Question: In what year was the French DJ who performed "This Girl" born?
Context: Valentin Brunel (born 17 December 1996), better known by his stage name Kungs, is a French DJ, record producer and musician. "This Girl" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Kungs (Valentin Brunel) with Australian funk trio Cookin' on 3 Burners.  It is a remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners' original song with vocals by Kylie Auldist.  It was released on 19 February 2016 as a digital download by House of Barclay, while the original song was released in 2009 as a second single from the group's second album, "Soul Messin" (2009).  Kung's release was successful across Europe, reaching number one in a number of countries including France and Germany.  The song was performed on stage by Kungs with the vocalist Mel Sugar on the French television show "Le Petit Journal" on 24 March.  An EP featuring an extended mix of the track, two remixes and a solo track by Kungs titled "Milos" was released on iTunes on 26 March. " Billboard" ranked "This Girl" at number 48 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list. "I Can Only Imagine" is a song performed by French DJ David Guetta, featuring vocals from American singer Chris Brown and rapper Lil Wayne, from Guetta's fifth studio album "Nothing but the Beat".  It was released as the sixth single from the album on April 23, 2012.  Prior to its official release, the song charted in the lower regions of the charts in Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  Guetta, Brown and Wayne performed the song live for the first time at the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012. "Shed a Light" is a song by German DJ and record producer Robin Schulz and French DJ and music producer David Guetta featuring American electronic music DJ trio Cheat Codes.  The song was released as a digital download in Germany on 25 November 2016. "I Feel So Bad" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Kungs, featuring vocals from Ephemerals.  The song was released as a digital download in France on 19 October 2016 as the third single from his debut studio album "Layers" (2016).  The song has peaked at number 3 on the French Singles Chart.  The song was written by Kungs and Nicholas Hillman. "Ready 2 Go" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig from his fifth studio album, "Smash" (2011).  It features vocals from British singer Kele Okereke.  The dubstep-influenced song was released as the album's second single on 28 March 2011.  It has so far peaked to number 20 on the French Singles Chart.  It is a secondary theme song of the 2011 Copa América tournament.  The song has been featured in the episode "Disturbing Behavior" of "The Vampire Diaries" and on its sister show "The Secret Circle" in the episode "Masked".  The Hardwell remix of the song was used for the Iceland sponsorship advert for the 2011 series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ". "Big in Japan" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig and Canadian synthpop band Dragonette from Solveig's fifth studio album, "Smash" (2011).  It features vocals from Japanese girl group Idoling!!! .  The song was written and produced by Solveig, and released as the album's third single on 24 October 2011.  "Big in Japan" has charted in Belgium, Canada and the United Kingdom. Hadrien Federiconi better known by the stage name Feder is a French deep house DJ originating from Nice, south of France.  Moving to Paris, he gained fame in 2014 through "Sixto", his remix of Rodriguez' song "Can't Get Away".  He signed to Atlantic Records (Warner Music) and he gained international chart success through his own track "Goodbye" featuring vocals of Lyse (Anne-Lyse Blanc).  The song "Goodbye" reached number one in sales in France and Switzerland, as well as number one on iTunes charts for France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Czech Republic and Top 10 on iTunes in Germany, Greece, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Austria and South Africa.  Feder won 'Best New French DJ' at the 2015 NRJ DJ Awards. "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" was released as a mash-up of DJ Tocadisco's remix of The Egg's single "Walking Away" with the vocals of Chris Willis from David Guetta's 2002 single "Love Don't Let Me Go".  The mash-up was first performed live by French DJ and Guetta's production partner Joachim Garraud, though several people claimed to have done it before.  It was featured in an advert for the Citroën C4, and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.  It was released as the single of Guetta's 2006 compilation album "Fuck Me I'm Famous - Ibiza Mix 06" and also features on the 2007 Reissue Edition of "Guetta Blaster" and as the bonus track of Guetta's third studio album "Pop Life". Layers is the debut studio album written and conducted by French DJ and record producer Kungs.  It was released in France on 4 November 2016 by House of Barclay.  The album peaked at number 8 on the French Albums Chart.  The album includes the singles "This Girl", "Don't You Know", "I Feel So Bad" and "You Remain".
Answer: 1996