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My Take
For me, Martin Solveig will always be the man behind 'Hello,' that impossibly breezy tennis-court anthem you cannot dislodge from your head. But reducing him to one hit misses the bigger picture: a Parisian who built a three-decade career as DJ, singer, songwriter and producer, twice decorated with France's Arts and Letters honors. I admire artists who chase joy without apology, and Solveig's brand of French house always feels generous rather than self-serious. He even scored a World Cup anthem. There is real craft beneath the sunshine, and that is exactly the kind of durable, feel-good professionalism I find easy to root for.
Overview
Martin Laurent Picandet (French pronunciation: [maʁtɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃ pikɑ̃de]; born 22 September 1976), better known by his stage name Martin Solveig (French: [maʁtɛ̃ sɔlvɛɡ]), is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C'est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland. He has been active since 1994.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Solveig
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・ソルヴェイグ
- Reading
- まーてぃん・そるゔぇいぐ
- Born
- September 22, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Paris, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- disc jockey / singer / composer / singer-songwriter / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2016 Officer of Arts and Letters
- 2009 Victory of electronic or dance music artist
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 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.