Biography
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Born
11 March 1972 (age 52)
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Born In
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Benjamin Diamond (real name: Benjamin Cohen) is most famous for his collaboration with Alan Braxe and Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk fame) in the one-time band Stardust for the hit single Music Sounds Better With You back in 1998, for which he provided the vocals.
He has already released three albums and one EP. His two first albums are very different but are rated high in reviews. The first was made during the last bit of the French House craze led by Daft Punk, and is very electronic, partly under pressure of his record company at the time. The last one is more band-like, and could be described as friendly pop/rock, somewhat similar in sound to Phoenix, also from France.
Discography (may be out of date)
September 2008 : Baby's on Fire – maxi - remixes by RAFALE, D.I.M.
October, the 20th, 2008 : 3d album Cruise Control – french release + shows.
November 2008 : Don't Stop – maxi -remixes by DatA and guests.
January 2009 : European album release and European tour.
September 2008 : Vocals on two tracks on the DatA's first album (Naïve/Ekler'O Shock) : Skywritter and So much in Love.
2006/2007 : World tour, maxi Out of Myself, collaborations, remixes.
2005 : Tell me EP - Fantastic Plastic Machine – featuring Benjamin Diamond (Avex).
2005 : Album Out of Myself (Diamondtraxx/ !K7) – may 2006 – released in 25 territories.
3 maxi single Let's get high (remixes by Alan Braxe, The Modernist), There is a girl (video directed by Nicolas Hidiroglou), Out of myself (remixes by Ark and Pilooski) 50 gigs accross Europe and Japan.
* 2002/2003/2004 Featurings :
- Octet : Sneakers and thongs (feat. Suzanne Thoma) – taken from the album Cash and Carry Songs (diamondtraxx/discograph)
- Cosmo Vitelli feat. Benjamin Diamond : Icons (Cosmo Vitelli's album Clean Solid/Labels)
- The Eternals feat. Benjamin Diamond Strange World (The Eternals -album Astropioneers – Diamondtraxx/Labels-EMI)
- Curtis featuring Benjamin Diamond Zero gravity
* 2001
- Benjamin Diamond Fit Your Heart 3d single taken from Strange Attitude album (DT/Epic)
- Benjamin Diamond Solitaire Dior's Homme défilé - jannuary. 2001 (Diamondtraxx)
- Benjamin Diamond Little Scare Diamond Traxx/Epic /2dsingle
* 2000 :
Benjamin Diamond In Your Arms Diamond Traxx/Epic – 1st single
Benjamin Diamond Strange Attitude Diamond Traxx/Epic /Album – released in 25 countries
* 1999 : Benjamin Diamond " Joyride " Diamondtraxx
* 1998 : Stardust Music sounds better with you (with Thomas Bangalter/Alan Braxe) Roulé/Virgin
Remixes
- 2008 - DatA Rapture – vocals by Grainger
- 2005 - Oxtongue EP (Kompakt)
- 1998 - Björk Alarm Call, French Dub Remix by Benjamin Diamond and Alan Braxe ; Björk Overseas Ltd / One Little Indian Records / Mother Record/Universal.
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