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Woodkid

Artist
FORM AND SIGNAL

Woodkid has collaborated as musician and producer with Drake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Lana del Rey, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, FKA Twigs, Katy Perry, John Legend, Mahmood, Lykke Li, and many others...
Although discreet and very rare on the media scene, Woodkid is now one of the most listened-to French singers on the international scene. Nominated 3 times for the prestigious Grammy Awards, and numerous times for the MTV Music Awards, he has also collaborated with the biggest names in cinema, for whom he has composing or lending his music, from Steven Spielberg to Alfonso Cuaron, via Xavier Dolan. In 2018, he won a Brit Award in London for his collaboration with Harry Styles.
Recently, he composed a large part of Mylene Farmer's latest album, L'Emprise, as well as the opening music for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and has been in charge of the music for the Louis Vuitton women's fashion shows for Nicolas Ghesquière for over 10 seasons.
In 2022, with his song “Guns for Hire”, he provided music for episode 6 of the Netflix phenomenon series Arcane, which went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Sound. In 2024, he also provided the song « To Ashes And Blood" for series Arcane season 2 which is a massive success.
His album The Golden Age has sold over a million copies, and his discography now combines nearly a billion cumulative streams across platforms.

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Events featuring Woodkid
Events featuring Woodkid