{{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 | birth_name = Samuel Bouriah | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain | genre = 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' "Heaven", which reached number one in the UK in 2002.<ref>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'', retrieved on 11 February 2012.</ref> His career started with ex-wife Marie-José van der Kolk in the making of her first singles, 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. 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 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 music label, Super M Records, as well as the Gamba Music Company.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In 2002, Sammy released the album, ''Heaven'' with charting singles released such as "Sunlight" and cover versions of Bryan Adams, "Heaven" with Dutch vocalist Do and Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer".
In 2005, his next album was ''The Rise'', with charting singles such as "Rise Again" which was featured on the 2004 movie soundtrack, ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'', and a cover of Annie Lennox's "Why".
In 2007, Sammy collaborated with 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 released the song "Superstar", produced and co-written by Sammy. The song was her biggest hit since "Soy Yo". On David Bisbal's album ''Premonición'', Sammy wrote and produced the track "Aquí Ahora". He also worked on Soraya Arnelas' album, ''Sin Miedo''.<ref>[http://operaciontriunfo.blogia.com/2008/052302-soraya-visitara-la-academia-el-14-de-julio.php SORAYA VISITARA LA ACADEMIA EL 14 DE JULIO |<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{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 }}</ref>
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", "Feel the Love", "Animal", and "Look for Love" co-produced by Nick Marsh.{{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, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jango.com/music/DJ+Sammy/_full_bio|title=DJ Sammy Biography|publisher=Jango|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://puredjs.com/artist/839/DJ-Sammy|title=DJ Sammy Biography|publisher=Puredjs|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
==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<br><ref name="ARIA Report 666">[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</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| FIN<br><ref name="albumpeaks">[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy&titel=Heaven&cat=a International album peaks]</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| GER<br><ref name="GER">{{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}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| NZ<br><ref name="albumpeaks"/> ! style="width:45px;"| SWE<br><ref name="albumpeaks"/> ! style="width:45px;"| UK ! style="width:45px;"| US<br><ref name="US">[http://allmusic.com/artist/dj-sammy-p366230/charts-awards AllMusic peak]</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Life Is Just a Game'' | * Release date: 29 June 1998 * Label: Universal Records * Formats: CD | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row"| ''Heaven'' | * Release date: 6 August 2002 * Label: Robbins * Formats: CD | 64 | 30 | — | 10 | 24 | 14 | 67 | *BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=3 December 2022 |artist=DJ Sammy}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''The Rise'' | * 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'' | * 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<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| AUS<br><ref>{{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}}</ref> ! width="35"| AUT<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discographie DJ Sammy |website=austriancharts.at |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| BEL<br>(Fl)<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discografie DJ Sammy |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| CAN ! width="35"| GER<br><ref name="GER" /> ! width="35"| IRL<br><ref>{{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}}</ref> ! width="35"| NED<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discografie DJ Sammy |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| NOR<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| NZ<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=charts.nz |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWE<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discography DJ Sammy |website=swedishcharts.com |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWI<br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=DJ+Sammy |title=Discographie DJ Sammy |website=hitparade.ch |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> ! width="35"| UK<br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{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}}</ref> ! width="35"| US<br><ref name="US" /> |- | 1995 | align="left"| "Life Is Just a Game"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Life Is Just a Game'' |- | 1996 | align="left"| "You're My Angel"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1997 | align="left"| "Prince of Love"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="left"| "Golden Child"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1998 | align="left"| "Magic Moment"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 | align="left"| "In 2 Eternity"<br /><small>(featuring Carisma)</small> | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | | align="left"| ''DJ Sammy at Work (In the Mix)'' |- | align="left"| "Lovestern Galaktika"<br /><small>(with Lovestern Galaktika Project)</small> | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Music of a Dance-Generation'' |- | 2000 | align="left"| "Loca Galaktika"<br /><small>(with Lovestern Galaktika Project)</small> | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2001 | align="left"| "Heaven"<br /><small>(with Yanou featuring Do)</small> | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 8 | *ARIA: Platinum<ref name="ariacert">{{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 }}</ref> * BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI"/> *IFPI NOR: Gold<ref name="Norway's certification database">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/index_trofe.htm |title=SØK I TROFÉER |publisher=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 }}</ref> *RIAA: Gold<ref name="US certifications to DJ Sammy">{{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 |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref> *SNEP: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=France|artist=DJ Sammy}}</ref> | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Heaven'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2002 | align="left"| "Sunlight"<br /><small>(featuring Loona)</small> | 40 | 58 | 62 | — | 50 | 21 | 62 | — | 46 | — | — | 8 | — | |- | align="left"| "The Boys of Summer"<br /><small>(featuring Loona & Mel)</small> | 9 | 49 | 20 | — | 25 | 15 | 31 | — | 3 | 36 | — | 2 | — | *ARIA: Gold<ref name="ariacert"/> *BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/> |- | 2004 | align="left"| "Rise Again"<br /><small>(featuring Loona)</small> | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''The Rise'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | align="left"| "Why"<br /><small>(featuring Britta Medeiros)</small> | 29 | — | — | — | 64 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |- | align="left"| "L'bby Haba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2007 | align="left"| "Everybody Hurts"<br /><small>(featuring Nyah)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="7"| Singles Only |- | 2009 | align="left"| "Feel the Love"<br /><small>(featuring Nyah)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2011 | align="left"| "Animal"<br /><small>(featuring Jean Baptiste & Nyah)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2012 | align="left"| "Look for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2013 | align="left"| "Shut Up & Kiss Me"<br /><small>(featuring The Jackie Boyz)</small> | — | 54 | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2015 | align="left"| "I Wanna Luv Ya"<br /><small>(as ''Mafia Clowns'' (with Zeus & The Harleking) feat. Sean Kingston)</small> | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2020 | align="left"| "This Is Who We Are"<br /><small>(with Chloe Marin)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2023 | align="left"| "Braveheart"<br /><small>(with Renns featuring Scarlett)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2024 | align="left"| "Wildfire"<br /><small>(with Achilles and Beks)</small> | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 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]
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