{{short description|Swiss producer of electronic dance music}} ''' Samim ''' (full name '''Samim Winiger''') is a Swiss producer of electronic dance music.
==Biography== Winiger is of Iranian descent.<ref name="HP">"[http://www.hotpress.com/news/4516639.html Samim to Play Dublin]", ''Hot Press'', 1 April 2008, retrieved 2011-07-13</ref> With Michal Ho, he released several tracks under the name Samim & Michal.<ref name="RA">"[http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=64 Samim]", Resident Advisor, 30 July 2007, retrieved 2011-07-13</ref> He has also worked with Jay Haze as Bearback and Fuckpony.<ref name="RA" />
In 2004, Samim temporarily stopped his work after he developed cancer. However, shortly after he brought out several 12-inch singles. His breakthrough in Europe was in the summer of 2007, with the eccentric accordion-techno track "Heater" which became a summer hit and was included on the Ministry of Sound 2008 compilation ''The Rush''. The single was released in the Netherlands on 27 September 2007 and reached number 6 in the Dutch top 40. It also reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref>"[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Samim]", Chart Stats, retrieved 2011-07-13</ref>
In September 2007, his first solo-album, ''Flow'', also appeared. A second album, ''Kook Kook'', was released in 2009.
==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Flow'' (2007), Get Physical
===Singles=== *''Eternally Collapsing Object'' EP (2006), Moon Harbour *"Do You See the Light?" (2007), Circus Company *"Heater" (2007), Get Physical
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