Paul Woolford (DJ)

Paul Woolford (born 1976)[1] is a British dance music producer and DJ from Leeds, Yorkshire,[2] who also uses the aliases Bobby Peru and Special Request, such as on the underground hit, "Erotic Discourse".[3]

Biography

An adoptee, Woolford grew up in Leeds with his brother Mark. Paul was inspired by the club night Back to Basics, eventually becoming a resident there. Starting in 2008, he was a weekly resident of We Love Space, which was a long-running Sunday party at Space in Ibiza. He constantly tours to play guest spots in addition to his residency and owns the record label, Intimacy.

Woolford scored a hit single in 2020 with "Looking for Me", a collaboration with American DJ and producer Diplo, featuring vocals from American singer Kareen Lomax. The single peaked at number four in the UK Singles Chart and reached number-one in Ireland.

Discography

Singles

List of singles released with year, artist(s) involved, selected chart positions, certifications and album name.
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[4]
AUS
[5]
BEL
[6]
IRE
[7]
SCO
[8]
"Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One)"
(featuring Kim English)
2018 77 Non-album single
"You Already Know"
(with Karen Harding)
2019
"Looking for Me"
(with Diplo featuring Kareen Lomax)
2020 4327715
"Tear It Up"
(with Solardo featuring Pamela Fernandez)
"All I Want"
(with Secondcity featuring Andrea Martin)

References

  1. Wheeler, Seb (22 January 2014). "Paul Woolford - In Session - Mixmag". Mixmag.net. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. Jim Carroll (13 December 2013). "Two money DJs:..." The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. "Album: Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru, The Truth (20:20 Vision)". The Independent. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  5. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be.
  7. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  9. "BPI listing". www.bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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