer's producer, the kind of artist younger DJs cite as an influence, and that longevity earns my respect more than any chart hit could.
Overview
Laurent Garnier (born 1 February 1966), also known as Choice, is a French electronic music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJing in Manchester during the late 1980s. He became a producer in the early 1990s and recorded several albums.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laurent Garnier
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラン・ガルニエ
- Reading
- ろーらん・がるにえ
- Born
- February 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- club DJ / composer / disc jockey / record producer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- 1998 Victory for the electronic, groove, dance music album
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Composer — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.