Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), professionally known as
DJ Sammy Is a
DJ and
producer. He has released five
albums and has had five
Top 10 hits with "Heaven" reaching number one in the
UK in 2002. His career started with former spouse
Marie José in the making of his first
singles, under the stage name of
DJ Sammy feat. Carisma. He has one daughter, Saphira María (born 10 February 2005) from his marriage with José.
Career
DJ Sammy started his music career in 1984 in the dance clubs of
Mallorca, playing gigs at clubs such as Alexandra's (rebuilt around 1998/99 and renamed to Boomerang's), Banana's and Zorba's. During this time he completed training as a sound technician at the Majorca Music College. He was also a DJ at the Cadena Top
radio station. In 1991, he met dancer,
Marie José, and they performed at Zorba's Club in
Palma. In 1992, DJ Sammy became resident DJ at the Joy Palace Club in Arenal and Marie Jose was a resident dancer there.
In November 1995, DJ Sammy released his first single "
Life Is Just a Game" with Marie José who started singing. The track became a Top 10 hit in the
Spanish record chart. Other singles, such as "
You're My Angel" and "
Prince of Love", have been popular in the
German record chart. In June 1998, DJ Sammy released his debut album,
Life Is Just a Game.
DJ Sammy founded his own dance music
label, Super M Records, as well as the Gamba Music Company. In 2002, Sammy released...
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