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David Zowie Canada Batt[1] (born 30 April 1981),[2][3] known professionally as David Zowie, is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known for his song "House Every Weekend", which topped the UK Singles Chart in July 2015.
David Zowie | |
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| Birth name | David Zowie Canada Batt |
| Born | 30 April 1981 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Genres | Deep house |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
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Biography
editEarly life and career beginnings
editZowie was born in Chatham, Kent.[4] He has stated that he was named after David Bowie, as his father was a huge fan, and was once called "David Zowie Ziggy Stardust Aladdin Sane Thin White Duke Twig The Wonder Kid" before his mother changed his name by deed poll.[3] Zowie started producing music at age 12, when he bought a pair of wooden decks and then SoundLabs, commencing production when he was 14. Two years later he bought a pair of Technics SL-1200 from a club he was playing at.[5] He has also operated using an Atari ST.[6]
2015–present: breakthrough
editZowie is best known for his 2015 song "House Every Weekend", which topped the UK Singles Chart, having debuted at number 80[7] and made its way to number 52 entirely based on streams.[8] On 8 July 2015, the Official Charts Company announced that it was number one in the Official Chart Update, and was scheduled to be the UK's first Friday number one in 55 years (they moved the date the chart was announced from Sunday to Friday, giving it five days of sales).[8]
The song reached the top spot in the UK Singles Chart on 10 July 2015,[1] and that same day, it debuted at number 62 in the Irish Singles Chart.[9] The record topped the UK Dance Chart[10] and charted at number 19 on the Irish Singles Chart.[11]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [12] |
BEL [13] |
IRL | |||
| 2015 | "House Every Weekend" | 1 | 64 | 64 | 19 | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "The Real Don" | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | "Trippin' On Me" (w/ Mark Morrison) | – | – | – | – | |
References
edit- ^ a b Jones, Alan (10 July 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Ed Sheeran tops albums, Fanatico De Boca Juniors nabs No.1 single". Music Week. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ DZ on Twitter: "@assafmiah Thanks! I'm a year younger today!" Twitter
- ^ a b "David Zowie given five Bowie-inspired names". Virgin Media. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Rising star David Zowie hits the decks at the Macron for 'epic' concert". The Bolton News. 3 May 2015.
- ^ "David Zowie". DMC World. 10 April 2015.
- ^ "House Every Weekend's David Bowie Exclusive Interview". Urban House Music. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ a b "DAVID ZOWIE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "David Zowie's 'House Every Weekend' set to become first ever Friday Official Chart Number One". NME. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Archive Chart: 16 July 2015". UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (1 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: Lost Frequencies Is Number One For Second Week". Noise11. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie David Zowie". Belgium Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).