David Guetta fortune
| Capital: | € 65 million |
|---|---|
| Age: | 52 |
| Born: | 11/07/1967 |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Source of wealth: | DJ |
| Last updated: | 2022 |
David Guetta is a DJ and music producer from France who has sold more than 9 million albums worldwide.
Youth
This musician was born in Paris as Pierre David Guetta and grew there. His father was an immigrant from Morocco and worked as a sociologist, his mother was a Belgian teacher and psychoanalyst and philosophy. At the age of 14, David Guetta began to hold a small beach party for friends and play on the playlist himself. However, after finding his talent as a musician, he began working as a DJ at the disco at the age of 16 years. However, after that, he eliminated some of his desires and worked as the owner of the nightclub, who focused especially on event organizations and parties.
Career
The French DJ released its debut album “Just A Little More Love” in 2002 at the age of 33. Just like the following album, this was success and made David Guetta known outside the French border. Only 5 years later he received an award for the world’s best DJ at the World Music Awards.
Hit number one worldwide was first followed in 2009 with “I Gotta Feeling”, which was produced by Guetta for the band “The Black Eyed Peas”. In the same year, the album “One Love” was released. With more than three million units sold, it has become the biggest success of the DJ to date and marked its last international breakthrough. In particular, the single “When Love Take Over” is able to be at the top of the charts in several countries.
Among other things, the reason for extraordinary popularity is that David Guetta changed his music style and, instead of electronic home music, switched to electronic pop music that was more suitable for the masses. After a further successful release, David Guetta began to do business and set up his own music label “Jack Back Records” in 2012, which is still active today.
In 2022 a total of seven albums and 98 singles by DJ was released. David Guetta has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, including nine million in Germany, where he received 22 gold and 25 platinum records. In Germany, an album can position itself on the charts in number one, as well as four singles by DJ. David Guetta’s wealth emerged mainly from the income from the sale of vote recordings. In addition, there are fees for touring and appearance at various festivals, such as “Tomorrowland” in Belgium.
The Frenchman also got a part of his money in the advertising industry. For example, he was in advertisements and posters for Renault, HP or Beats by Dr. to see Dre. In 2014 alone, he produced around $ 40 million from that, while in the Forbes list of the highest paid DJs in 2019, he was only eighth with around $ 18 million.
Career spotlight
In 2008 David Guetta and other DJs appeared in front of 40,000 spectators at the Stade de France, which was the first event of this size in France.
In 2016, together with singer Zara Larsson, he published the official song of the UEFA European Football Championship “This For You”.
In 2011 David Guetta was chosen as the world’s best DJ by the British DJ magazine.
Famous quote
“In the soul, there is a hero to find”
“Traveling throughout the world, music sounds different”
“I am not the type of person who lives in fear. I think positive “
Amazing facts
The stepfather of David Guettas, Bernard Guetta, was a famous French journalist and politician and was even elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2019.
David Guetta was discovered by Thomas Bangalter, part of the DJ DJ “Daft Punk”, who played a song by musicians and then sent it to the Virgin Records record label.
David Guetta did not drink alcohol, did not smoke and did not use any drugs.
