DJ Snake

William Sami Étienne Girgahcine (born 13 June, 1986), better known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ from Algeria and record producer who mixes hip hop and electronic music.

He gained international success with the singles "Bird Machine" and "Turn Down For What" in 2013. He collaborated with Dillon Francis and Diplo in 2014. "Bird Machine" is a collaboration with French act Alesia. The song was released in February 2013 on Mad Decent, a Los Angeles-based record label run by Diplo. In June 2013, DJ Snake was invited by Diplo to do a live mix on his radio show "Diplo & Friends" which airs on BBC Radio 1.

 Career 
 Lady Gaga 
In 2011, Snake produced an album for Lady Gaga. He also co-produced the Lady Gaga songs "Applause" and "Do What U Want" featuring R. Kelly.
 Singles released 
In 2013, he released "Bird Machine" with Alesia and "Turn Down For What" with Lil Jon. On 11 February 2014, he collaborated with Dillon Francis on his single "Get Low". In March 2015, he collaborated with American electronic dance music trio Major Lazer on their single "Lean On". He released "Talk" with George Maple and "Let Me Love You" with Justin Bieber in 2016. He also released "Taki Taki" with Selena Gomez, Cardi B, and Ozuna. Also he released songs with Sean Paul and Young Thug.

 Remixes 
As a remixer, Snake has made remixes for artists, including AlunaGeorge, Kanye West, Major Lazer, Duck Sauce, Junior Senior, amongst others.

 Discography 
 2013 
 "Turn Down For What" (with Lil Jon)
 2014 
 "Get Low" (with Dillon Francis)
 2015 
 "Lean On" (with Major Lazer)
 "Middle" (with Bipolar Sunshine)
 2016 
 "Talk" (with George Maple)
 "Let Me Love You" (featuring Justin Bieber)
 2018 
 "Taki Taki" (with Selena Gomez, Cardi B and Ozuna)
 Remixes 
 AlunaGeorge - "You Know You Like It"
 Junior Senior - "Move Your Feet"
 Major Lazer - "Bubble Butt"

References

Category:French DJs
Category:Hip hop musicians
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Paris
Category:Pop musicians
Category:French record producers
Category:Trap musicians
Category:1986 births