# DJ Sammy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DJ_Sammy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/DJ_Sammy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Sammy > Source revision: 1351045025 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Spanish DJ and record producer (born 1969)}} {{Other people|Sammy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DJ Sammy | alias = {{hlist|Frankie Wilde|Le Petit Sam|Sammy Sofiane Bouriah }} | image = Dj sammy.jpg | caption = DJ Sammy in 2005, performing at the BCM nightclub in [Mallorca](/source/Mallorca) | birth_name = Samuel Bouriah | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [Mallorca](/source/Mallorca), [Balearic Islands](/source/Balearic_Islands), Spain | genre = [Eurotrance](/source/Eurotrance) | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 1984–present | label = }} '''Samuel Bouriah''' (born 19 October 1969), better known by his stage name '''DJ Sammy''', is a Spanish DJ and record producer. He has released five albums and has had five top-10 hits, including a cover of [Bryan Adams](/source/Bryan_Adams)' "[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(Bryan_Adams_song))", which reached number one in the UK in 2002.IMO Records [http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/dj-sammy-biography/ "DJ Sammy Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120803030241/http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/dj-sammy-biography/ |date=3 August 2012 }}, ''[IMO Records](/source/IMO_Records)'', retrieved on 11 February 2012. His career started with ex-wife [Marie-José van der Kolk](/source/Loona_(singer)) in the making of her first [singles](/source/single_(music)), under the stage name of '''DJ Sammy featuring Carisma'''. ==Career== DJ Sammy started his music career in 1984 in pubs and dance clubs of [Mallorca](/source/Mallorca). During this time he completed training as a sound technician at the Mallorca Music College. In 1991, he met dancer [Marie-José van der Kolk](/source/Loona_(singer)) and they performed at Zorba's Club in [Palma](/source/Palma%2C_Mallorca). In 1992, DJ Sammy became [resident DJ](/source/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](/source/Life_Is_Just_a_Game)" with Marie-José who started singing. The track became a Top 10 hit in the Spanish [record chart](/source/record_chart). Other singles, such as "[You're My Angel](/source/You're_My_Angel)" and "[Prince of Love](/source/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](/source/Life_Is_Just_a_Game)''. DJ Sammy founded his own music [label](/source/record_label), Super M Records, as well as the Gamba Music Company.{{cite web | title = DJ Sammy Biography | publisher = Sing 365 | url = http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/DJ-Sammy-Biography/B2FC3D121C98F87348256D2C002D3CB1 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070828012456/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/DJ-Sammy-Biography/B2FC3D121C98F87348256D2C002D3CB1 | archive-date = 28 August 2007 }} In 2002, Sammy released the album, ''[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(DJ_Sammy_album))'' with charting singles released such as "Sunlight" and [cover version](/source/cover_version)s of [Bryan Adams](/source/Bryan_Adams), "[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(Bryan_Adams_song))" with Dutch vocalist [Do](/source/Do_(singer)) and [Don Henley](/source/Don_Henley)'s "[The Boys of Summer](/source/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song))". In 2005, his next album was ''[The Rise](/source/The_Rise_(DJ_Sammy_album))'', with charting singles such as "[Rise Again](/source/Rise_Again_(DJ_Sammy_song))" which was featured on the 2004 movie soundtrack, ''[It's All Gone Pete Tong](/source/It's_All_Gone_Pete_Tong)'', and a cover of [Annie Lennox](/source/Annie_Lennox)'s "[Why](/source/Why_(Annie_Lennox_song))". In 2007, Sammy collaborated with [Enrique Iglesias](/source/Enrique_Iglesias), remixing his song "Tired of Being Sorry", the second track from his hit album, ''Insomniac''. Following this success, in April 2007, [Marta Sánchez](/source/Marta_S%C3%A1nchez) released the song "Superstar", produced and co-written by Sammy. The song was her biggest hit since "Soy Yo". On [David Bisbal](/source/David_Bisbal)'s album ''[Premonición](/source/Premonici%C3%B3n)'', Sammy wrote and produced the track "Aquí Ahora". He also worked on [Soraya Arnelas](/source/Soraya_Arnelas)' album, ''[Sin Miedo](/source/Sin_Miedo)''.[http://operaciontriunfo.blogia.com/2008/052302-soraya-visitara-la-academia-el-14-de-julio.php SORAYA VISITARA LA ACADEMIA EL 14 DE JULIO |] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304032743/http://operaciontriunfo.blogia.com/2008/052302-soraya-visitara-la-academia-el-14-de-julio.php |date=4 March 2009 }} He toured the world with the Balearic Masters tour, which commenced at the end of 2007. He took his protégé, writer and singer, Nyah, who featured on the tracks "[Everybody Hurts](/source/Everybody_Hurts)", "Feel the Love", "Animal", and "Look for Love" co-produced by [Nick Marsh](/source/Nick_Marsh_(record_producer)).{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} In June 2013, Sammy released the single such as "Shut Up and Kiss Me" with a vocalist [The Jackie Boyz](/source/The_Jackie_Boyz), the music video is directed by Mark Feuerstake.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} In July 2020, Sammy released the single "This Is Who We Are" with Australian vocalist Chloe Martin.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} ==Personal life== Bouriah has a daughter, Saphira María (born 10 February 2005), from his previous marriage with van der Kolk who is also a singer and performs as Firefox alongside her mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.jango.com/music/DJ+Sammy/_full_bio|title=DJ Sammy Biography|publisher=[Jango](/source/Jango_(website))|access-date=27 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://puredjs.com/artist/839/DJ-Sammy|title=DJ Sammy Biography|publisher=Puredjs|access-date=27 September 2024}} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Certifications |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue666.pdf] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}ARIA Report 666. Retrieved 2012-04-05 ! style="width:45px;"| [FIN](/source/The_Official_Finnish_Charts)
[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy&titel=Heaven&cat=a International album peaks] ! style="width:45px;"| [GER](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts)
{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=DJ+Sammy&do_search=do |title=Discographie DJ Sammy |website=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=28 June 2020}} ! style="width:45px;"| [NZ](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart)
! style="width:45px;"| [SWE](/source/Sverigetopplistan)
! style="width:45px;"| [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) ! style="width:45px;"| [US](/source/Billboard_200)
[http://allmusic.com/artist/dj-sammy-p366230/charts-awards AllMusic peak] |- ! scope="row"| ''[Life Is Just a Game](/source/Life_Is_Just_a_Game)'' | * Release date: 29 June 1998 * Label: [Universal Records](/source/Universal_Records) * Formats: CD | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row"| ''[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(DJ_Sammy_album))'' | * Release date: 6 August 2002 * Label: [Robbins](/source/Robbins_Entertainment) * Formats: CD | 64 | 30 | — | 10 | 24 | 14 | 67 | *[BPI](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry): Gold{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=3 December 2022 |artist=DJ Sammy}} |- ! scope="row"| ''[The Rise](/source/The_Rise_(DJ_Sammy_album))'' | * Release date: 10 May 2005 * Label: Central Station * Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |} ===DJ mixes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="width:14em;" | Title ! style="width:18em;" | Details |- ! scope="row"| ''[DJ Sammy at Work](/source/DJ_Sammy_at_Work_(In_the_Mix))'' | * Release date: 1998 * Label: Polystar * Format: CD |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="13"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [Certifications](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification)
([sales thresholds](/source/List_of_music_recording_certifications)) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)
{{cite web |url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=australian-charts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [AUT](/source/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40)
{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discographie DJ Sammy |website=austriancharts.at |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [BEL
(Fl)](/source/Ultratop)
{{cite web |url=https://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discografie DJ Sammy |publisher=[Ultratop](/source/Ultratop) |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [CAN](/source/Canadian_Singles_Chart) ! width="35"| [GER](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts)
! width="35"| [IRL](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart)
{{cite web |url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125064100/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2025 |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=irish-charts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [NED](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100)
{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discografie DJ Sammy |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [NOR](/source/VG-lista)
{{cite web |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [NZ](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart)
{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=charts.nz |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [SWE](/source/Sverigetopplistan)
{{cite web |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [SWI](/source/Swiss_Hitparade)
{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discographie DJ Sammy |website=hitparade.ch |access-date=29 June 2020}} ! width="35"| [UK](/source/UK_singles_chart)
{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}} ! width="35"| [US](/source/Billboard_Hot_100)
|- | 1995 | align="left"| "Life Is Just a Game"
(featuring [Carisma](/source/Loona_(singer))) | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Life Is Just a Game'' |- | 1996 | align="left"| "You're My Angel"
(featuring Carisma) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1997 | align="left"| "Prince of Love"
(featuring Carisma) | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="left"| "Golden Child"
(featuring Carisma) | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1998 | align="left"| "Magic Moment"
(featuring Carisma) | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 | align="left"| "In 2 Eternity"
(featuring Carisma) | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | | align="left"| ''DJ Sammy at Work (In the Mix)'' |- | align="left"| "Lovestern Galaktika"
(with Lovestern Galaktika Project) | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Music of a Dance-Generation'' |- | 2000 | align="left"| "Loca Galaktika"
(with Lovestern Galaktika Project) | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2001 | align="left"| "[Heaven](/source/Heaven_(Bryan_Adams_song))"
(with [Yanou](/source/Yanou) featuring [Do](/source/Do_(singer))) | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 8 | *[ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association): Platinum{{cite web|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |title=Australian Certification |url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm |access-date=20 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611190357/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm |archive-date=11 June 2011 }} * BPI: 2× Platinum *[IFPI NOR](/source/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry): Gold{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm |title=SØK I TROFÉER |publisher=[IFPI](/source/IFPI) Norway |access-date=14 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613015201/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm |archive-date=13 June 2007 }} *[RIAA](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America): Gold{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=DJ+Sammy#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum search results: DJ Sammy |publisher=[Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America) |access-date=28 June 2020}} *[SNEP](/source/Syndicat_National_de_l'%C3%89dition_Phonographique): Gold{{cite certification|region=France|artist=DJ Sammy}} | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Heaven'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2002 | align="left"| "[Sunlight](/source/Sunlight_(DJ_Sammy_song))"
(featuring [Loona](/source/Loona_(singer))) | 40 | 58 | 62 | — | 50 | 21 | 62 | — | 46 | — | — | 8 | — | |- | align="left"| "[The Boys of Summer](/source/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song))"
(featuring Loona & Mel) | 9 | 49 | 20 | — | 25 | 15 | 31 | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | — | *ARIA: Gold *BPI: Silver |- | 2004 | align="left"| "[Rise Again](/source/Rise_Again_(DJ_Sammy_song))"
(featuring Loona) | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''The Rise'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | align="left"| "[Why](/source/Why_(Annie_Lennox_song))"
(featuring Britta Medeiros) | 29 | — | — | — | 64 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |- | align="left"| "L'bby Haba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2007 | align="left"| "[Everybody Hurts](/source/Everybody_Hurts)"
(featuring Nyah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="7"| Singles Only |- | 2009 | align="left"| "Feel the Love"
(featuring Nyah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2011 | align="left"| "Animal"
(featuring Jean Baptiste & Nyah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2012 | align="left"| "Look for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2013 | align="left"| "Shut Up & Kiss Me"
(featuring [The Jackie Boyz](/source/The_Jackie_Boyz)) | — | 54 | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2015 | align="left"| "I Wanna Luv Ya"
(as ''Mafia Clowns'' (with Zeus & The Harleking) feat. [Sean Kingston](/source/Sean_Kingston)) | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2020 | align="left"| "This Is Who We Are"
(with Chloe Marin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2023 | align="left"| "Braveheart"
(with Renns featuring Scarlett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2024 | align="left"| "Wildfire"
(with Achilles and Beks) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="17" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !width="250" |Song !width="200" |Album !width="140" |Director(s) |- |1996 |"You're My Angel" | rowspan="4"|''Life Is Just a Game'' | rowspan="2"| |- |rowspan="2"|1997 |"Prince of Love" |- |"Golden Child" | rowspan="2"| Oliver Sommer |- |1998 |"Magic Moment" |- |1999 |"In 2 Eternity" | ''DJ Sammy at Work (In the Mix)'' | {{n/a}} |- |rowspan="3"|2002 |"Heaven" | rowspan="3"| ''Heaven'' | Oliver Bradford |- |"Sunlight" | {{n/a}} |- |"Boys of Summer" | {{n/a}} |- |2004 |"Rise Again" | rowspan="2"| ''The Rise'' | |- |2005 |"Why" | Urban Ström |- |2011 |"Animal" | rowspan="3" | Singles only | {{n/a}} |- |2012 |"Look for Love" | {{n/a}} |- |2013 |"Shut Up and Kiss Me" | Mark Feuerstake |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170516073939/http://www.djsammy.de/ Official Site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090415075047/http://www.myclubroom.com/ MyClubRoom Radio Show & Podcast (weekly), hosted by DJ Sammy] * [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dj sammy|chart=all}} Official US Billboard Charts] * [http://www.centralstation.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=914&osCsid=72a549ed1a965188e58d2b77fd77179f DJ Sammy Biography on Central Station Records]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070828012456/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/DJ-Sammy-Biography/B2FC3D121C98F87348256D2C002D3CB1 DJ Sammy Biography on Sing365] {{DJ Sammy}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sammy, Dj}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish radio DJs Category:Musicians from the Balearic Islands Category:People from Mallorca Category:Spanish electronic dance music DJs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [DJ Sammy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Sammy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Sammy?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.