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My Take
Madeon impresses me because he was clearly a prodigy who actually grew up well. Hugo Leclercq was barely a teenager building those intricate French electro tracks, and child-genius careers in music can curdle fast. What I respect is the trajectory from Nantes bedroom producer to a Los Angeles-based artist who kept evolving his sound rather than coasting on early viral fame. There's a craftsmanship to his production that feels almost architectural to me, layered and precise. He's one of those rare electronic acts I'd file under songwriter first, button-pusher second, and that distinction matters more than the genre tags suggest.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Madeon
- Name (Japanese)
- マデオン
- Reading
- までおん
- Born
- May 30, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
- Occupation
- disc jockey / record producer / songwriter / musician
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.madeon.net
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/madeon/
- Xhttps://x.com/madeon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%87%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Madeon born?
Born May 30, 1994 (age 32).
Where is Madeon from?
Madeon is from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France.
What does Madeon do?
Madeon works as disc jockey, record producer, songwriter, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.