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| Birth name | Hugo Pierre Leclercq |
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| Born | 30 May 1994 Nantes, France |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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Hugo Pierre Leclercq (born May 30, 1994) is a French musician, DJ, and singer. He is better known by his stage name, Madeon. He grew up in Nantes, France, and now lives in Los Angeles.
Madeon became famous at age 17. He posted a video called "Pop Culture" on YouTube. In the video, he mixed 39 different popular songs live. He used a special music device called a Novation Launchpad. The video quickly got millions of views. Madeon says that the Beatles and Daft Punk are his biggest musical inspirations.
His first collection of songs, called an EP, was The City, released in 2012. His first full album, Adventure, came out in 2015. He toured North America to support it. In 2019, Madeon released his second album, Good Faith. This album was also part of a live tour called Good Faith Live.
Madeon has received many awards and nominations. In 2017, he was nominated for two Electronic Music Awards with Porter Robinson. His album Good Faith was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2021.
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Starting His Music Career
Hugo Leclercq began making music when he was 11 years old. At first, he made a type of dance music called "hands-up" under names like "Daemon" and "Wayne Mont." Around 2010, he started making house music and chose his current name, Madeon. This name is an anagram of his old nickname. In the same year, he won a remix contest for the song "The Island" by Pendulum.
The next year, he remixed songs by other electronic artists. On July 11, 2011, he uploaded a video of his "Pop Culture" mash-up to YouTube. This video made him famous around the world. It showed him mixing parts from 39 songs live using a Novation Launchpad. The video quickly became very popular, getting over six million views in just a few days. Madeon later shared that he got the idea, bought the Launchpad, and recorded the song all on the same day!
When Madeon performs live, he uses Launchpads and other equipment like Allen & Heath's Xone:K2 and Novation's Launch Control XL. He also uses a music software called Ableton Live. His first live show was in Paris in April 2011. He opened for the band Yelle. His first show in the UK was in London.
Madeon's music was often played on "15 Minutes of Fame," a part of Pete Tong's radio show on BBC Radio 1. His first single, "Icarus," and his remix of deadmau5's "Raise Your Weapon" were first played there. He also performed a 20-minute live set for Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1 event in January 2012.
Madeon had planned to release an EP in late 2011, but he decided to release several single songs instead. The first single, "Icarus," came out on February 24, 2012.
Madeon also toured with pop superstar Lady Gaga. He was an opening act for her Born This Way Ball tour. Later, he worked with Lady Gaga on three songs for her album Artpop: "Gypsy," "Mary Jane Holland," and "Venus."
In 2012, he was invited to play at four big American music festivals: Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Coachella in California, Lollapalooza in Chicago, and Electric Daisy Carnival in New York. He also played at several UK dance music festivals. Madeon released a new single called "Technicolor" on August 3, 2013. On February 25, 2014, he gave away a free song called "Cut the Kid" on his website. He said he made it around 2011 or 2012.
Many of Madeon's songs have been used in movies and video games. "Icarus" was in the TV show Dancing with the Stars, the game Forza Horizon, and the animated movie The Mitchells vs. the Machines. "Finale" and "Imperium" were in the FIFA 13 and FIFA 15 video games. "You're On" was in Pro Evolution Soccer 2016. "Finale" was also in the opening video for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. "The City" appeared in NHL 15 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. "Technicolor (Club Extended)" was in Need for Speed Rivals. "Finale" and Madeon's remix of "The Night Out" by Martin Solveig were part of the official soundtrack for ESPN's Winter X Games.
Adventure Album (2015)
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In September 2014, Madeon released "Imperium." This was the first song from his first full album, Adventure. On December 8, 2014, he released the second song from the album, "You're On," which featured the singer Kyan. The album's third song, "Pay No Mind," featuring Passion Pit, came out on February 9, 2015. "Home," the fourth song, was released on March 10, 2015. The last song from Adventure was "Nonsense," released on March 24, 2015, and featured Mark Foster from the band Foster the People.
The album Adventure was officially released on March 27, 2015. It was very popular, reaching number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
In mid-2015, Madeon started his first tour as the main performer, called Adventure Live. He played 22 shows across North America. He continued to promote his album with the Pixel Empire US Tour in early 2016.
Shelter Collaboration (2016–2017)
On August 11, 2016, Madeon released a new song called "Shelter" with his good friend Porter Robinson. They then toured the US and Europe together with a live show called the Shelter Live Tour. During this tour, they played their own songs, often mixing them together. Both Madeon and Porter also sang their own songs during the performances. Their last show together was on April 23, 2017, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
In August 2016, a new video for the game FIFA 17 came out. It featured Madeon's remix of "Song 2" by Blur. His song with Porter Robinson, "Shelter," was also included in the FIFA 17 soundtrack.
Good Faith Album (2018–2023)
On November 13, 2017, Madeon announced that he would release his next big music project in 2018. On January 30, 2018, he shared on Instagram and Twitter that he had moved to the United States to finish his new album. On March 20, 2019, Madeon announced that his new live show would start at Lollapalooza 2019. He said it would be a new live show, not just a DJ set, and fans could expect new music.
Later that year, on May 28, 2019, Madeon announced a new song would be released on May 29, 2019. He shared this through a new website called goodfaith.world. The next day, the website showed a preview of the new song, "All My Friends." It also listed record stores in four cities where fans could get copies of the new song on vinyl. On May 30, 2019, the full song was released on YouTube.
On July 10, 2019, Madeon started his "Good Faith Radio" show. On the first episode, he played and officially released his next song, "Dream Dream Dream." He also played songs by other artists and even some music sent in by his fans. He said the radio show was "a space I want us to share."
The Good Faith Live tour began at Lollapalooza 2019. It was followed by shows in London, Amsterdam, and Paris. A longer North American tour started on October 30 in Vancouver and ended on December 14 in Austin, Texas. He also toured Australia in January 2020.
On October 29, 2019, Madeon announced that his album Good Faith would be released on November 15, 2019. In an interview, Madeon explained that the album was about his feelings of joy and his mental health. He wanted to make music that felt happy but also showed that this happiness was something he had to work hard to find.
Madeon worked with Lady Gaga again on the song "911" for her 2020 album, Chromatica.
On May 9, 2020, Madeon played a DJ set for a virtual music festival called Secret Sky. During his set, he showed a new song called "The Prince." This song was released on August 14, 2020. With the song's release, Madeon also started an alternate reality game. When fans solved the game, they found a 6-song EP called 12122017. Madeon later said this EP was made on December 6, 2017. He explained that he made it when he was feeling angry and "not feeling anything from music." He sees it as a way to understand the Good Faith album better.
On September 18, 2021, Madeon performed his Good Faith Forever Live show for the first time at the Second Sky music festival in Oakland, California.
After being played live for many years, Madeon finally released the song "Love You Back" on April 27, 2022. He first revealed the song at his Coachella 2022 performance.
Madeon's Albums
- Adventure (2015)
- Good Faith (2019)
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Grammy Award | Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album | Good Faith | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Madeon para niños
