Felix Jaehn
Felix Kurt Jähn (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks kʊʁt jɛːn]), known professionally as Felix Jaehn, is a German DJ and record producer specializing in tropical house.[1] He achieved international success with his remix of OMI's song "Cheerleader", which topped the charts in multiple countries and reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.[2]
Felix Jaehn
Early life[edit]
Jaehn was born in Hamburg and raised in Schönberg, near Wismar in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. He took violin lessons aged 5 and began their DJ career at 16. Jaehn lived in London for a year, where he attended Point Blank Music College at the age of 17.[3][4] Afterwards, he briefly studied Business Administration at Humboldt-University in Berlin.[5]
Career[edit]
2013–present[edit]
He began his career in the early 2010s. In August 2013, he released their debut single "Sommer am Meer".[6] In November 2014, he released the single "Shine".[7] In March 2015, he released the single "Dance with Me".[8] In April 2015, he released a remix of Rufus and Chaka Khan classic "Ain't Nobody" retitled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" featuring the vocals of Jasmine Thompson (based on an earlier charting version of the song by Thompson). The remix was an international pan-European hit topping the German Singles Chart. He is now signed to Universal Music.[4] In July 2015, he released the single "Eagle Eyes".[9] In 2017, he collaborated with Mike Williams for the single "Feel Good", released through Spinnin' Records.[10]
He is best known for remixing Jamaican singer Omi's song "Cheerleader". The single was an international hit, topping the charts in Australia, Germany, Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Canada, Mexico, Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was also known as a popular wedding dance song in the United States.[11]