Willy William

Willy William (born 14 April 1981) is a French-Mauritian DJ, record producer and singer, famous for his club remixes and vocal collaborations with a number of dance music artists. He is most famous for his French hit "Ego" and his Latin hit "Mi Gente", the latter with J Balvin.

Willy William
Background information
Born (1981-04-14) 14 April 1981[1]
Fréjus, France
GenresElectronic[2]
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
  • singer
Years active2003–present
LabelsScorpio Music, Roton[3]

Beginnings

Born to immigrant parents in 1981, in Fréjus, Var, France,[4] he was brought up in the small town of Champagné, Pays de la Loire, in northwestern France.

Career

He came to prominence in 2003 with his work with DJ Flex in the dancefloor hit "B Boyz Shake da Body" and in 2004 as producer of "Tragedie" using the pseudonym "Lord William".[5] He later joined the French music collective Collectif Métissé,[6] also continuing to produce his own materials.

He collaborated with a great number of artists producing their songs and taking part in vocals as featured artists. He charted with collaborative songs with DJ Assad with "Li tourner", Les Jumo with "C Show" and "L'Italienne", and with Keen'V in "On s'endort?", Ridsa in "Je n'ai pas eu le temps" that also featured Ryan Stevenson on drums and many others.[7]

In 2016, Willy got his major French hit with "Ego" which was produced and sung by himself. It was the main single from his 2016 album Une seule vie and his biggest French hit as a solo artist. "Ego" charted in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Poland amongst many others.[7]

In 2017, he became an international sensation after the release of "Mi Gente" a collaboration with the superstar Colombian artist J Balvin. The huge international success of the song led to a version that also featured Beyoncé in a new remix. The song received a Latin Billboard Music Award and the music video amassed over 2 billion views and received in 2018 an MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin Video, maintained #1 Spotify Global for 12 consecutive weeks, while topping charts across the world as #1 in a great number of countries.

In 2018, Willy produced and released a dance track called "La La La" and he appeared on "Goodbye", a David Guetta and Jason Derulo song that featured William and Nicki Minaj.

Willy William is a "Latin Grammy" nominated DJ / Producer mainly for "Mi Gente". His song "Ego" made him the #1 most Shazamed French Artist.

Discography

Albums
Year Album Peak positions Track listing
FRA
[8]		 BEL
(Wa)
2016 Une seule vie 12 20
  1. "Te quiero" (radio edit)
  2. "Ego" (radio edit)
  3. "Une seule vie"
  4. "Suis-moi" (featuring Vitaa)
  5. "Le tour du monde" (featuring Natty Rico & Mika V)
  6. "Dangereuse" (featuring Makassy)
  7. "Qui tu es?"
  8. "Tentation"
  9. "Les 6T d'or"
  10. "Tes mots"
  11. "On s'endort" (featuring Keen'V)
  12. "Love"
  13. "Personne n'est parfait" (featuring JMI Sissoko)
  14. "Les souris dansent"
  15. "Dernier jour" (featuring Willy Denzey)
  16. "Si j'étais le même"

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[8]		 AUS
[9]		 BEL
(Wa)
[10]		 GER
[11]		 ITA
[12]		 NL SPA
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 SWI
[15]		 UK
[16]		 US
[17]
"Te quiero" 2015 24—20*
(Ultratip)		———————— Une seule vie
"Ego" 12—339184——75——
"On s'endort?"
(feat. Keen'V)		 2016 36—10*
(Ultratip)		————————
"Mi Gente"
(with J Balvin)		 2017 627731
[21]		 11
[22]		4
[23]		4519 Vibras
(J Balvin album)
"Mi Gente (Remix)"
(with J Balvin feat. Beyoncé)		 —111————132165131
[25]		 N/A
"La La La" 2018 ——Tip**————————
"Mambo"[27]
(with Steve Aoki featuring El Alfa, Sean Paul, Sfera Ebbasta and Play-N-Skillz)		 2021 ——————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
  • Note 1: Uses combined chart entries for "Mi Gente" and "Mi Gente (remix)"1

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
**Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Tipparade charts.

Internationally

Year Single Peak positions Album
FRA
[8]		 AUS
 BEL
(Fl)
 BEL
(Wa)
 GER
 ITA
 NED
 SPA
 SWE
 SWI
2018 "Goodbye"
(Jason Derulo and David Guetta
featuring Nicki Minaj and Willy William)		 93 33 20 15 47 92 16 33 16 50 David Guetta album
7
2019 "Highway"[28]
(Cheat Codes featuring Sofía Reyes and Willy William)		 — — — Tip** — — — — —[upper-alpha 1] — Non-album single

Francophone markets

Year Single Peak positions Album
FRA
[8]		 BEL
(Wa)
2010 "C'Show"
(Les Jumo feat. Willy William)		 — —
2013 "Je n'ai pas eu le temps"
(Ridsa feat. Willy William & Ryan Stevenson)		 76 — Ridsa EP
Es tu fiesta (EP)
"Es tu fiesta"
(Ridsa feat. Willy William)		 12 2*
(Ultratip)
"Li tourner"
(DJ Assad feat. Alain Ramanisum & Willy William)		 12 2*
(Ultratip)
2014 "Alalila (Le Sega)"
(DJ Assad feat. Denis Azor, Mario Ramsamy & Willy William)		 76 14*
(Ultratip)
"A l'Italienne"
(Les Jumo featuring Willy William & Frédéric François)		 — —
"Me Gusta"
(Dj R'AN featuring José de Rico, Willy William & Anna Torres)		 — —
"La demoiselle"
(Miky Uno featuring Willy William)		 — —
2015 "Englishman in New York"
(Cris Cab feat. Tefa & Moox, Willy William)		 16 26 Non-album single
2016 "Keep My Cool"
(Madcon feat. Willy William)		 — 8*
(Ultratip)		 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
**Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Tipparade charts.

Other songs
Year Title Peak positions Album
FRA
[8]		 BEL
(Wa)
2016 "Tes mots" — — Une seule vie
"Paris"
(feat. Cris Cab)		 106 —
"R.Q.T" — —
"Qui tu est" — Tip**
2017 "Voodoo Song"
(remake based on "Ego")		 — 13*
(Ultratip)
2020 "Bollywood"
(with Sandro Silva)		 — —

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
**Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Tipparade charts.

References

Notes
  1. "Highway" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[29]

Sources
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  3. Willy William ne aduce primul hit din 2016
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  8. Peak chart positions in France:
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  27. "Mambo (feat. El Alfa, Sean Paul, Sfera Ebbasta & Play-N-Skillz) - Single by Steve Aoki & Willy William". Apple Music. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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