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French electronic music producer David Guetta rose to prominence atop the sparkling wave of DJs who combined Daft Punk's sleek house music with a pinch of electroclash punch at the start of the 21st century. Achieving international crossover success during the late-2000s EDM boom with the chart-toppers One Love and Nothing But the Beat, his house anthems became fixtures on the dance charts into the 2010s, often featuring famous names from the worlds of pop and rap, including frequent collaborators Nicki Minaj, Sam Martin, Sia, Morten, Chris Willis, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland, and Afrojack. Along with the latter two artists, Guetta also won a pair of Grammy Awards in 2011. In 2020, he released the EP New Rave and teamed up with Sia for the ebullient international synthwave/pop hit "Let's Love." In 2022, he hit the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot 100 with "I'm Good (Blue)" featuring Bebe Rexha and again paired with the singer in 2023 for the Grammy-nominated "One in a Million."

A native of Paris, the artist born Pierre David Guetta had been DJ'ing in France playing popular tunes, but his brain was particularly rewired in 1987 when he heard a Farley Jackmaster Funk track on French radio. He taped the track, brought a copy to a gig, and promptly cleared the floor with it during one of his own sets. Things loosened up a year later when acid house came to France and Guetta successfully promoted his own club nights. It was during one of those nights in 1992 that he met Robert Owens, a Chicago-based house legend who was touring Europe at the time. Guetta played Owens some of his own tracks, and Owens picked one he liked enough to sing over. The result was "Up and Away," a minor hit that lurked in garage DJ crates for the next four years.

Guetta's carefree attitude -- that he only produces good music while he's having casual fun -- kept the DJ from releasing anything until 2001's "Just a Little More Love." The track featured American gospel singer Chris Willis, who'd met Guetta while on vacation in France. Another slow-burner, "Just a Little More Love," kept popping up in sets for the next two years, first in an electro version and later in a pumped-up Wally Lopez remix. During this time, Guetta snuck out a bootleg remix of David Bowie's "Heroes," retitled "Just for One Day." Bowie gave the go-ahead to release the track officially, and Guetta soon had a massive hit on his hands. Guetta featured the liberated boot on his first mix CD, Fuck Me I'm Famous, named after Guetta's successful Ibiza-based party.

The fun-loving slacker DJ finally got around to releasing a collection of his own productions in 2004, Just a Little More Love on Astralwerks. Guetta Blaster arrived that same year, followed by Poplife in 2007. Chris Willis sang lead vocals on the latter album, which spun off multiple dance singles in multiple countries. Fuck Me I'm Famous: International, Vol. 2 was then released in July 2008, giving listeners a taste of the stylish sounds that orchestrated Guetta's summer club events in Ibiza. A year later, he released One Love, a platinum-selling album featuring the singles "When Love Takes Over" with Kelly Rowland, "Sexy Bitch" with Akon, and "Gettin' Over" with Chris Willis.

In 2010, Guetta received five nominations at the 52nd Grammy Awards, two of them related to the One Love album and the other three for his work on the Black Eyed Peas' massive worldwide hit "I Gotta Feeling." That same year, One Love was reissued as One More Love, featuring a bonus disc of remixes and new tracks. A superstar guest list featuring Akon, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Usher, Chris Brown, and others would figure into his 2011 release Nothing But the Beat, but this time the DJ's songwriting was inspired by dramatic rock bands like Coldplay.

In 2014, Guetta released three singles on his own Jack Back label, all of which were rounded up on that year's Lovers on the Sun EP. Later that year, Guetta released his sixth studio album, Listen. Perhaps as a reaction to inadvertently finding himself a sort of unofficial godfather to the burgeoning EDM movement, the record saw him branching out of his electro-house comfort zone, experimenting with elements of hip-hop, alternative rock, R&B, and acoustic instrumentation, and featuring guest artists as diverse as Nicki Minaj, Emeli Sandé, Sia, the Script, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In 2015, the LP was reissued as Listen Again with new songs and remixes added to the track list, including "Bang My Head" featuring Fetty Wap and Sia.

Over the next few years, Guetta issued a continuous stream of singles. In 2016, notable releases included the official UEFA Euro anthem "This One's for You" featuring Zara Larsson, which topped the charts in France, Germany, and Switzerland; "Shed a Light" with Robin Schulz and Cheat Codes; and "No Worries" with Disciples. The following year, Guetta issued a handful of additional collaborations with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne ("Light My Body Up"), Afrojack ("Another Life"), Justin Bieber (the platinum "2U"), Kiiara ("Complicated"), and Charli XCX and French Montana ("Dirty Sexy Money"). He kicked off 2018 with a pair of Sia collaborations (a remix of "Helium" and "Flames"), while also scoring another Top Ten hit for "Mad Love" with Sean Paul and Becky G. His seventh set, the aptly titled 7, arrived in September. In addition to including a some of his previously released singles -- "2U" and "Flames" among them -- Guetta also recruited Anne-Marie, Bebe Rexha, J Balvin, Jason Derulo, Martin Garrix, Jess Glynne, Steve Aoki, Lil Uzi Vert, G-Eazy, and many more for the effort. A bonus second disc of material was also bundled with 7, collecting a dozen tracks recorded as his alter ego Jack Back.

Early 2019 saw Guetta team up with Spanish DJ Tom Staar for the single "This Ain't Techno." The EP New Rave arrived in July 2020 and included the track "Kill Me Slow" featuring Morten. Later that year, he worked with Sia on the Top Ten dance single "Let's Love." More well-received singles followed, including 2021's "Heartbreak Anthem" with Galantis and Little Mix, 2021's "Remember" with Becky Hill, and 2022's "Crazy What Love Can Do," again with Hill and Ella Henderson. Also in 2022, Guetta released "You Can't Change Me" with Morten and Raye and topped the Hot Digital Songs chart alongside Bebe Rexha with "I'm Good (Blue)." He appeared on multiple charts in 2023 with "Baby Don't Hurt Me," a collaboration with British singer Anne-Marie and American rapper Coi that sampled Haddaway's 1993 hit "What Is Love." He also reunited with Rexha for "One in a Million," which cracked the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. By the end of the year, both "Baby Don't Hurt Me" and "One in a Million" had picked up Grammy nominations for Best Pop Dance Recording. In 2024, he scored a Top 40 after hit joining forces with OneRepublic on "I Don't Wanna Wait." More non-album tracks followed, including "Feeling Good" with Hypaton and "Man in Finance" with Girl on Couch and Billen Ted. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

With her highly mature, resonant voice and R&B-influenced style, Becky Hill is behind dozens of charting dance and pop hits. She first came to the public's attention competing on series one of The Voice U.K. Ultimately reaching the show's semi-finals, Hill became the first contestant to score a number one single when "Gecko (Overdrive)," her collaboration with Oliver Heldens, topped the U.K. singles chart in 2014. A compilation album collecting her songs from 2013 to 2018, Get to Know Becky Hill, landed in the U.K. Top 20 in 2019. She followed it with her first official studio album, Only Honest on the Weekend, in 2021. It featured hit collaborations with Sigala ("Heaven on My Mind"), David Guetta ("Remember"), and more. She was subsequently featured on Wilkinson's charting single "Here for You." Second album Believe Me Now? appeared in 2024.

Born on February 14, 1994, in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, Hill was no stranger to music when she first auditioned for the then-new The Voice U.K in 2012. As a teenager, she had sung with the acoustic rock & soul group Shaking Trees, which created some local buzz and received several plays on BBC Radio. On The Voice U.K, she made it to the semifinals with her powerful renditions of R&B songs by the likes of John Legend and others before being eliminated. By her own admission, she was a novice in the music industry game and it took her 18 months to finally get a record deal. In the meantime, however, her sultry, soulful, older-than-her-years voice was highly sought-after by dance artists looking for feature vocalists. Her first recorded appearance, on British drum'n'bass artist Wilkinson's single "Afterglow," went to number eight on the U.K. singles chart. She then appeared on Rudimental's single "Powerless," singing with them at several U.K. festivals in 2013, including Glastonbury.

Following her chart-topping success with Heldens, Hill worked extensively with London-based dance producer MNEK and issued her debut solo single, "Caution to the Wind." Released in 2014, it showcased a shift toward a more electronica-influenced sound, with twinkling melodies and production reminiscent of Four Tet. The Eko EP appeared in 2017, and she went to number 11 on the U.K. singles chart with 2018's "Back & Forth," a collaboration with producers MK and Jonas Blue. In 2019, Hill reached the U.K. Top Ten with both "Wish You Well" featuring Sigala and "Lose Control" with Meduza and Goodboys, which also topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. They were among the hits featured on the Top 20-charting compilation Get to Know in 2019. She had another hit with Sigala in 2020 with "Heaven on my Mind," and 2021's "Remember," a collaboration with David Guetta, reached number 13 in the U.K. The latter two songs appeared on Hill's debut album, Only Honest on the Weekend, in August 2021. Her Christmas EP appeared near the end of the year. "Here for You," another Wilkinson collaboration, reached the U.K. Top 50 in early 2022. Hill also appeared on the Galantis single "Run," and guested on songs by David Guetta ("Crazy What Love Can Do") and Joel Corry ("History"). "Heaven" and "Side Effects" (with Lewis Thompson) appeared in 2023. In 2024, Hill released Believe Me Now?, which reached number three on the U.K. charts and included hit collaborations with Chase & Status and Andy C. ~ John D. Buchanan & Marcy Donelson

An English singer and songwriter with a powerful, sultry voice, Ella Henderson fuses elements of soul into her uplifting electro-pop. To launch her career, she parlayed a sixth place finish on The X Factor in 2012 to a U.K. chart-topping debut album, 2014's Chapter One. It included the number one hit "Ghost." Also a regular on the dance charts, she followed the debut with a string of collaborations with marquee names like Kygo, Sam Feldt, and Leona Lewis. Henderson re-entered the Top Ten of the U.K. album chart with the personal Everything I Didn't Say in 2022, her first return to the full-length format in eight years. She followed it with such U.K. Top Ten hits as 2023's "React" (with Switch Disco) and the next year's "Alibi" (featuring Rudimental).

Born in 1996 in the village of Tetney in Lincolnshire, England, Henderson developed a love of music early, teaching herself to play the piano before the age of ten. She won a scholarship to the prestigious Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, where she boarded until she was 16. Almost immediately upon leaving school, she auditioned for The X Factor with her self-penned song "Missed." Earning a spot on the show's ninth season in 2012, she was soon a favorite to win but eventually lost out to James Arthur in the public vote. Her departure from the series was considered one of the biggest upsets in its history at the time and launched a slew of celebrity tweets in her support. Simon Cowell, for one, believed in her, signing her to his Syco label, after which she spent a year in the studio writing and recording her debut album. Some of her collaborators included Babyface, Salaam Remi, and OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote her first single, the beat-heavy, retro-soul "Ghost." The song debuted at number one in the U.K. and Ireland, also charting internationally, including in the U.S., where it reached number 21 on the Hot 100. Her second single, "Glow," co-written and produced by Steve Mac, had a more electronic sound and again hit the U.K. Top Ten. The album Chapter One followed suit upon its release in October 2014, going to number one in the U.K. and number 11 in the States.

Following the success of her debut, Henderson become an in-demand vocalist in the EDM world. She landed on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs several times with tracks including Kygo's "Here for You," a 2015 dance hit in the U.S. that reached the Top Ten of the singles chart in the U.K. Around that time, she reached the U.K. Top Five with "Glitterball," a duet with Sigma. In late 2016, Henderson finished recording an album with producer Max Martin that was ultimately scrapped, but she still supported James Arthur on his Back from the Edge tour in 2017. That June, she joined a group of artists that included Leona Lewis and Liam Payne on a fundraising cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water" that topped the U.K. singles chart. She next appeared on "We Got Love," a Top 30 dance hit in the U.S. for Sigala, and on "This Is Real," a 2019 collaboration with Jax Jones that reached number nine in the U.K. as well as the Top 30 of the U.S. dance/electronic songs chart. In November of that year, she released her first solo material in four years, the EP Glorious, which arrived on Asylum/Atlantic.

In 2020, Henderson was featured on yet another Top 30 dance hit, Sam Feldt's "Hold Me Close," and that June she returned with the solo track "Take Care of You." It was co-written by Henderson and pop heavyweights Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, and Noel Zancanella. That year, Henderson also co-wrote the U.K. Top Three hit "Lighter" by Nathan Dawe. In 2021, she had a Top Ten hit of her own with the Tom Grennan duet "Let's Go Home Together." Several years in the making, and featuring contributions from over a dozen producers, her first album-length release in eight years, Everything I Didn't Say, was issued on Asylum in March 2022. It debuted at number eight in the U.K. and spawned the Top Five single "Crazy What Love Can Do," a collaboration with David Guetta and Becky Hill.

A slew of one-off collaborations appeared over the next year, including songs with Cian Ducrot, M-22, and Regard; a 2023 joint effort with Switch Disco, "React," climbed to the number four spot in both the U.K. and Ireland. She went to number nine in the U.K. later in the year with "0800 Heaven," a collaboration Nathan Dawe and Joel Corry. Henderson kicked off 2024 with another Top Ten hit, January's "Alibi" featuring Rudimental. A remix of "Alibi" featuring Natasha Bedingfield appeared in April. ~ Marcy Donelson & John D. Buchanan