Bob Sinclar is actually called Christophe Le Friant and is from Paris. Together with from , he jokingly made the song Gymtonic in 1997, which contained a sample they had taken from a Jane Fonda fitness video. Because of that sample, the song was then banned, resulting in a minor riot. In 1998 he released the CD Paradise under his stage name Bob Sinclar. That album had that typical sound that we
… also know from other French acts such as and Daft Punk. The single , which was based on a sample of Erotic City even became a modest hit in the Netherlands. The successor Champs Elysees is also full of funky melodies. It starts right away with track 1: the instrumental title track rocks out and then it is hard to sit still with Cerrone's Angels sung I Feel For You. There is no weak song on the entire CD. Got To Be Free, with vocals from and Freedom (featuring Gene Van Buren) can be released on a single. With Champs Elysees, Bob Sinclar puts the disco soul from the 70s in a very hip jacket. (MvP)more