Florent Hugel
Born in Marseille on 4 December 1987. He was sixteen when he started DJing around town, and the hometown heroes on his wall were Daft Punk, Carl Cox and Laurent Garnier. These days the bookings say Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas and Coachella, with summers split between Ibiza residencies at Ushuaia and Pacha and, lately, his own nights at Hi.
How he got here
- 2005
First gigs
Starts DJing at sixteen in the clubs of Marseille.
- 2017
I Believe I'm Fine
A gold certified record with Robin Schulz puts him on radio across Europe.
- 2018
Bella Ciao
His remix of El Profesor's Bella Ciao is the official German summer hit, platinum in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and passes 280 million streams.
- 2021
Morenita
His track with Cumbiafrica comes out and becomes one of his signature records.
- 2024
I Adore You
His biggest hit so far, with Topic, Arash and Daecolm. He also wins Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Electronic Dance Music Awards.
- 2025
Two more EDMAs
I Adore You wins Afro House Song of the Year and Stay High with Diplo wins Best Collaboration at the Electronic Dance Music Awards.
- 2026
Twenty One
Debut album on Make The Girls Dance, Coachella in April and a run of US amphitheatres in the autumn.
In their words
Interviews and features about him, linked to the originals.
Off the stage
A talk at Harvard and a few episodes of The Entourage, his behind the scenes series.
